A comparative legal guide to pharmaceutical advertising.

The Article 50 bill, which allows Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Brexit, has completed its journey through Parliament and received Royal Assent yesterday...

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new subscription service for our PRG Blog to replace our Public and Regulatory Law Group Alerter.

The Committees of Advertising Practice ('CAP') have a launched a consultation to consider their proposed new rule that "advertisements must not include gender stereotypes that are likely...

On 5 December 2014, the government released in draft The Films (Definition of "British Film") Order 2015.

From 1 July 2013, the period for making a judicial review challenge to a planning decision reduced from 3 months to 6 weeks.

Joe Saxton, Driver of Ideas at nfpSynergy, will be the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's keynote speaker at its Annual Public Meeting on 18 September at Malone House.

Fieldfisher's Satellite and Space Projects team advised the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan on a deal to build and launch the country's first communications satellite, which was successfully launched on 27 April 2015.

EU Competition Commissioner Margarethe Vestager when announcing in March 2015 a major competition inquiry into the e-commerce sector in Europe.

Article 20 of the EU's Services Directive provides that Member States should ensure that companies are prevented from treating customers differently on the basis of their residence or nationality.

In 2010 the Stichting Greenpeace Nederland and Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) asked the European Commission for several documents, including test documents and a draft assessment report on the active substance glyphosate issued under the EU plant protection products Directive (PPPD).

Ofgem has recently issued a consultation on the proposed scope and review of a review of interest during construction for the offshore transmission and interconnector regulatory regime.

A recent Italian judgment in the Tribunal of Palermo has offered an insight into how the Italian courts will assess whether a franchisor can validly terminate a franchise agreement for delayed payments by the franchisee.

The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled in its judgments of 8, 22, and 24 July 2024 that the removal of the exemption from the Special Tax on Hydrocarbons (IEH), applicable...

It is reported this week that the European Commission has started investigating Member States offering sweetheart tax deals to companies that would base operations within their territory.

In the EU, Article 101(1) TFEU prohibits agreements and concerted practices which may affect cross-border trade and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition.

On 5 December 2013 ECHA revised two important guidance documents, which will improve their clarity and consistency.

Nespresso has been under investigation in France for a number of years following complaints made by competitors (Demb and Ethical Coffee Company) about the tie between the Nespresso machines and the Nespresso coffee capsules.

In 2008, at Southwark Crown Court in London, the Office of Fair Trading successfully prosecuted three former executives of Dunlop Oil who were found to have been involved in the marine hoses cartel.

In 2013, the EU's highest court, the Court of Justice of the EU, completed 701 cases (up from 595 in 2012). It had 699 new cases brought before it, which is the highest number ever.