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Regulatory and compliance

CPS launches crime strategy 2025

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has bolstered its plans to tackle economic crime by issuing a new five-year strategy

Decarbonisation

Can gene-editing help solve the energy crisis?

What role can biofuels play in fighting climate change and can CRISPR sequencing technology help it reach its potential?

Dispute resolution

Is the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act moratorium working?

Low uptake of the new insolvency moratorium could change as lockdown is lifted and lenders pursue debt

Dispute resolution

What can guidance on responsible contractual behaviours do for a construction industry hit hard by the pandemic?

Will the government's guidance on "responsible contractual behaviour" or good faith come to the rescue of parties in the sector

Blockchain

UKJT consults on new Digital Dispute Resolution Rules for FinTechs

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) has proposed a new, faster and more flexible approach to dispute resolution tailored for disputes

Intellectual property

Artificial intelligence raises new questions about purpose and scope of copyright

Could AI-generated works be eligible for protection by copyright or related rights?

Dispute resolution

Court of Appeal considers what interest a director needs to disclose

Decision in Fairford Water Ski Club v Cohoon & Ors is evidence of new approach

Intellectual property

'Crown use' defence in patent infringement claims hinges on authorisation

Appellate-level analysis of rarely used defence limits up-front protection for suppliers of goods and services to government

Commercial

Cryptoassets case law homes in on location, location, location!

Slowly but surely the English courts are defining the legal status of cryptocurrencies by confirming the rights that go with