ArticleSatellite And Space Projects News - May 2018We are proud to announce that Fieldfisher has won the 2018 Global Award for Excellence in Space Law from Corporate LiveWire.United KingdomTransportFieldfisher
ArticleFive GDPR Myth-BustersIn this back-to-basics blog, Fieldfisher's Data team sets out to debunk five common misconceptions about UK and EU data protection law.European UnionPrivacyFieldfisher
ArticleMiFID II: A SummaryYou would have had to be living in a very remote, dark cave to have missed the spectre of MiFID II (to give it its full name: the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID II")) over the past 12 months.United KingdomFinance and BankingFieldfisher
ArticleEU Regulatory Bulletin MarchIn August 2014, the European Commission awarded Fieldfisher three contacts for the drafting of EU guides under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFieldfisher
ArticleNew PPRS Drugs Price Scheme Announced: No Value-Based Pricing Set By NICE, But An 'Austerity' Price CapThe PPRS is a voluntary scheme agreed between the Department of Health and the ABPI which regulates Government spending on branded prescription medicines.United KingdomFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFieldfisher
ArticleEuropean Commission: Fines Google Record € 4.34 Billion For Abusing Market Power (Android)The European Commission has fined Google € 4.34 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules (18 July 2018).European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawFieldfisher
ArticleMcdonald's In Hot Water In The EU Over Alleged Price FixingAt the start of last year we wrote here about the anti-trust complaint brought to the European Commission by three Italian consumer bodies against McDonald's. United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawFieldfisher
ArticleGovernment Proposals To Extend Criminal Conduct In The Business Sphere Raise ConcernsThe UK Government announced yesterday that the Ministry of Justice will consult on plans to extend the scope of the criminal offence of a corporate 'failing to prevent' beyond bribery and tax evasion to other economic crimes.United KingdomCriminal LawFieldfisher
ArticleOn The Ball - Issue 6The Premier League’s (PL) latest handbook contains a very important cost control provision explained below.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFieldfisher
ArticleKartellschadensersatz für öffentliche Auftraggeber: EuGH entscheidet über Umfang der vergaberechtlichen SelbstreinigungDie Vergabekammer Südbayern hat dem EuGH aufgrund eines Beschlusses vom 7.3.2017 Fragen zu den Anforderungen an die vergaberechtliche Selbstreinigung vorgelegt, die auch Auswirkungen auf die...GermanyAntitrust/Competition LawFieldfisher
ArticleGetting Ready For The Next Generation Of Payment ServicesThe European Commission’s long awaited revision of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will bring a range of new players inside the regulatory regime and also contains much for existing providers of payment services to consider.United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawFieldfisher
ArticleECJ Ruling: Single Withdrawal Right In Subscription ContractsUK and EU law gives consumers a 14-day period to withdraw from distance contracts.United KingdomConsumer ProtectionFieldfisher
ArticleABI Lock-Up GuidanceOn 14 April 2014, the Association of British Insurers published best-practice recommendations in relation to lock-up agreements.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawFieldfisher
ArticleWhat Is The Equity Of Exoneration, And When Is It Important?The legal concept "equity of exoneration" is essentially an indemnity coupled with a proprietary interest. United KingdomFinance and BankingFieldfisher
ArticleHow To Get The Best From Your Law Firm In Digital TransformationSenior leadership teams are keenly aware of the strategic advantage digital technologies can deliver. In their drive for innovation, many businesses are missing an opportunity.United KingdomLaw Department PerformanceFieldfisher
ArticleThe 6 Second Vine, Football Broadcasting & The Premier LeagueThe Premier League recently announced that it will be clamping down on Vine users recording Premier League footage and posting the recordings on social media channels.United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFieldfisher
ArticleEconomic Crime And Corporate Transparency Act 2023: New Wave Of Risk And Compliance BurdensTony Lewis, Natalie Quinlivan, Farheen Ishtiaq-Stansfeld and Katherine Varatharajah from our Fraud, Commercial Crime & Investigations team discuss the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill...United KingdomCriminal LawFieldfisher
ArticleECJ Söll Judgment Makes Biocides Manual Of Decisions Obsolete - Possibility To Notify Products With Indirect Effect In The Review ProgrammeArticle 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 outlines the notification process for an active substance that is eligible for inclusion in the biocides active substance review programme. European UnionEnergy and Natural ResourcesFieldfisher
ArticleThe Procurement Act: Evolution, Not Revolution, In The Regulation Of Public ProcurementThe Procurement Act (Act), which was introduced into Parliament on 11 May 2022, ended its Parliamentary passage on 26 October with Royal Assent granted. United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorFieldfisher