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Retail and Consumer

British Retail Consortium updates its guidance on HFSS products

Category guidance intended to assist business understand what is in scope of restrictions
IT and data

Biden paves way for EU-US Data Privacy Framework and UK-US adequacy agreement

Is post-Schrems II legal certainty on the horizon for transatlantic data processing?
Intellectual property

Implausible declarations?

What a recent English Patents Court judgment suggests for the future of litigation
Regulatory and compliance

Civil penalties set to increase to £250 million for UK water pollution

The Environment Agency is to get 'real teeth' with meaningful penalties to deter offenders in the water industry
Digitalisation

EU proposes new approach to liability for artificial intelligence systems

Claimants would be supported with rights to disclosure of information and presumptions of causality
Regulatory and compliance

Spain approves draft law to strengthen protection for whistleblowers

People reporting breaches of EU and national law to have secure reporting channels, with sanctions to discourage retaliation against them.
Competition, antitrust and trade

EU rules for 'gatekeepers' coming in 2023 as Digital Markets Act is published

Significant change in competition legislation will affect all players active in digital markets
Regulatory and compliance

Is EU consumer law fit for purpose?

Consultation offers an opportunity for business to provide its input into the EU's thinking on the new consumer agenda
Regulatory and compliance

HFSS location restrictions to come into force on 1 October 2022

UK government delays implementation of volume promotion
Tech, Media and Comms

France makes parental controls mandatory on internet-connected devices

The legislation is the latest move in France to protect minors and make it easier for parents to block online
Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | Regulatory Outlook September 2022

Telecoms network and service providers to implement new security measures in UK by 2024 | EU announces consultation on requiring
Regulatory Outlook

Health and safety | Regulatory Outlook September 2022

Coroner reforms in the UK: what happened this summer? | HSE to investigate businesses where materials that contain silica are