Our Knowledge Lawyers have picked out particular legal developments affecting business, as certain already legislated-for regulatory changes and rules come into effect, new legislation passes...

The opt-out system is a crucial component of the reform and a fundamental change in how litigation is conducted in Spain...

The gender pay gap has led to significant developments in legislation, prompting the European Union to adopted a directive and member states either drafting or amending their own legislation.

Novel foods are foods that were not consumed in the UK or EU before 15 May 1997. Many alternative protein products require this authorisation before they can be sold in UK and the EU.

Artificial intelligence (AI) services such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, a generative AI-powered technology, aim to help users with a variety of tasks such as drafting documents..

At all meetings, seminars, webinars, podcasts that deal with energy markets and energy transition, both at in the Netherlands and abroad, one phrase takes centre stage...

For the Dutch banking sector, 2024 promises to be a transformative year marked by regulatory changes and technological advancements...

One of the most important initiatives that will be brought about by the creation of the State Observatory on Late Payment (Observatorio Estatal de la Morosidad Privada) is the preparation...

It is essential to establish first if participating companies are under a control relationship and of the same corporate group

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), in its much-anticipated market study report into the housebuilding sector in Great Britain published at the end of last month...

Manchester City has initiated a legal challenge against the Premier League's Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, arguing they are discriminatory and anti-competitive. Introduced in 2021, the APT rules require fair market value assessments for deals between clubs and linked entities to ensure financial stability and fairness. Manchester City claims these rules stifle their commercial freedoms and seeks damages. The arbitration proceedings, conducted in private, began on 21 June and are expe

The British Nationality (Irish Citizens) Act 2024 simplifies British citizenship for Irish citizens by introducing a less stringent registration process, eliminating the Life in the UK Test, and potentially reducing fees, addressing previous disparities in naturalisation.

Despite a challenging fundraising environment, the European venture ecosystem shows long-term promise. At SuperVenture in Berlin, trends included increased unicorn proliferation, focus on AI and ESG, and growing geographic and secondary market diversification.

In this Coffee Break update, we discuss the role of HR in managing AI, the necessity of meaningful consultation in redundancy selection, and strategies for employers to mitigate risks of non-compliance with automatic enrolment regulations.

One of the headline changes of the Procurement Act 2023 is the introduction of a new debarment regime. Once in force – which is expected to be in October 2024...

A recent case examined whether losses arising out of the Covid-19 outbreak amounted to a single or multiple losses

The UK Supreme Court's judgment in Paccar Inc & Ors, R (on the application of) v Competition Appeal Tribunal & Ors in October 2023 had significant implications for litigation funding agreements (LFAs).

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published findings from its consumer research, conducted over the last year, which looked at the types of environmental claims currently...

A Witcombe Festival social media account made a post on 27 April 2023 which included text saying "SIGN UP FOR PRESALE + WIN A VIP BACKSTAGE EXPERIENCE, TICKETS & MORE!".

The High Court's ruling in *Stephenson v Paymaster* requires substantive misuse of private information (MPI) claims for recovery of "after the event" (ATE) insurance premiums, limiting the ability to claim ATE costs in data breach cases.