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Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

New EU rules bring a mandatory withdrawal button to online trade

A recent EU directive requires online traders and financial service providers to make it easy for customers to withdraw
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30/09/2026
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Online Safety

EU KIDS ACT: Commission announces new restrictions on children's access to social media, gaming, video and AI services

17/09/2026
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Life Sciences and Healthcare

UK life sciences head into autumn as policy and regulatory reforms race to match tech advances

17/09/2026
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Product regulation and consumer protection

Leaked draft European Product Act gives the Commission direct enforcement powers and exposes marketplaces to liability as authorised representatives

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01/10/2026
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Contingent workforces contend with major reform in the countdown to the UK Budget

Employer costs, worker rights and supply chain risk are at the fore in the month before the chancellor's fiscal plan
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01/10/2026
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The Built Environment

Renters' Rights Act Phase 2 introduces landlord database and rent dispute reforms in England

Landlord database and rent dispute change mark the latest step in the overhaul of the private rented sector
23/09/2026
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International arbitration

English court willing to grant injunctive relief if emergency arbitrator cannot act in time: emergency powers under the Arbitration Act 1996

Case illustrates the speed with which the courts can act when institutional emergency procedures may not meet the required urgency
25/09/2026
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