GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Governance Organisations face ever-increasing expectations from Government, regulators, customers or service users, and other stakeholders, so scrutiny and demands for transparency drive accountability. In that context, and while organisations face economic…
Information Law and Data Protection By Rhiannon Webster Our market-leading Information Law team regularly publish articles and updates addressing the ever-evolving Information Law landscape.
Japan Desk / ジャパン デスクとは By Andrew Clare ジャパン デスク ジャパン デスクでは、グローバルに事業や商取引を展開する日系企業の皆様に特化してご相談を承っています。ご相談は日本語の堪能なイギリス人弁護士が承ります。御社のイギリスでの事業を取り巻く法規について実務的なアドバイスを提供いたします。世界に広がる当事務所のネットワークを通じて、各国のトップ クラスの弁護士だけでなく、経済とビジネスの中心地で活躍する現地の法務環境に詳しい専門家からのサポートも提供いたします。 …
AdTech update – Google changing the game By Alistair Cooper In our previous update on the AdTech market we explored whether changes in the legal landscape around cookies and similar technologies would actually have a positive impact. The initial signs were good, with stricter GDPR-standard rules around…
UK Parliament investigates the economics of music streaming By Kelsey Farish Lockdowns and strict social distancing measures implemented to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) meant that 2020 was a difficult year for Europe's live music and events industry. Thankfully, many artists were able to create studio-quality…
Publicity on the Pitch? Football Superstars vs EA Sports By Kelsey Farish To what extent does an individual footballer actually ‘own’ his or her image rights? Could a footballer object to the use of their image and attributes in a video game?
Commercial Litigation Update - August 2020 DAC Beachcroft's Irish Commercial Litigation updates focuses on some of the most interesting cases and events occurring within the Commercial Law sector.
Terminating Contracts and Customer Insolvency By Isabella McMeechan Suppliers are now prevented from terminating many contracts and supplies of goods or services if the customer is subject to a ‘relevant insolvency procedure’ (such as going into administration, CVA, or appointing a provisional liquidator).
UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill By Clive Garston On 20 May 2020, the Government introduced the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill in Parliament. The Bill is a much awaited development following the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s statement on 28 March 2020…
COVID-19: Occupiers Guidance As we anticipate lockdown being extended for at least several more weeks, we answer some of the most frequently asked real estate questions by occupiers concerned about property costs, as one of their larger outgoings.
Data Protection Commission publishes Guidance on Data Security as UK Data Regulator fines company for insufficient Data Security Measures By Charlotte Burke The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently published guidance for data controllers and processors outlining appropriate security measures to be implemented in relation to data subjects’ personal data.
Working around Covid-19 remotely By David Freeman The effects of the outbreak of the Covid-19 outbreak have had far reaching effects on global businesses, offices and public services. While current restrictions have disrupted the business continuity of the Courts, we have seen other areas, such as…
Update from the Courts Service in light of COVID-19 Pandemic as of 15 April 2020 By David Freeman In response to the current outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, the Courts Service has introduced a number of measures to scale back the work of the courts. This will result in a huge decrease in the amount of hearings across all court jurisdictions.
