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Environment, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024
FCA publishes Sustainability Disclosure Requirements | How UK and EU regulators plan to hold financial service providers accountable for greenwashing
Regulatory and compliance
The new debarment regime for UK public procurement: how contracting authorities can avoid the pitfalls
What will the Procurement Act's introduction of a new debarment list for suppliers entail for contracting authorities?
Artificial intelligence
UK Supreme Court confirms inventors must be human
Patent applications naming an AI-powered machine as the inventor were rightly rejected by the UKIPO
Regulatory and compliance
New UK advertising guidance as ASA proposes to actively investigate green disposal claims in 2024
Research by the ASA gives insight into consumer beliefs about the veracity of claims and understanding of terms used
Intellectual property
UK Court of Appeal confirms Samsung is liable for third-party content on app store
Samsung was not entitled to rely on the eCommerce Directive's hosting safe harbour
Regulatory and compliance
MPs call for improved value and competitive measures in UK public procurement
Poor data on contracts highlighted by an all-party report into the government's £259bn procurement spend in 2021-22
Regulatory and compliance
UK Crown Estate publishes plans for fifth round of offshore wind leasing
Celtic Sea leasing round will start in February 2024 and will have some important differences to previous competitions
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance
Green aviation claims fail to land with UK regulator
Advertising regulator finds against airline sustainability claims, while further CMA scrutiny of greenwashing is anticipated
Corporate
English High Court criticises and clarifies the 'shareholder principle' of privilege
A ruling has cast doubt on the justification for a long-standing principle of the law of privilege against shareholders
Commercial
Insurance broker negligence: what do brokers in the UK need to ask their clients?
A recent ruling explored how far a broker is liable to its client if it failed to advise on the
Real estate
Hidden defects in real estate transactions in Belgium: an update based on recent case law
What are the recent developments around hidden defects, sellers' duties to inform, claims periods, and more?
UK Media Bill
UK Media Bill introduced to Parliament: what's on for public service TV and video on demand?
The government has accepted most of the media select committee's recommendations but declined some major proposals
