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Mention the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to most companies and the immediate reaction is that this is nothing to do with them.

In the last bulletin, we explored Ofcom's announcement that it shall become the sole regulator of video on demand programme services from 1 January 2016 (Ofcom Highlights).

At present, there is a visible mismatch between the globalisation of data and the multinational approach to privacy regulation.

This may sound as an overstatement but privacy impact assessments are likely to become the most vital item in the privacy professionals' toolkit.

The future of data protection in Europe could face a dramatic future in the light of the recent legislative proposals coming from the European Parliament.

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (the "PPWR") entered into force in February 2025 with requirements beginning to apply from 12 August 2026.

The Serious Fraud Office will be justifiably satisfied with court approval of the first UK DPA but Tony Lewis and Natalie Quinlivan of Fieldfisher find the case raises questions about scope for application of the new tool.

Ofcom's discussion papers outline an evaluation framework for online safety measures under the UK Online Safety Act 2023. They provide a four-stage process and a case study on Twitch's content labeling changes, offering practical insights for services navigating compliance and safety measures.

Tax exemptions introduced in the UK Finance Act 2014 are encouraging employee ownership trust

Since 2014, UK Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) have become popular for transitioning companies to employee ownership. EOTs boost productivity, offer financial benefits, and provide tax exemptions. Hybrid ownership, combining EOT with direct shareholding, balances employee incentives with stable trust control but requires careful structuring and compliance.

Sports organisations are expected to face more claims of civil liability for serious injuries in professional sports matches.

In a recent Franflash we reported on recent developments in the approach taken by the English courts to the concept of good faith in certain types of long term commercial relationships, including franchising.

Until this past week, one might have thought that the Commission was in retreat.

Advocate General Mengozzi (the "AG") has delivered an Opinion to the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), which, if followed by the CJEU, will confirm that registering a sign as a Community Trade Mark ("CTM") cannot be a defence to infringement of an earlier CTM.

In February 2015 DG SANTE published its responses to the public consultation launched in December 2014 as part of the roadmap for identifying criteria on endocrine disruptors...

Tax credits in the United Kingdom ("UK"), including those for film and television production, are currently subject to European Union ("EU") state aid rules.

In a particularly "harsh" decision, the French Supreme Court just upheld the 29 March 2017 decision of the Paris Court of Appeal which imposed record fines on healthcare companies in the dental sector...

On 1 January 2025, a series of amendments to the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure (Wetboek van Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering) (hereinafter: ''DCCP'') will enter into force.