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Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?

We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer
Financial Services

Accepting responsibility and liability for appointed representatives explored by UK court

A High Court decision has considered the limits on a principal's exclusions of liability for representative's misconduct
Blockchain

Law Commission report positions UK as a centre for digital asset disputes

Long-awaited paper identifies the strength of English common law in addressing legal issues arising from digital assets
Tech, Media and Comms

UK Court of Appeal further clarifies Electronic Communications Code renewals

Code renewal provisions have been widened to address renewals involving concurrent lessees
Dispute resolution

Why aggregation matters in insurance contracts in England and Wales

A recent case has examined how many losses arose out of a Covid-19-related insurance claim
Dispute resolution

Public Interest Judicial Agreement guidelines published by France's financial prosecutor

Reporting directors' or employees' misbehaviours is encouraged but does not have a guarantee of guilty plea proceeding
Banking and finance

Is Quincecare retired or restrained by the UK Supreme Court's unanimous decision?

The ruling in Philipp v Barclays found that the bank did not owe a duty to its customer in authorised
IT and data

What does the new Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision mean for US data flows?

EU and UK companies transferring personal data should check if their US data importers certify under the new framework
Unified Patent Court

UPC's former London Central Division competences to be reallocated between Paris, Munich and Milan

The provisional Paris-Munich competence split will continue until the new agreement comes into force in June 2024
Business crime

Corporate criminal liability regime expansion confirmed by UK government

Senior managers within the ambit of the 'controlling mind' test makes it easier to prosecute companies for economic crime
Dispute resolution

UK Litigation Brief | July 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Litigation Brief.
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Judicial review highlights pharmaceutical industry concerns over VPAS in UK

Negotiations for new voluntary scheme being challenged by industry body as old scheme is criticised for amount levied on suppliers