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ESAs publish first reports on greenwashing risks

European Union - June 2 2023 The three European Supervisory Authorities ("ESAs") (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) have each published their Progress Reports to the European Commission on…

Legal Lingo: What are 'drag-along' and 'tag-along' rights?

United Kingdom - June 2 2023 Being an aspiring commercial lawyer often means being confronted by complex, often abstract, concepts leading to an often impenetrable wall of jargon…

Is the UK's approach to AI regulation evolving?

United Kingdom - June 1 2023 It seems that the widespread enthusiasm of recent months around the proliferation of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may be cooling…

UK inches closer to mirroring the US on non-competes in employment contracts

United Kingdom - June 1 2023 The UK Government is debating reforming the treatment of non-compete provisions in employment contracts. Here are the key takeaways: Background: A…

How to demonstrate your eligibility to benefit from the extended Medical Device Regulation transition periods

European Union - June 1 2023 In order to ease the medical device industry’s transition to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (the Medical Device Regulation or MDR), earlier this year the…

ILPA releases new continuation fund guidance

USA - May 30 2023 The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently announced new guidance regarding the formation and offering of continuation funds in…

The Chancellor unveils £650 million package to drive growth in British life sciences

United Kingdom - May 26 2023 Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor, has this week revealed his ‘Life Sci for Growth’. Consisting of a multi-prong approach, it follows the efforts earlier…

The one with the snazzy compliance training videos

USA - May 25 2023 The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Microsoft employees are hooked on a series of compliance training videos. Blockbuster news indeed…

From likes to strikes: the implications of the record-breaking €1.2 billion GDPR fine

European Union - May 25 2023 On 22 May 2023, the Irish data protection regulator (DPC) announced that it had issued a record-breaking €1.2 billion fine in a decision relating to…

A new regulatory regime for the UK’s digital economy

European Union, United Kingdom - May 25 2023 On 25 April 2023, the UK’s much anticipated Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill) was published. The Bill has three distinct…