Cyber security: the human element | Herbert Smith Freehills
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Naive or disgruntled employees frequently pose the greatest risk to cyber security and, more widely, protection of confidential information.
Sustainability and IP: a match made in heaven? | Collyer Bristow
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When British costume designer, Jenny Beavan, won the Oscar for her work in Mad Max: Fury Road at the 2016 Academy Awards, she said in her acceptance speech that the film could be ‘horribly prophetic if we’re not kind to each other, and if we don’t stop polluting the atmosphere’. Mad Max is set in …
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Seeing the wood for the trees: which aspects of the new General Data Protection Regulation should you focus on? | Burges Salmon
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The EU’s governing bodies recently reached an agreement on the text of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) after months of ongoing trilogue negotiations.
2016 trends in dispute resolution: abuse of dominance litigation for consumer-facing TMT companies | Bryan Cave
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The idea of masses of consumers galloping after shares of companies’ profits for anti-competitive behaviour has probably not been one which has been keeping corporate counsel awake at night. But the combination of (1) the new Consumer Rights Act; (2) a mature litigation funding market; and (3) the developing nature of antitrust enforcement, makes for …
Spoilt for choice? Selecting the correct UK court for IP, media and technology disputes | Brodies
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When a business has a dispute, it is important for it to properly evaluate its options in terms in how best to resolve the matter on a commercial basis. This should involve a review of any relevant contract(s) giving rise to the issues in dispute for any applicable choice of law and jurisdiction provisions, as …
Drones and robots: liability for designers, manufacturers and insurers | Shook, Hardy & Bacon
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The beginning of 2014 saw the launch of a plethora of smart technology. Amazon grabbed the headlines with the news that they were considering the use of drones for package deliveries. Our prediction (IHL211, June 2013) that driverless cars would be with us sooner than thought came true with an announcement that Milton Keynes is …
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Electricity market reform: an update on contracts for difference | Burges Salmon
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The Energy Bill, legislating for the government’s electricity market reform (EMR), finally became the Energy Act in December 2013. The government initially announced its proposals back in December 2010. This legislation, three years in the making, is central to the government’s energy policy and its stated aims of keeping the lights on, keeping energy bills …
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Devolution of Scottish employment tribunals | Brodies
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On 1 September this year, as part of her ‘Programme for Scotland’ speech outlining proposed legislation in the Scottish parliament, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon outlined a number of measures that the Scottish Government hopes will ‘place a strong – and growing – emphasis on fair work’. Principally among these was a commitment to abolish …
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Another reason to lie awake at night | Druces LLP
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Being a boss of an SME has been likened to a plate juggler having to be constantly alert to what is happening in all parts of the business and ready to take swift action to avoid smashing the company crockery. Managing the business in the ordinary course and dealing with matters as they arise (to …
Energy efficiency in the UK: legal changes and commercial impact | Burges Salmon
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In recent years various UK governments have made commitments at international, European and national levels to reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases including through the promotion of energy efficiency. These high-level commitments have impacted both commercial and domestic energy consumers through the introduction of regulation, taxation and incentives aimed at helping to meet these commitments.