COVID-19 and patent rights, part 3: isolation and collaboration
To protect the health of their people during the COVID-19 outbreak, many countries have imposed trade restrictions, such as export bans,...
To protect the health of their people during the COVID-19 outbreak, many countries have imposed trade restrictions, such as export bans,...
On 29 April, the English Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Enka v Chubb [2020] EWCA Civ 574, addressing two...
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill has been introduced to Parliament. MPs will consider all stages of the Bill on 3 June 2020...
It has become the latest trend in executive pay in the UK – senior executives waiving part of salary and/or making donations to charities...
Following an analysis carried out by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the prevalence of unsuitable advice and conflicts of...
In recent years, the EU has intensified its efforts to build up capacity to prevent, impede and reply to cyber attacks and other...
Nowadays, more and more companies face an unusual degree of uncertainty about contractual performance as a result of the COVID-19...
Despite the strength and resilience of the defence industry, it is not immune to the effects of COVID-19. How companies in or associated...
New York's state court system has been slowly opening back up, but it has yet to allow the filing of new "non-essential" cases.
The new and fast evolving COVID-19 global pandemic has already caused, according to the IMF, 'the worst downturn since the great depression'
For anyone trying to predict and manage litigation risk at this time, a look back to previous global crises, like the 2008 financial...
On 7 May 2020, the UK Cabinet Office (PDF) and the Construction Leadership Council (PDF) (CLC) released mutually endorsed guidance ('the...
As we have noted before, the New York state courts have essentially been closed during the pandemic. (This is not true for New York's...
A recently issued US government executive order (EO) sharpens the process pursuant to which foreign investment in the US...
With Spain gradually emerging from its lockdown, the country's data protection authority (DPA) is concerned that certain monitoring...
Exceptions to the without prejudice rule are notoriously restricted, given that the fundamental premise of the rule is that litigants...
In recent years, climate change has shot up the public and political agenda in Europe, the US and elsewhere. As policymakers seek to...
The EU Commission has published a further amendment to its 19 March guidance document on state aid in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Pharmaceutical companies have responded en masse to the call for new vaccines, treatments and teststo fight the...
The pace is being kept up to combat money laundering and terrorist financing globally, especially in the EU. Recent high-profile...
The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to changes in the way we live and work, and one area in which companies particularly need to adapt is...
As businesses around the world continue to grapple with the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19, it is not too early to ask an...
On 4 May 2020, Germany’s federal and state energy ministers met to discuss further ways to manage the country's transition to a...
The English Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in the Debenhams case, on which we acted, relating to the use of the UK...
Public bodies, including most obviously the NHS, are awarding a significant number of contracts directly, without holding a competition,...
Trade mark owners will welcome the European court’s decision that private individuals acting as intermediaries in the counterfeits trade,...
The pandemic has resulted in much of the global workforce working from home (WFH). But with many countries beginning to lift their...
On 8 April 2020, the UK submitted its application to accede to the 2007 Lugano Convention ('the Convention')following the...
In the current COVID-19 climate, many of our clients have needed to change quickly the working patterns of their workforces in response...
The UK government has launched a consultation on how overseas retail and money market funds can be sold to UK investors following the end...
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