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The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 is expected to herald the development of a more effective and efficient competition law regime in the UK.

Helpful hint: if you're planning a spot of battering someone's door down in the early hours of the morning, best make sure it's the right door.

United Utilities Water Plc v Environment Agency for England and Wales (2006) EWHC 9 (QB) </I>In a test case brought by the UK's largest water and waste water operator, United Utilities, the High Court has declared that four of its waste water treatment plants do fall under the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) Regulations 2000.

The statutory regime regulating product liability for goods sold to consumers is about to be stepped up and companies will need to be rigorous in their safety, quality and audit procedures. Driving this is the harmonisation of product liability laws across Europe through the revision of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD). The new law will extend the obligations of producers and distributors in relation to product safety. It is currently subject to a consultation process led by the DTI.

The March 2005 announcement that the transfer pricing legislation would be widened to catch more private equity transactions has caused concern and uncertainty in the private equity industry.

The head of the Deutsche Bundesbank has warned of the risks to financial stability should central banks issue their own virtual currencies, including from a potential "digital bank run".

Leading the way in the civil justice reforms in Hong Kong is the Construction and Arbitration List High Court with the recent implementation of a pilot scheme for voluntary mediation for cases in the Construction and Arbitration List (the scheme). The scheme is scheduled to run from 1 September 2006 until 31 August 2008. Specific details of the scheme are set out in Practice Direction 6.3 of the Construction and Arbitration List.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that it is bringing criminal proceedings against five companies and nine individuals following an in-depth investigation, reported to be one of the largest it has ever conducted, into the pharmaceutical sector.

The FCA published its Business Plan for 2018/19 [09.04.2018] containing "key priorities" for the coming year.

It has been four years since China became a member of the World Trade Organisation. During that time it has implemented a number of changes to its formerly command-based economy to open up its markets to foreign investment and competition.

Last month the English and Welsh Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW) published a Technical Release (TECH 21/04) containing draft guidance concerning how changes to the accounting regime for employee share schemes affect companies' distributable and realised profits.

The smell of burning tyres might call to mind the racetrack or perhaps (for maturing Steppenwolf fans) easy riding with 'smoke and lighting' and plenty of 'heavy metal thunder'. However, burning tyres conjured up decidedly different connotations for the Court of Appeal on 27 June 2006.

The recent football ‘bungs’ debacle neatly illustrates the issues faced by businesses when employing the services of agents or middlemen to facilitate business contracts. Agencies can arise automatically and the definition of ‘agent’ in this context may surprise some people.

In the Budget the Chancellor has announced increases in the amounts of R&D tax credits but should all technology companies welcome this year's budget or will some be disappointed?

ANALYSIS: An increasing number of fintech companies going global and emerging innovation in payment services are among the trends that are likely to arise in the financial technology (fintech) market in 2018.12 Jan 2018

In August 2006, the United Kingdom Trade Marks Registry indicated that as of October 2007 it would change the system of examining UK national trade mark applications and will no longer object to such applications on the basis of prior rights. The 'full relative rights examination system' will be abandoned and it will be solely up to the prior rights owners to oppose applications when they are advertised for opposition purposes.

In February 2006, the UK Trade Marks Registry published a consultation paper dealing with the relative grounds for refusal of UK national trade mark applications in the UK Trade Marks Act 1994, which impacts on how new trade mark applications are examined based on their potential conflict with earlier trade mark applications or registrations.