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Employment and pensions

Employment Law Coffee Break: A focus on NDAs and our August HR Pensions spotlight

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments impacting UK employers
Mobility and Infrastructure

UK accelerates autonomous vehicle deployment

The government is fast-tracking pilots of self-driving passenger vehicles as it accelerates the deployment of AVs
Financial Services

Targeted support: do new FCA and Treasury proposals for the UK advice market hit the target?

Firms should start to think about how their proposition will look and the new FCA permissions they will need
Regulatory and compliance

UK Parliament report recommends new legislation to combat forced labour in supply chains

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has outlined its recommendations to government which now has two months to respond
Life Sciences and Healthcare

European Commission sets out new EU life sciences strategy

The Commission aims to position the EU as the world's most attractive place for the life sciences by 2030
The Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA)

UK CMA provides further guidance on the 'drip pricing' provisions of the DMCCA

From 'bricks and mortar' to online retail, consumer-facing businesses should review the draft price-transparency guidance
Real estate

Navigating the right to adjudicate in UK construction disputes

Court rules on adjudicator's authority over settlement agreements arising from construction disputes
Dispute resolution

New Arbitration Act aims to keep UK at the forefront of international dispute resolution

Act aims to modernise the 1996 regime, enhance efficiency and attract global businesses to resolve disputes in the UK
Digital Regulation

Digital Fairness Act Unpacked: Dark Patterns

Two weeks ago, the public consultation on the Digital Fairness Act (DFA) opened, allowing companies, associations, and other stakeholders to
Financial Services

FCA consults on draft rules for buy-now, pay-later credit in the UK

The regulator has drawn up a flexible regime enabling firms to compete on transparency, simplicity and customer journeys
Energy and Energy Transition

The Energy Transition | UK government settles on strike prices in Contracts for Difference allocation round

Welcome to our top picks of the latest energy regulatory and market developments in the UK's transition to net zero
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Court of Appeal upholds English High Court decision on invalidity of dapagliflozin patent and SPCs

The High Court was right to find AstraZeneca's patent and associated SPCs invalid for lack of plausibility