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February 27, 2019

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The UK’s competition and consumer law regimes – time for more change?

As the UK CMA prepares for new challenges as a leading international authority post-Brexit, Chair Lord Andrew Tyrie has proposed a set of...

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February 25, 2019

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A new European agency: the European Labour Authority

On 14 February, the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the European Commission’s proposal of March 2018 to...

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Claire Chia Matt Evans

February 25, 2019

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Practical Utility Trumps Jurisdiction in Adjudication Enforcement

A recent English Court of Appeal judgment has resolved some doubts regarding the use of adjudication procedures in insolvency. In Bresco...

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February 22, 2019

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Bankers‘ bonuses– amended rules finally agreed at EU level

Back in November 2016, the Commission released a number of amendments to CRD IV aimed at clarifying the exact scope of some of the...

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February 21, 2019

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Roskomnadzor’s comments on personal data

Russian personal data protection legislation is formulated in a way that, in many instances, allows broad interpretation of rules and...

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February 20, 2019

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Brexit: not so frustrating after all!

In a hotly awaited decision, Mr Justice Marcus Smith today found in favour of Canary Wharf that its lease with the EMA will not be...

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February 19, 2019

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ICC launches Construction Industry Arbitration Report

Nobody involved in construction and engineering arbitrations on major projects needs reminding how complex and challenging they can be....

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February 18, 2019

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The European Commission suffers its first defeat over its recent fiscal State aid decisions

In its first judgment regarding the European Commission’s recent fiscal State aid decisions, the EU General Court (GC) last week annulled...

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February 12, 2019

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The Netherlands Commercial Court – now open for business!

6 February 2019 marked the grand opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC). The NCC is a newly founded court within the...

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February 12, 2019

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Inventor compensation: what is ‘outstanding benefit’ to an employer?

The UK Supreme Court has been hearing a case about when an employer must compensate an employee for inventing something patentable in the...

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February 6, 2019

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Update: Distribution in the on-line world - EU rules under review

In November we reported that the European Commission had announced its intention to review EU distribution rules (see below).

The...

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February 4, 2019

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Europe launches Special Payment Vehicle INSTEX to support trade opportunities with Iran

The INSTEX vehicle and its purpose

On 31 January 2019 France, Germany and the United Kingdom officially introduced a financial...

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February 1, 2019

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No more Guessing: European Commission outlaws online search advertising restrictions

The European Commission (the Commission) has published its decision fining contemporary clothing brand Guess almost €40m for imposing...

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February 1, 2019

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Whistleblower protection in the EU: political will to finalise new rules before the May elections

Trilogues are about to commence between the EU institutions after the European Parliament and the Council each adopted a position on the...

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February 1, 2019

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Information Commissioner's Office reports on proposed expansion to scope of UK Freedom of Information law

Earlier this week the Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, presented a report to Parliament entitled “Outsourcing Oversight? The...

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February 1, 2019

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The UK updates penalties for breaches of the EU Blocking Statute

A new UK law[1] enters into force today making it a criminal offence to breach the so-called ‘EU Blocking Statute’[2] in relation to Iran.

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February 1, 2019

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EU agrees on a set of new rules to improve work-life balance

On 24 January 2019, the Romanian Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on key aspects of...

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