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Employment and pensions

Public Service Pensions Update | August 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of our Public Service Pensions Update.

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Life sciences companies turn to public markets for injections of capital

London markets have remained open during the pandemic allowing for a surge in life sciences and healthcare sector deals including

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Ethics and Compliance | New ethical controls coming for interactions with healthcare professionals in France

New rules coming into force on 1 October 2020 will give professional associations the power to block contracts or hospitality

Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

Appeals court hands down the UK's first judgment on automated facial recognition

Ruling that the use of automated facial recognition by the South Wales Police was unlawful has broader significance for businesses

Corporate

Singapore enhances scheme to encourage entrepreneurship

S$150m in enhancements to include a new venture building programme for individuals and a 67% increase in pre-seed grants, to

Employers start to receive furlough scheme compliance letters from HMRC

It was reported this week that HMRC has written to 3,000 employers it believes may need to repay some or

Energy and Energy Transition

Energy and Utilities Update | 21 August 2020

Welcome to our latest update on regulatory and market developments in the energy and utilities sector. In this week's edition

Employment and pensions

Singapore takes further measures to support employees

Initiatives and tiered approach demonstrate the Singapore government's recognition that continued financial support will be necessary to alleviate the hardship

The New Deal for Consumers

OC Consumer Briefing on search result transparency: What do businesses need to do to come out on top?

The New Deal for Consumer introduces new transparency obligations for businesses, including a requirement to disclose their search ranking criteria

Dispute resolution

Think your contract is clear, think again

With courts being increasingly willing to apply business common sense in favour of a strict, literal interpretation of contractual wording

Dispute resolution

Get ready for the new Dutch Franchise Act

On 15 July 2020 the introduction of the new Wet Franchise ("Franchise Act") was officially announced. The Franchise Act introduces

Energy and Energy Transition

Energy and Utilities Update | 14 August 2020

Welcome to our latest update on regulatory and market developments in the energy and utilities sector. In this week's edition