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Contingent workforce

Extended UK right to work checks for staffing suppliers and platforms come into force this autumn

What is changing, who is in scope, and what can be done to prepare as the new regime takes effect
The Building Safety Act

Wales legislates for broader building safety remediation powers

England's remediation and contribution orders model is adopted with potentially greater scope and ministerial discretion
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

CJEU Grand Chamber clarifies the 'coordinated field' and hosting liability under the E-Commerce Directive

Landmark rulings on country-of-origin protection and hosting safe harbours are significant for digital service operators
Life Sciences and Healthcare

Reimbursement in Poland — What's changing?

The PPO President formally transmitted a comprehensive review of accession conditions to the Minister of Justice the first structured inter-institutional
Life Sciences and Healthcare

English High Court finds government acted unlawfully in introducing regulations on lighter-touch approach to gene editing

Uncertainty remains about what will happen to the regulations as minister acted irrationally and failed to make adequate enquiries over
Dispute resolution

France extends legal privilege for the first time to in-house counsel

A new law giving statutory protections to company lawyers marks a significant shift in French corporate legal practice
The Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA)

CMA issues first fines under its new UK direct consumer enforcement powers

Drip pricing, automatic opt-in charges and failure to respond to information notices are targets of the new regime
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU approves lighter-touch regulation of gene editing in plants after long legislative process

New rules published in the Official Journal; last-minute amendments that would have restricted patentability of NGT plants are rejected
Real estate

English High Court refuses stay and appeal in landmark building liability order ruling

Latest judgment in Crest v Ardmore makes clear that defendants face an uphill battle to unwind a BLO once made
Advertising and marketing regulation

Marketinglaw: June 2026

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketinglaw
Real estate

English High Court confirms the broad reach of building liability orders

The BLO by default judgment holds a German parent liable for its UK subsidiary's defective cladding
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

Netherlands tightens telemarketing rules from July

The abolition of the soft opt-in exception makes consent the new baseline for commercial calls to Dutch consumers