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FinTech By Tim Ryan What is a Collection? A Collection is a selection of features, articles, comments and opinions on any given theme or topic. It allows you to stay up-to-date with what interests you most, by collecting everything into useful packages. A Collection…
MedTech The MedTech Collection brings you topical news relating to medical technology in Europe, bringing together clinicians, engineers and scientists as they design and manufacture novel solutions for patients.
EDPB adopts guidelines on the calculation of fines under the GDPR By Eleanor Ludlam On 16 May 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“ EDPB ”) announced adopted Guidelines which are set to create a consistent methodology for European Supervisory Authorities when calculating and imposing fines for an undertaking’s violation of…
Modular Development By Gemma Leonard Gemma Leonard, Head of Residential at DAC Beachcroft, looks at the particular legal considerations around Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The benefits of the modular option, a growing part of the portfolio of approaches open to developers,…
Suspended sentence for former employee who lied in court By Kerry Bell Paravash Kiani a former travel agent who claimed she had been injured by a colleague who ‘stabbed’ her hand with a pen at work, has been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years.
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill - The New Infrastructure Levy By Andrew Morgan Perhaps the most technically ambitious of the Government’s planning reforms announced last week is the new Infrastructure Levy (IL) to replace the current under-performing Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). In this piece, we take a closer look…
The contract is king: coinsurance in project policy disputes By Lyn Crawford In construction projects it is common to have a project policy to cover various members of the construction team. However, it is dangerous to assume that such a project policy covers all eventualities and precludes claims between the parties. DAC…
Cybersecurity of Smart Technologies – New Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill By Eleanor Ludlam In the Queen’s Speech delivered on 10 May 2022 at the House of Commons by HRH The Prince of Wales, the Government announced the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill (“ Product Security Bill ”). The Government subsequently…
Charities Update - May 2022 By Emma-Jane Dalley As ever, there has been lots happening in the world of charity law and regulation and, in this edition of our Charities Update, we take a look at the hot topics of anti-corruption compliance, including in the context of sanctions, and the latest on…
Update on Charity Commission inquiries By Emma-Jane Dalley Over the last three months there have been a number of Charity Commission inquiry reports published.
How anti-corruption compliant is your charity? By Anne-Marie Gregory Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, compliance focus has been (understandably) dominated by the way in which the UK and other countries have responded through the use of sanctions. This has also shone a spotlight on many other areas of…
Queen's Speech 2022 - Data Reform Bill By Eleanor Ludlam In the Queen’s Speech delivered on 10 May 2022 at the House of Commons by HRH The Prince of Wales, the Government announced a new Data Reform Bill. The Government subsequently released a high-level overview of 38 proposed laws, including the Data…
