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Blockchain

Blockchain makes steady advance in Singapore amid enhanced regulatory clarity

More than two years on from the ‘crypto winter’ of 2022, blockchain has regained its market and regulatory footing
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

ESG Knowledge Update | February 2025

Welcome to our ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news
Regulatory Outlook

Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

What business expect from the CMA | Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act | Procurement Act | Civil litigation
Regulatory and compliance

Court of Appeal rules on duty to clarify tender submissions with bidders in UK public procurement

Decision explains when contracting authorities must clarify incomplete or ambiguous information in tender submissions
Regulatory and compliance

New NPPS sets out 'value for money' message for UK public procurement

Government wants public bodies to use procurement to drive growth, social and economic value, and commercial capability
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Genetic resources, IP and benefits sharing: what changes are ahead internationally?

The WIPO has set out disclosure rules for patent applications as the UN pushes for sharing digital sequence information
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU General Court's invalidity finding on 3D shape mark highlights med devices' trade mark woes

Ruling that shape was functional is consistent with trade mark law's aim to prevent monopolies on technical solutions
Competition, antitrust and trade

What impact do rating systems have on competition? 

On January 9th 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) issued the Opinion 25-A-01 on rating systems designed
Artificial intelligence

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: what it means for business

The government wants to ramp up AI adoption across the UK, and this much-heralded plan sets out what it thinks
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Is the engineering biology sector set to be turbocharged in the UK?

A Lords report sets out recommendations for policy the UK must get right and calls for a national sector champion
Knowledge Notes

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business
Competition, antitrust and trade

Football Governance Bill in second run for England could encounter legal challenges

Labour has made changes to the proposed reforms to improve English football's governance and financial stability