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Life Sciences and Healthcare

Spain rewrites pricing and funding rules for medical products and devices

The Ministry of Health is driving the most significant reform for medicines within the Spanish NHS in more than a
Unified Patent Court

UPC's Düsseldorf Local Division gives guidance on infringement by equivalents

Düsseldorf has adopted The Hague Local Division's Plant-e test and offered guidance on its application
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

ESRB Warning ESRB/2026/3: Systemic Cyber Risks from Frontier AI Models — What Financial Institutions Need to Know

The ESRB’s Warning ESRB/2026/3 elevates frontier AI models (FAIMs) to a source of severe systemic cyber risk for the EU
Dispute resolution

Constitutional Court again criticises Madrid High Court's review of arbitral awards

Judicial control must be limited to checking that awards are reasoned in a way that allows the decision to be
Business crime

UK Crime and Policing Act 2026 widens corporate criminal liability to all offences

Section 250 removes a longstanding barrier to corporate prosecution and applies to companies of all sizes, with no compliance defence
Employment and pensions

UK pension reforms ease surplus release for defined benefit schemes

Should trustees aim to run on rather than buy out, what will their reformed powers allow and how will they
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | UK government confirms framework detail ahead of Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 8

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
Contingent workforce

Extended UK right to work checks for staffing suppliers and platforms come into force this autumn

What is changing, who is in scope, and what can be done to prepare as the new regime takes effect
Tax

UK Supreme Court upholds narrow interpretation of 'significant influence' in the LLP salaried members rules

UK Supreme Court upholds narrow interpretation of 'significant influence' in the LLP salaried members rules
Tax

UK government consults on extending VAT liability rules on online marketplaces

The government is seeking views on proposals that would make online marketplaces responsible for accounting for VAT on sales by
Mergers and acquisitions

M&A in uncertain times: a UK perspective

Structural shifts in the UK M&A environment have brought regulatory, contractual and pricing risk allocation into much sharper focus for