SummaryIn a landmark decision, seven Supreme Court judges have unanimously narrowed the scope of the reflective loss principle first...
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A key determinant in patent infringement disputes relating to standard essential patents (SEPs) is the assessment of whether the user of...
On July 14, 2020, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued guidance that bans Huawei from involvement in future 5G...
Matthew Taylor, the Interim Director of Labour Market Enforcement (LME) for the UK Government published yesterday his annual report ('the...
It is not every day that one criminal law enforcement
authority raids another. However, that is just what happened when, on 14 July
...
Employee surveillance is a contentious topic given the inherent tension between the employer’s interest in protecting its operations and...
A new Russian statute has changed the rules relevant to arbitration and choice-of-court agreements for disputes involving Russian parties...
The COVID-19 pandemic is upending economies globally, causing a wave of unexpected insolvencies. The businesses that remain standing may...
We have seen three significant developments in the UK and EU sanctions regimes in recent weeks: 1. UK goes alone on Magnitsky...
Almost two months
after many countries lifted their pandemic measures and at a time when some
countries and regions are putting...
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a UK bank was justified in refusing to make payments under a facility agreement where those...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Belgian government and legislator have introduced a series of financial support...