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Retail and Consumer

App stores warned as Samsung found liable for third-party content

The UK High Court denies the eCommerce Directive 'safe harbour' defence in decision on infringing third-party apps

Financial Services

Financial Conduct Authority identifies supervisory priorities for alternatives

Actions speak louder than words and the UK regulator wants firms to embed a culture to promote the initiatives
Regulatory and compliance

Heatwave prompts HSE to warn employers to prepare for a warmer future

Businesses need to make sure UK workplaces are ready for hotter weather and extreme heat is part of long-term planning
Tax

HMRC deadline looms for registering express trusts: what's changing?

Which trusts are now required to register, what are the deadlines and what are they required to disclose?
Digitalisation

UK regulators consider online safety and competition in digital markets

Competition and communications regulators have recently published a joint statement - what does this mean for businesses?
Financial Services

UK's new consumer duty confirmed with testing timelines

Financial services firms have more time to implement newly unveiled final Principle 12 rules – but the clock is ticking

Regulatory and compliance

UK government formalises data protection reform following consultation

Changes to existing privacy framework proposed in Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
IT and data

UK government proposes clamp down on use of data subject access requests as a litigation tactic

Consultation response suggests that an inappropriate 'purpose' for making a DSAR could soon be a reason to refuse to respond

Tech, Media and Comms

European institutions contemplate the metaverse and its policy challenges

European Parliament Research Service paper considers regulation by adapting the existing digital world policy framework

Regulatory and compliance

EU's Digital Service Act to introduce first express ban on 'dark patterns'

Definition of dark patterns sheds light on concerns including exiting subscriptions easily while raising applicability questions
Regulatory and compliance

Details of Bill to relax gene editing rules in UK announced

IP and devolution questions raised as Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill begins its Parliamentary process
Financial Services

Funds Legal Update | July 2022

Welcome to a new edition of our Funds Legal Update