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Life Sciences and Healthcare

Medical device, clinical trial and safety rules reforms could boost UK life sciences

As the economy falters and NHS waiting lists grow, 2021 legislation offers wide powers to reform product rules and spur
ESG, sustainability and responsible business

Corporate sustainability due diligence: what will this mean in practice for business?

The European Commission's proposals signal a changing approach, with businesses being expected to actively look for and address the social
Competition, antitrust and trade

European Commission adopts new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and guidelines

New regime will come into force on 1 June 2022, with a short transitional period for agreements concluded before 31

The Building Safety Act

The Building Safety Act 2022: what building owners and developers need to know

The bill has received Royal Assent but many provisions require secondary legislation and are not set to come into force
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

EU gets one step closer to adopting the Digital Services Act

New regulation of digital services expected to come into force for all businesses in late 2023

Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

Private right of action under Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act

Should the courts grant relief to those suffering from 'significant harm' as a result of an organisation's breach of the
Regulatory and compliance

The Queen's Speech - Data Reform Bill announced

UK government heralds next step in process of diverging from EU data protection regime, but extent of divergence not yet
Dispute resolution

The Procurement Bill is published a year on from the 2021 Queen's Speech

The much-anticipated reform of public procurement in England has embarked on its passage through Parliament

Intellectual property

Queen's Speech bill aims to bring gene-edited plants and animals to market

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill seeks to simplify the regulatory regime for precision-bred plants and animals

Energy and Energy Transition

Energy Security Bill proposed in Queen's Speech

The UK government has proposed new legislation intended to ensure the security and decarbonisation of the UK's energy supply

Urban Mobility

Transparency and compliance pave way for mobility as a service

The integrated model for urban transport raises legal and regulatory questions around privacy, competition, contracts, policy and more
Regulatory and compliance

The Queen's Speech – what not to expect: Employment Bill, audit reform, and digital markets enforcement

As speculation mounts about what the UK government's legislative programme will contain, we consider some of the proposals that are