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Housebuilder tip of the month: Green Loans - Tips for the Unwary

Housebuilder tip of the month: Green Loans - Tips for the Unwary

The defining feature of a green loan is that the proceeds are used for green purposes.  A key point worth knowing is that green loans are not reserved ...

Cervical Check Update

Cervical Check Update

Dr Gabriel Scally was originally tasked with investigating the Cervical Check controversy which followed the case of Vicky Phelan in 2018. To recap, t ...

Disclosure of expert reports

Disclosure of expert reports

This is another case which arises from the CervicalCheck controversy where the Plaintiff’s smear test was allegedly incorrectly analysed and incorrect ...

Driving innovation and growth in Life Sciences

Driving innovation and growth in Life Sciences

After the many challenges that the life sciences and healthcare sectors have faced in recent years, the last few weeks have seen a number of proposals ...

Cybercriminals vs law enforcement. Who is winning?

Cybercriminals vs law enforcement. Who is winning?

The worldwide successes of law enforcement against ransomware groups are increasing, and essential to that success is the international collaboration, ...

The UK’s Online Safety Bill: What’s next?

The UK’s Online Safety Bill: What’s next?

The OSB is the UK’s draft legislation for regulating online content. In our December edition, we reported that the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”) was back ...

Look smart: Preventing cyber security risks in a clean energy future

Look smart: Preventing cyber security risks in a clean energy future

There is arguably no more significant element of a nation’s critical infrastructure than its energy supply. The importance of the energy sector makes ...

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

The Italian Regulator (Garante) has recently issued an order banning the Replika app from processing Italian users’ data following an investigation. L ...

Data Protection: Scottish Courts consider interpretation of Schedule 2 of the DPA 2018

Data Protection: Scottish Courts consider interpretation of Schedule 2 of the DPA 2018

This recent decision of Courtney Timothy Riley v The Student Housing Company (ops) Limited saw the Scottish Courts being asked to interpret the exempt ...

Allianz Insurance plc v University of Exeter - Court holds that damage from controlled explosion of a WWII bomb was not covered by property policy

Allianz Insurance plc v University of Exeter - Court holds that damage from controlled explosion of a WWII bomb was not covered by property policy

The Technology and Construction Court has handed down judgment in the case of Allianz Insurance plc -v- The University of Exeter [2023] EWHC 630 (TCC) ...