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Retail and Consumer

Polish watchdog investigates practices in the fast-moving consumer goods sector

Businesses face new legal challenges over dark patterns practices and need to take notice of consumer protection regulations
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products

Food supplements are not considered as a sub-set of pharmaceutical products in class 5 for proving genuine trade mark use
Artificial intelligence

What is the status of EU, UK and international regulation of artificial intelligence?

The European Parliament vote this week on AI laws comes amid extensive international discussion on its future regulation

Tax

Navigating Dutch tax and financial regulatory laws on NFTs

The tax and financial regulatory landscape of non-fungible tokens is rapidly evolving, with the impact of MiCAR on the horizon
Financial Services

Dutch banking uses industry baselines to reduce client AML-CTF impact

Five risk-based baselines have been published by the Dutch Banking Association with 12 more expected
Tech, Media and Comms

Wireless Infrastructure Strategy maps role for the future of telecoms in the UK

What is the background to the UK government strategy, its main measures and its potential implications?
Artificial intelligence

Rise of the machines: AI is opening up a new front in the war on cyber crime

All new technologies create opportunities for criminals and it is a constant race to stay ahead of the latest threats
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Pharma impacted by new EU packaging and packaging waste proposals

The European Commission concludes its feedback period from stakeholders on its draft regulation
Regulatory and compliance

Criminal offences of insider dealing to be aligned with the UK Market Abuse Regulation

An update of the list of securities and markets in the Criminal Justice Act 1993 is long overdue
Regulatory and compliance

The Public Sector Contracts Law finally welcomes the possibility to revise the price of public sector contracts without exceptions

Such revision will only be applicable to a part of the price of the contract, and shall require that the
Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2023

Guidance on tackling modern slavery updated with revised selection questionnaire | Update on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive