2/20/2025 7:59:44 PM State Attorneys General Enter the DEI Fray By Jennifer Loeb Austin Evers Grace Brody Young Park Alice Jeon +2 more... Show less In the wake of President Trump’s sweeping executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the...
2/20/2025 7:17:45 PM Criminal Product Liability in Germany: Impact of the New EU Product Liability Directive and Product Safety Regulation By Simone Kämpfer Annika Kreis Philip Kroner Torsten Lauth +1 more... Show less The new Product Liability Directive (PLD, Directive (EU) 2024/2853), which entered into force on 8 December 2024, provides for a major...
2/20/2025 11:58:58 AM Court of Appeal rejects Libya’s claim for immunity from enforcement By Sarah Parkes Anthea Bowater Andrew Layland The English Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from the State of Libya (Libya) on the question of whether the phrase “final, binding...
2/20/2025 11:53:38 AM The Procurement Act 2023: a new regime governing bid challenges By Kate Gough Robert Colvin What you need to know if contracting with the UK Government post-24 February 2025. On 14 January 2025, Freshfields and Monckton Chambers...
2/19/2025 9:34:22 AM Contract Performance under the Procurement Act 2023: A New Era of Accountability By Kate Gough Olivia Valner Co-authored with Ewan West KC of Monckton Chambers Introduction The Procurement Act 2023 marks a significant shift in how contract...
2/18/2025 5:21:54 PM ICAEW guidance following Virgin Media v NTL Pension Scheme – Accounting for changes in trustee and employer liabilities By Andrew Murphy Jane Wolstenholme Amelia Lamp The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has published guidance on the accounting and audit considerations in...
2/14/2025 1:23:31 PM Freshfields’ geopolitical conversations at Munich Security Conference 2025 By Beth George Maximilian Lasson Ilka Oberländer Malte Symann Alex Schmidtke Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less What specific impacts of geopolitical tensions are companies facing today? How should governments balance free trade with the protection...
2/14/2025 10:31:12 AM SPC protection for second medical uses post-Brexit - UK Court of Appeal clarifies test By Laura Whiting Dr. Christopher Stothers Alexandra Morgan Nicholas Fischer +1 more... Show less The Court of Appeal has clarified that Brexit has not changed the test to determine whether supplementary protection certificate (SPC)...
2/13/2025 3:50:42 PM The UK Government’s Strategic Steer to the CMA: Impact on UK M&A (Part 2) By Colin Raftery Sharon Malhi Karen Slaney Today, the UK government issued its draft strategic steer to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) for consultation. Our separate...
2/13/2025 3:23:41 PM The UK Government’s Strategic Steer to the CMA: Resetting the priorities (Part 1) By Colin Raftery Sharon Malhi Cara Carr Today, the UK government issued its draft strategic steer to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) for consultation. Why does the...
2/13/2025 11:06:10 AM Freshfields' geopolitical monitor By Beth George Christoph H. Seibt Maximilian Lasson Ilka Oberländer Malte Symann Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less Geopolitical risks are a significant concern for businesses and investors in the current global landscape. Understanding these risks is...
2/12/2025 8:44:35 PM German Election #4: Real estate and rental policies By Alex Schmidtke On 23 February 2025, almost 60 million German voters will elect a new federal parliament in snap elections after the collapse of the...