Locke Lord LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 27 Apr 2021
In late March, the EU’s complaint that AstraZeneca breached its obligations to supply Covid-19 vaccine was widely publicised. To add insult to injury…
Locke Lord LLP | United Kingdom | 20 Apr 2021
On 28 January 2021, the FCA published a consultation (CP21/3) on the proposed changes to its onshored Technical Standards on Strong Customer…
Locke Lord LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Apr 2021
On 31 March 2021, the Court of Appeal[1] decided that a "fiduciary relationship" between broker and borrower is not a necessary pre-condition for the…
Locke Lord LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Apr 2021
The Court of Appeal's decision in CFL Finance v Laser Trust (2021)[1] is a reminder (if one is needed) that agreements to resolve disputes (i.e…
Locke Lord LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 26 Mar 2021
The UK Government and EU Commission trumpeted their Brexit trade deal, struck at the end of December, as 'comprehensive', the 'biggest yet'. But a…
Locke Lord LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 23 Mar 2021
On 30 December, with 24 hours to spare, the EU and UK signed a Trade and Cooperation Agreement, setting out their future relationship following Brexit…
Locke Lord LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 23 Mar 2021
As most people now know, the GDPR is perfectly capable of applying to non-EU1 organizations. It achieves this by one of three tests. First, where…
Locke Lord LLP | United Kingdom | 15 Mar 2021
Where credit is provided to a company (e.g. Loan or hire purchase), the credit agreement is not subject to the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“CCA”), as…
Locke Lord LLP | European Union | 1 Jan 2017
Counterfeit goods are an increasingly serious problem in the European Union and across the world. A recent joint study by the Organisation for…
Locke Lord LLP | European Union | 1 Nov 2016
Trademark protection in the European Union has developed mainly based on international treaties such as the Paris Convention, the Agreement on…