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July 2022

The Route To Net Zero For The Road Transport Industry

The Route To Net Zero For The Road Transport Industry

In July 2021 the UK Government released its ambitious Transport Decarbonisation Plan (‘TDP’) setting out its aim of reaching net zero by 2050. The UK’ ...

Pension Related Criminal Offences:  Impact on Lenders

Pension Related Criminal Offences: Impact on Lenders

Introduction The Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the “Act”), which became law on 11 February 2021, has changed the pensions landscape, including by extendin ...

The FCA's Consumer Duty - What it will mean for insurance firms

The FCA's Consumer Duty - What it will mean for insurance firms

"We want to break new ground with our new Consumer Duty, which will ensure all firms take account of the actual impact of their services and product s ...

Dublin Commercial Litigation e-Zine - July 2022

Dublin Commercial Litigation e-Zine - July 2022

Welcome to the DAC Beachcroft Dublin Commercial Litigation update. We have prepared guidance and commentary on recent developments together with some ...

General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022

General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022

The General Scheme of Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022 (the “General Scheme”) has recently ...

New Commercial Court Practice Direction sets out requirements for the submission of Electronic Court Books

New Commercial Court Practice Direction sets out requirements for the submission of Electronic Court Books

A new Commercial Court Practice Direction (HC113) was introduced on 14 April 2022, which supplements Practice Direction HC93 of July 2020. Practice Di ...

Timeline for Implementation of Reforms outlined in Kelly Report

Timeline for Implementation of Reforms outlined in Kelly Report

As practitioners will be aware the October 2020 Report of the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice (“The Kelly Report”), included in excess o ...

GDPR: use of CCTV footage in workplace disciplinary actions examined in recent Court of Appeal case

GDPR: use of CCTV footage in workplace disciplinary actions examined in recent Court of Appeal case

The use of CCTV footage in the context of employment disciplinary procedures was recently considered by the Court of Appeal in Doolin v The Data Prote ...

The FCA's Consumer Duty - What it will mean for investment firms

The FCA's Consumer Duty - What it will mean for investment firms

"We want to break new ground with our new Consumer Duty, which will ensure all firms take account of the actual impact of their services and product s ...

Industrial action: Repeal of laws preventing employers from hiring temporary workers during strike action now in force

Industrial action: Repeal of laws preventing employers from hiring temporary workers during strike action now in force

On 15 July we reported that the Government had laid legislation before parliament to enable employment businesses to supply temporary workers to plug ...