All Insights

Employment and pensions

New legislation on reclaiming training costs and 'ancillary activities' clauses: are your employment agreements ready?

Employers will need to check their employment agreements as EU Directive containing various employment law obligations is to be implemented
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

What regulation is on the horizon for the metaverse?

A live concert staged in the metaverse raises broad legal and regulatory issues
Retail and Consumer

Evolution of retail platforms and marketplaces risks additional regulatory consequences for businesses

The business models of retail platforms and marketplaces can be impacted by financial services regulation – but there are exclusions
Digitalisation

Retailers adopt facial recognition technology as regulators play catch-up

Automated facial recognition raises broad challenges for privacy regulators but industries such as retail are using the technology ahead of
Regulatory and compliance

UK government announces consumer law reform and plans fines of up to 10% of global turnover for breaches

The government has announced several key reforms to UK consumer law which suggests that the direction of UK consumer law
Regulatory and compliance

Defra publishes proposal to reform the UK packaging waste regime

Eight changes that businesses need to prepare for as the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme is proposed for
Competition, antitrust and trade

UK and EU regulators offer further detail on how competition law can support sustainability

What are the implications of CMA and European Commission proposals for businesses in sustainability collaborations with competitors?

Mind the IR35 gap: corporate dealmakers need to get vigilant

Companies seeking investment or sale should review IR35 processes and revisit checklists as HMRC ramps up its new regime
Regulatory and compliance

Could the floodgates open for claims for workplace exposure to Covid-19?

UK employers face a rising risk of personal injury claims by employees who allege they contracted the virus while at