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Financial Services

FCA improves its appointed representative regime amid UK consumer-harm concerns

The changes will specify more precisely a principal's responsibility for and oversight of ARs and what this means in practice
Tech, Media and Comms

Streaming market study update aims to keep harmony in UK music industry

Businesses and individuals in music streaming need to remain aware of developments ahead of the final report in 2023

Commercial

Marketinglaw update | August 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketinglaw.
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

Dispute resolution

US Supreme Court ends discovery by US courts in aid of foreign arbitration proceedings

An arbitral tribunal is not a 'foreign or international tribunal' under Section 1782 of Title 28 of the United States

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

Digitalisation

Will AI be a game changer for the sports industry?

Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in sport, but it is not yet clear how looming regulation will affect the sector
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 Outlook

Advertising and marketing | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

ASA on debt management ads | Eye spy enhanced disclosures for children | Kellogg's challenge to HFSS rules fails
Regulatory Outlook

Regulated procurement | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

Procurement Bill | Policy paper on transparency of UK public contracts | Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Regulatory Outlook

Consumer law | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

European Parliament adopts the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act | Changes to UK Online Safety Bill | Online