ArticleGreen Hydrogen In The US: Insights From Sheppard Mullin's Energy TeamHydrogen is increasingly vital in the global energy transition.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSheppard
ArticleTrump Administration Narrows The Scope Of The Migratory Bird Treaty ActOn December 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) reversed course and issued a Memorandum interpreting the scope of criminal liability ...United StatesEnvironmentTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleMigratory Bird Treaty Act And The Sword Of DamoclesWhile the memo takes a high view of its import, its actual impact may be more limited.United StatesEnvironmentHolland & Knight
ArticleNo Room In The Nest: Twitter Opposes V V Technology's Bird MarkThe similarity of competing marks is assessed in Singapore (and in many other jurisdictions) from visual, aural and conceptual standpoints.SingaporeIntellectual PropertyDavies Collison Cave
ArticleControversial California Court Decision Significantly Narrows A Crucial Liability Safe Harbor For Website OperatorsA recent California court decision involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is creating considerable concern among social media companies and other website operators.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Australian Competition And Consumer Commission Authorises Qantas And China Eastern's Cooperation AgreementAs for Qantas and China Eastern, it will be a case of watch this space over the next 5 years - something the ACCC will be closely doing.AustraliaAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird (Sweden)
ArticleNew Perspectives Of Anti-Monopoly Law In ChinaThe amendment for the 14-year-old Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) of China has finally been passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, coming into force on August 1, 2022.ChinaAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleEU Presents Plan To Strengthen Europe's Semiconductor IndustryAs the digital transformation continues in the EU, resilience in the supply and production of chips is not only a matter of industrial competitiveness but also a geostrategic priority.European UnionStrategyBird & Bird
ArticleGetting Settlement Procedures Right: Italian Competition Authority Adopts Procedural GuidanceOn 22 May 2023, the Italian Competition Authority ("ICA") published a communication (the "Communication") to define the procedural application of Article 14-quater of the Italian Competition law...ItalyAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleThe Italian Council Of State (Partially) Confirms SIAE's Abuse Of Its Dominant Position In The Collective Rights Management MarketIn a judgment published on 15 February 2023, the Italian Council of State definitely upheld the 2018 Italian Competition Authority decision which found that the management of copyright and of plagiarism protection services ...ItalyAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleLet's Get Digital: Busy Times Ahead As Dutch Regulator Prepares For Enforcement In Digital EconomyThe Dutch Regulator (ACM) is getting ready to increase its scrutiny of the digital economy. New rules and enforcement tools will increase the possibilities of the ACM to fulfil its...NetherlandsAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleThe Dutch ACM's Crusade Against Vertical Price InfluencingOn 21 November 2022, the ACM confirmed its decision to fine Samsung, rejecting (in Dutch) Samsung's administrative appeal on all grounds. NetherlandsAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleChanges Are Coming For The Spanish Competition RulesOn 31 March, 2023, the Spanish Government made public the Draft Bill No. 121/000134 aiming to create the Independent Administrative Authority for the Defense of Financial Customers. SpainAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleCNMC Advocates For The Deregulation Of The Mobile Termination MarketOn 26 September, 2022, the Spanish Competition Authority (the "CNMC") opened a public consultation procedure aiming to remove all the regulatory obligations imposed on operators active in the mobile termination market.SpainAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleReconciling The CAT's Recent Judgment On Compare The Market With The New Hardcore Status Of Wide MFNs Under VABEOThe UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ("CAT")'s decision setting aside the CMA's decision to fine Compare the Market for imposing wide "most favoured nation" ("MFN") clauses in agreements...United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawBird & Bird
ArticleBattle Of The Birds: Twitter Stops Singapore Tech Firm From Registering A Similar Bird LogoAfter a 5-year battle, the trade mark dispute between Twitter and the Singapore technology company V V Technology Pte Ltd ("VVT") regarding their competing bird logos drew to a close.SingaporeIntellectual PropertyAmica Law LLC
ArticleBirds, Bitumen and the Role of an Environmental Approval in the Context of Due DiligenceOn June 25, 2010, the decision in R. v. Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Syncrude) was rendered. The decision has brought to the fore the complex interplay between environmental approvals, oil sands mining operations and the protection of migratory birds (and the environment in general) pursuant to federal and provincial statutes. CanadaEnvironmentBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
ArticleImportant News – The Equality Act – In Force on 1 OctoberAs you will be aware from previous Equality and Diversity updates, the Equality Act 2010 is a bold piece of legislation that will have a profound effect on anti-discrimination law as we know it. United KingdomEmployment and HRBird & Bird
ArticleLabour And Material Payment Bonds On The Docket At The Supreme Court: New Obligations May Be Coming For Owners And ContractorsLate last year the Supreme Court of Canada heard a case that, regardless of how it is decided, will likely affect the construction industry across Canada.CanadaReal Estate and ConstructionNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP