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 Jade Kowalski Our market-leading Information Law team regularly publish articles and updates addressing the ever-evolving Information Law landscape.
The SIAC after 30 years: Arbitrating in the Switzerland of Asia By Clarissa Coleman In 2021, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre was ranked as the most preferred arbitral institution in the Asia-Pacific and second worldwide. This is no mean feat given that there has been stiff competition among the major arbitration…
Commercial Hub Practice Direction By Catriona McCorry At the start of this year a new Practice Direction (PD) was issued in the Queen’s Bench Division Commercial Hub. This came into effect on 1 st February 2022 and applies to all commercial actions. Failure to comply fully with the Practice Direction…
Consumer Rights Bill 2022: Enhanced Consumer Protection – Advanced Trader Compliance By Sharon McCaffrey The Consumer Rights Bill 2022 (the “ Bill ”) was initiated in Dáil Éireann on the 22 April 2022, and is well on its way to entering the business-to-consumer fray. The Bill proposes an upheaval in the Irish consumer protection legal landscape, and…
“Single-minded loyalty”: High Court examines Bitcoin developers’ duties to restore lost private keys By Tim Ryan Background In Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for Bitcoin SV (BSV) and others [2022] EWHC 667 (Ch) the High Court revisited the scope of common law and other duties in the context of digital asset networks. The case concerned a claim…
Copyright in architectural drawings: what does planning permission permit? By Andrew Allan-Jones For developers acquiring sites which already have planning permission, it is vital to make sure you have also purchased the right to use the planning drawings to implement the scheme. The UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court recently confirmed…
Advertising during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – important guidance for participants and their sponsors By Kelsey Farish In the last week of January, the British Olympic Association (“BOA”), the UK’s National Olympic Committee, published updated Guidelines for brands wishing to use athletes’ images for advertising purposes during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The…
Contracting tips for scaling businesses – avoiding and managing commercial disputes By Alistair Cooper When it comes to drafting commercial agreements, identifying and managing key risk areas (and indeed potential areas of dispute) should always be a primary consideration. Early-stage and scaling businesses – especially those involved in technology –…
Deepfakes and their impact on women By Kelsey Farish Kelsey Farish describes herself as an actor who got lost on her way to drama school and ended up at law school instead. Yet it was the marriage of these interests that sparked her focus on publicity law and how images can be appropriated for…
The Evolution of Football's Broadcasting Relationship By Joseph Allison The article sets out some of the significant recent developments in the football broadcasting landscape and the key considerations likely facing the industry.
Facebook Oversight Board’s decision regarding President Trump’s account suspension (Case decision 2021-001-FB-FBR) By Kelsey Farish The Facebook Oversight Board (the board) announced in May 2021 that it upheld Facebook’s decision to temporarily suspend Trump’s account following content he posted during the US Capitol riots on 6 January 2021, on the grounds that doing so was…
