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Regulatory and compliance

The new debarment regime for UK public procurement: how contracting authorities can avoid the pitfalls

What will the Procurement Act's introduction of a new debarment list for suppliers entail for contracting authorities?
Financial Services

UK FCA proposes new credit reporting governance body with broader objectives

Final market study report details remedies to address sharing, use and regulation of credit information, as well as governance
Regulatory and compliance

The European Commission is proposing to pay invoices within 30 days

The proposed regulation strengthens measures against late payment in European commercial transactions
Regulatory and compliance

New UK advertising guidance as ASA proposes to actively investigate green disposal claims in 2024

Research by the ASA gives insight into consumer beliefs about the veracity of claims and understanding of terms used
IT and data

What EU businesses need to know about NIS2 and cybersecurity compliance

Organisations need to get prepared as the revised directive's national implementation deadline nears in 10 months' time
Regulatory and compliance

MPs call for improved value and competitive measures in UK public procurement

Poor data on contracts highlighted by an all-party report into the government's £259bn procurement spend in 2021-22
Competition, antitrust and trade

UK competition regulator issues first informal guidance on sustainability collaborations

Open-door policy can provide businesses with competition law certainty on proposed green agreements
Regulatory and compliance

UK Crown Estate publishes plans for fifth round of offshore wind leasing

Celtic Sea leasing round will start in February 2024 and will have some important differences to previous competitions

EU Platform Work Directive: deal reached on new rules to classify status of platform workers and automated decision-making

Significant changes to employment rights for platform workers likely to affect numerous sectors
Defence, Security and Aerospace

Green aviation claims fail to land with UK regulator

Advertising regulator finds against airline sustainability claims, while further CMA scrutiny of greenwashing is anticipated
Artificial intelligence

AI is a board issue: perspectives from Belgium

How should boards of directors approach the risks and opportunities of AI?
Artificial intelligence

The EU's AI Act: what do we know so far about the agreed text?

While considerable work remains on its detail, there is political agreement on the broad shape of the legislation