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Intellectual property

How to instruct experts in patent cases correctly

The recent decision of Mr Justice Meade in Fisher & Paykel v Flexicare is yet another warning to patent practitioners

Energy and Energy Transition

Driving towards a greener future? CMA takes stock of electric vehicle charging in the UK

The competition regulator's focus on the supply of charge points across the UK gives businesses a rare opportunity to give

Online Safety

Online Harms: UK government confirms new Online Safety Bill

The UK government has confirmed that it will introduce an Online Safety Bill in 2021 setting out a strict new

Banking and finance

Brexit, jurisdiction and finance: the demise of the asymmetric jurisdiction clause?

With potential difficulties enforcing asymmetric jurisdiction clauses, parties are going to need to think carefully about the right jurisdiction clause

The Built Environment

National security bill set to ring changes for real estate M&A

Investors in real estate will need to assess whether new interventions powers apply to their deals

The Built Environment

Build-to-rent investors set to benefit from tax change on mixed use properties

A recent change in HMRC guidance indicates that the SDLT 3% surcharge should not apply to a multiple dwellings relief

Tax

Supreme Court ruling of 23 September 2020 on the application of the beneficial owner clause not provided for in the Spanish-Swiss Convention and the limits of "soft law"

The High Court ruled on the appeal (Colgate Palmolive case) and analysed the objective and temporal limits of the so-called