Social Media Wars: The Force was not with Disney+
The furore over Disney+ (Disney) and #MayThe4th is a classic example of how social media is a minefield for managing the reputation of a...
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Law Commission Report: Employment Law Hearing Structures
The Law Commission has today published a report on the jurisdiction of employment tribunals, and the areas where they share jurisdiction...
ICO launches Data protection and coronavirus information hub
The ICO has compiled all of their guidance in a hub targeted at individuals and companies.
For companies, community groups and...
EUIPO deadlines extended to 18 May 2020
Due to COVID-19, the EUIPO has extended all deadlines concerning EU trade marks and designs to 18 May 2020.
The original extension was due...
Suspension of gambling advertising on TV and radio during lockdown
In the latest of their measures demonstrating their commitment to responsible gambling, members of the UK’s Betting and Gaming Council...
European payments industry calls for delay on SCA implementation in wake of COVID-19
On 24 April 2020 the European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF) published a joint industry letter that was sent to the European...
NHS Rejects Apple-Google Coronavirus App Plan
NHSX, the digital arm of the NHS, has taken a different path in developing its coronavirus contact tracing app to that proposed by US...
Necessity is the mother of invention
We are seeing so many exciting products and services being developed that will shape the health sector, and beyond, in the years to come....
Betting on E-sports
E-sports can represent a great opportunity for teams and players to engage with fans and maintain their brands – and even generate...
Highlights of the EDPB guidance on processing of health data for research purposes in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The EDPB has issued guidelines on the processing of health data for research purposes in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. These...
Live football's coming (into your) home
As Germany's Bundesliga looks to re-open behind closed doors we take a quick look at some of the ways that this might affect existing...
The EDPB publishes guidelines on the use of location data and contact tracing tools in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
We have heard about different apps and tools that identify our geolocation. These days, some of them are aimed to use the location data...
New rules will make it faster and easier for companies to sell their products across Europe.
On the 19th of April 2020 Regulation 2019/515, which sets out new rules on mutual recognition of goods, started to apply across Europe....
Sheer is back in fashion: the 5th annual Fashion Transparency Index shows promising trends
As part of their Fashion Revolution Week, Fashion Revolution have released their 5th annual Fashion Transparency Index. The overall...
FCA statement on use of "wet-ink" signatures
The FCA has published a statement on signing documents by hand using a pen ("wet-ink" signatures). The FCA has clarified that its rules...
Government pledges £1.25bn Coronavirus relief package for UK start-ups
Heeding calls from a huge cross-section of the UK start-up ecosystem and the British Venture Capital Association, the Government has...
Company strike-off process struck down by virus
If companies are late in filing their accounts or confirmation statement, Companies House will not initiate the compulsory strike-off...
Report confirms that UK is top for trade marks and designs!
The 2020 International IP Index, a report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center, has found that the UK has...
BVCA joins in lobbying efforts for emergency funding relief for start-ups
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), the industry body and public policy advocate for the UK VC industry...
Fears that startups are being forgotten by govt COVID-19 initiatives
Over 4,500 members of the UK's startup ecosystem have petitioned the government to do more to protect early-stage companies, which are...
COVID-19 and rise of scams and potential impact on IP
The recent developments with the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to an increase in fraudulent activities.
One of the new activities is a...
FCA's 5 key priorities for the next 1-3 years
The FCA has published its Business Plan for 2020-2021. Whilst the pandemic is a major theme obviously, the FCA has set out its 5 Key...
SUSSEX ROYAL to rebrand to Archewell - will ARCHEWELL go down well...?
My colleague, Charlotte Wilding, has previously reported on the unsuccessful attempt of Prince Harry and Meghan Markel to trade mark...
COVID-19: Impact of coronavirus on warranty & indemnity insurance coverage
In the on-going coronavirus pandemic, whilst many of our corporate technology transactions are proceeding as normal, we have seen reports...
Covid-19: How to hold virtual board meetings
In order to help companies struggling with the logistics of continuing good corporate governance during the on-going COVID-19 outbreak,...
Developments in lending and COVID-19
The Government has responded to wide spread criticism of how the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) (for smaller...
R&D tax reliefs and the current COVID-19 pandemic
Background
R&D tax reliefs support companies that work on innovative projects in science and technology. It can be claimed by a range...
A wave of opt-outs - an opportunity to fine tune your e-marketing
A very interesting side effect of our Covid-19 self isolation status is the amount of opt outs clients are receiving. It seems that now...
COVID-19: MAC/MAE clauses in M&A and Commercial Transactions
An introduction to MAC/MAE clauses
In an M&A context, a ‘material adverse change’ or ‘material adverse effect’ (MAC or MAE) clause...
Shall we take a break for a moment?
If you need a short break from some of the darker coronavirus commentary, take a look at this research conducted by Vodafone about what...
How crowdfunding is looking to endure the COVID slowdown
In the face of what looks like a pullback in funding from VCs and angel investors, crowdfunding platforms are showing their agility in...
No more wrongful trading...for a time
In the post on 27 March 2020 we asked if the laws on insolvency and wrongful trading would change in response to Covid-19. The Government...
Covid 19 Tracking - Can governments track us? Is this throwing the GDPR out of the window?
Can governments track us? Is this throwing the GDPR out of the window?
The short answer is: yes they can, and no it's not. BUT,...
PRA announcement on dividends, share buybacks and cash bonuses for banks
The PRA has commented on decisions taken by banks relating to dividends and share buybacks. It also expects banks not to pay any cash...
Cyber criminals taking advantage of Covid-19 crisis
Last week we published a post on phishing attacks on COVID-19 and among tips for the detection of this type of attacks, we commented...
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