On 4 June 2025, the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the Unified Patent Court (Centre) launched a public consultation to gather...
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The EU has recently published its 18th sanctions package against Russia and further expanded its sanctions program against Belarus,...
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On 25 July 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) confirmed a significant shift in its approach to fake or misleading...
In our previous blog post (here) on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), we examined the UK Government’s proposals to bring interest-free BNPL...
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After years of declining leniency applications, the European Commission is now reporting a notable recovery. In a recent episode of the...
The UK’s Product Regulation and Metrology Act (the Act) received Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, with the majority of the Act coming into...
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After months of intense scrutiny and stakeholder engagement, the Independent Water Commission (the Commission), set up by the UK...
The government has indicated that it will consult on options to reform non-compete clauses in employment contracts ‘in due course’. This...
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Introduction In 2024, Italian public prosecutors (especially, the Milan one) increasingly focused their attention on the issue of labour...
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A Program Law containing a first wave of the Arizona coalition’s tax measures has been adopted by Parliament on 18 July 2025. Most of the...
On the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, in...
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) has announced a wide-ranging initiative of the Council of Ministers aimed at enhancing...