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Competition, antitrust and trade

Competition law is evolving at speed in the UK and the EU. Authorities have been granted new, far-reaching powers to scrutinise investments, subsidies and even entire industries. Enforcement activity has picked up. A wave of antitrust litigation is presenting risks and opportunities for businesses. You need expert lawyers to help you navigate these stormy legal waters.

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Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU set to upgrade medtech and diagnostics regulations

Commission-led targeted evaluation and reforms to the EU medical devices regulatory framework are reshaping the sector

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25/03/2025

Read time 6m

Workforce Solutions

UK recruiters need to take care when helping set a 'going rate' for a job

The CMA, which can apply huge fines for breach of competition law in the UK, has had the freelancer market...

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24/03/2025

Read time 2m

Blockchain

Blockchain makes steady advance in Singapore amid enhanced regulatory clarity

More than two years on from the ‘crypto winter’ of 2022, blockchain has regained its market and regulatory footing

10/03/2025

Read time 5m

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

ESG Knowledge Update | February 2025

Welcome to our ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news

27/02/2025

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

What business expects from the CMA | Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act | Procurement Act | Civil litigation

27/02/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory and compliance

Court of Appeal rules on duty to clarify tender submissions with bidders in UK public procurement

Decision explains when contracting authorities must clarify incomplete or ambiguous information in tender submissions

21/02/2025

Read time 7m

Regulatory and compliance

New NPPS sets out 'value for money' message for UK public procurement

Government wants public bodies to use procurement to drive growth, social and economic value, and commercial capability

14/02/2025

Read time 4m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Genetic resources, IP and benefits sharing: what changes are ahead internationally?

The WIPO has set out disclosure rules for patent applications as the UN pushes for sharing digital sequence information

13/02/2025

Read time 5m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU General Court's invalidity finding on 3D shape mark highlights med devices' trade mark woes

Ruling that shape was functional is consistent with trade mark law's aim to prevent monopolies on technical solutions

23/01/2025

Read time 3m

Competition, antitrust and trade

What impact do rating systems have on competition?

On January 9th 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) issued the Opinion 25-A-01 on rating systems designed...

20/01/2025

Read time 2m

Artificial intelligence

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: what it means for business

The government wants to ramp up AI adoption across the UK, and this much-heralded plan sets out what it thinks...

17/01/2025

Read time 14m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Is the engineering biology sector set to be turbocharged in the UK?

A Lords report sets out recommendations for policy the UK must get right and calls for a national sector champion

17/01/2025

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

The Digital Market Competition and Consumer Act | Procurement Act | CMA's focus for 2025

13/01/2025

Read time 5m

Knowledge Notes

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

13/01/2025

Read time 28m

Competition, antitrust and trade

Football Governance Bill in second run for England could encounter legal challenges

Labour has made changes to the proposed reforms to improve English football's governance and financial stability

10/01/2025

Read time 4m

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Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU set to upgrade medtech and diagnostics regulations

Commission-led targeted evaluation and reforms to the EU medical devices regulatory framework are reshaping the sector

New -

25/03/2025

Read time 6m

Workforce Solutions

UK recruiters need to take care when helping set a 'going rate' for a job

The CMA, which can apply huge fines for breach of competition law in the UK, has had the freelancer market...

New -

24/03/2025

Read time 2m

Blockchain

Blockchain makes steady advance in Singapore amid enhanced regulatory clarity

More than two years on from the ‘crypto winter’ of 2022, blockchain has regained its market and regulatory footing

10/03/2025

Read time 5m

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

ESG Knowledge Update | February 2025

Welcome to our ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news

27/02/2025

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

What business expects from the CMA | Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act | Procurement Act | Civil litigation

27/02/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory and compliance

Court of Appeal rules on duty to clarify tender submissions with bidders in UK public procurement

Decision explains when contracting authorities must clarify incomplete or ambiguous information in tender submissions

21/02/2025

Read time 7m

Regulatory and compliance

New NPPS sets out 'value for money' message for UK public procurement

Government wants public bodies to use procurement to drive growth, social and economic value, and commercial capability

14/02/2025

Read time 4m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Genetic resources, IP and benefits sharing: what changes are ahead internationally?

The WIPO has set out disclosure rules for patent applications as the UN pushes for sharing digital sequence information

13/02/2025

Read time 5m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU General Court's invalidity finding on 3D shape mark highlights med devices' trade mark woes

Ruling that shape was functional is consistent with trade mark law's aim to prevent monopolies on technical solutions

23/01/2025

Read time 3m

Competition, antitrust and trade

What impact do rating systems have on competition?

On January 9th 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) issued the Opinion 25-A-01 on rating systems designed...

20/01/2025

Read time 2m

Artificial intelligence

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: what it means for business

The government wants to ramp up AI adoption across the UK, and this much-heralded plan sets out what it thinks...

17/01/2025

Read time 14m

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Is the engineering biology sector set to be turbocharged in the UK?

A Lords report sets out recommendations for policy the UK must get right and calls for a national sector champion

17/01/2025

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

The Digital Market Competition and Consumer Act | Procurement Act | CMA's focus for 2025

13/01/2025

Read time 5m

Knowledge Notes

What business law changes does 2025 promise in the UK?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what's in store for business

13/01/2025

Read time 28m

Competition, antitrust and trade

Football Governance Bill in second run for England could encounter legal challenges

Labour has made changes to the proposed reforms to improve English football's governance and financial stability

10/01/2025

Read time 4m

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