The Court of Arbitration for Art: One year anniversary
June 8 2019 marks the one year anniversary of the official launch of the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA); time for an update. CAfA is a specialized arbitration and…
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The Digital Revolution: Fundamentals of robotics
Robotics, physical automation, is as old as the first industrial revolution. But what's the current state of the art?
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The Digital Revolution: Fundamentals of additive manufacturing/3D printing
How is additive manufacturing/3D printing changing the way that businesses make things? Catherine Hammon, Digital Transformation Knowledge Lawyer, and Ashley Morgan, Senior Knowledge Lawyer, discuss the ways in which this…
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New employers’ obligation to introduce a system recording working hours: what do directors need to know?
The latest decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will result in obligations on companies to introduce systems to monitor the time worked by employees. Managing…
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Dutch DPA published GDPR-fining structure
Under the GDPR, the amount of potential fines are substantially increased (up to maximum EUR 20 million). The Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP), has recently published its…
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Brexit | UK publishes tariff rates: how do they work?
The UK government this morning (13 March 2019) published the tariff rates that would apply to imports if the UK left the European Union without a deal. The government also…
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Data protection and privacy: are you Brexit-ready for any outcome?
Profound business uncertainty has surrounded data protection since the UK voted in favour of leaving the EU more than two years ago. The basis on which the UK will leave…
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Tax Alert – EPR judgment on State aid and excess profit
On 14 February 2019, the General Court annulled the decision of the European Commission (EC) on the Belgian excess profit ruling practice.[1] This is the first of a series of…
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Funds Update | February 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Funds Update. We hope that you find it interesting. If you would like to discuss any of the content, or have a…
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German court upholds decision that the Amazon Dash button breaches consumer law
A court in Germany has upheld the decision that the Amazon Dash button is unlawful because the button was not labelled "pay now" and other mandatory pre-contractual information was absent.…
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The spirit of the law: looking ahead to the future of alcohol labelling
Alcohol labels have long benefited from exceptions to food labelling law but change may be coming. The European Commission and UK government are calling on industry to voluntarily comply with…
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The Netherlands Commercial Court: Now open!
January 1st 2019 marked the opening of the Netherlands Commercial Court ('NCC') in Amsterdam. The NCC is specialized in the efficient resolution of complex international commercial disputes in English language.…