In a surprising move, the UK government has officially retreated from its manifesto commitment to make unfair dismissal a ‘day one’...
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On 10 November 2025, the England & Wales High Court delivered an important decision in OperaFund Eco-Invest and Schwab Holding v. Spain,...
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The German government has introduced a draft bill to update its national Product Safety Act (Produktsicherheitsgesetz – ProdSG).[1] This...
The UK government has appointed Matthew Taylor as the chair of the new Fair Work Agency (FWA), a body launching in April 2026 to oversee...
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On 3 September 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) submitted two proposals for the signing and provisional application of...
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We recently wrote about the prospect of future reform of the UK product liability framework (here), which may see the UK’s product...
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I. Introduction With the adoption of the new EU Product Liability Directive 2024/2853 (the Directive) in December 2024, EU Member States...
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The High Court has reaffirmed a number of key principles for managing costs in large-scale group litigation, following a two-day hearing...
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On 29 August 2025, the Federal Court of Australia (the Court) confirmed that four ICSID awards rendered under the Energy Charter Treaty...
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On 18 July 2025, the European Union adopted its 18th sanctions package in response to Russia’s continued war against Ukraine. Alongside a...
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As discussed in our previous update, in August 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) removed...
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On June 17 2025, Freshfields’ London office proudly hosted the 2025 cohort of the Africa Arbitration Academy (AAA), welcoming 27 mid to...