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Widespread use by local councils of algorithmic decision-making
A Guardian investigation has found that nearly half of local councils in England, Scotland and Wales are using or have used algorithms to...
An Accountability for Algorithms Act? Proposals from the Institute for the Future of Work
The Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW) has proposed an Accountability for Algorithms Act because, amongst other things, existing...
Publication of options and contracts on the Land Register- still time to respond
The DCLG call for evidence: 'Transparency and competition: a call for evidence on data on land control' may have a much wider impact than...
Automated decision-making: Uber drivers claim they are de-activated automatically without ability to object in non-compliance with GDPR
Uber drivers from across Europe have bought a claim in the Netherlands (where Uber's data is based)against Uber claiming that Uber has...
Financial Services Bill introduced to UK Parliament
By Christopher Walker
On 21 October the Financial Services Bill (the "Bill") - a proposal described as a key next step in shaping the UK's “
FCA prohibits sale of investments referencing cryptoassets to retail clients
This post was written by Joanna Peasland
The FCA has recently issued a policy statement on “’Prohibiting the sale to retail clients of...
UK Government launches consultation on post-Brexit financial services regulatory framework
This post was written by Joanna Peasland
The UK Government has launched an open consultation on the regulation and policy surrounding...
Reimagining buildings for the "work from home" revolution - modern methods of construction can offer developers the best of both worlds
In the UK alone, the coronavirus pandemic has seen a massive shift in the working arrangements for millions of office workers. Most...
NCC's Final Response to the government's 25 Year Environment Plan Progress Report
The Natural Capital Committee (NCC) was established nine years ago to advise the government on how best to achieve its stated objective...
European Commission launches consultation on AIFMD
By Ciara Davies
The European Commission has launched a consultation relating to its review of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers...
How should companies prepare their section 172 statements?
On 14 October 2020, the Financial Reporting Council Lab published new guidance to assist companies in preparing section 172 statements...
FCA speech on market abuse during pandemic
The FCA has published a speech by its FCA Market Oversight Director, Julia Hoggett, on market abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic....
GB REACH: the new shape of chemicals regulation in Britain
The shape of chemicals regulation in the UK post Brexit took further steps forward on Monday 19 October 2020 when long-anticipated...
EU adopts proposals on how the EU can regulate and legislate for Artificial Intelligence
The European Parliament has adopted proposals for the EU to produce:
- an ethics framework for artificial intelligence; and
- amended...
Artificial intelligence - from principles to practice
The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing has kicked-off an AI Policy Forum to develop frameworks and tools for governments and companies...
Sustainable Finance and Responsible Investment: Burges Salmon and the Investment Association discuss regulatory change at HSBC’s Client Forum
By Chris Walker
As part of HSBC Trustee & Depositary Services’ client forum on 14 October, Burges Salmon partner Tom Dunn and...
Sustainable development in Scotland
In 2014, Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) introduced a presumption in favour of development which contributes towards sustainable...
ISS voting policy changes: increased focus on board diversity
Yesterday, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading proxy advisory firm, announced a number of proposed voting policy changes...
Infrastructure investment - competition for capital
In our latest interview as part of our perspectives on infrastructure series John Mayhew, Head of Infrastructure Finance at M&G...
EU launches Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
Today (14 October) the EU has launched its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, a key element of the EU's Green Deal and an essential...
Don't be an ostrich: make sure your food business is Brexit ready
Treasury Minister Lord Agnew has ruffled a few feathers this week by suggesting that businesses are taking a "head in the sand...
The farm robots are coming
News that Google's parent company has developed prototype farming robots should come as no great surprise. But that a company the size of...
New investment model needed to replace "hole" left by demise of PFI
In our latest "Perspectives on Infrastructure" interview, I found it really reassuring to read the thoughts of Sinéad Walshe of Aviva...
Partner Visa: do you love your partner enough to acquire a UK domicile of choice?
Since we published our article on "The interactions of non-domiciled status and British citizenship by naturalisation", we have been...
Signs that Covid-19 is accelerating technological change
The RSA has published a report on work and automation in the time of Covid-19. Two issues highlighted are the signs that Covid-19...
Autumn financial services Brexit update
This post was written by Ciara Davies
EU Commission Executive Vice President comments on financial crime action plan
On 30 September 2020,...
Is localism the path to a green recovery?
Blog by Gabi Gershuny and Emma Andrews
In July 2020, Regen published ‘Local leadership to transform our energy system’, the latest paper...
Interpretable machine learning - an overview by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has produced a useful overview of the importance of interpreting decision-making in...
Learning from the 2020 AGM Season
On 6 October 2020, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its review of the different approaches taken by UK listed companies to...
Will AI replace humans? The GPT-3 Guardian op-ed shows that humans have a continuing, but evolving, role.
Recently, GPT-3 - "a cutting edge language model that uses machine learning to produce human like text" - wrote an op-ed in the Guardian....
Public/Private
A really interesting interview with Sinéad Walshe of Aviva Investors as part of our perspectives on infrastructure series. The...
UK plans mandatory due diligence for forest risk commodities
A group of large food companies have written to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to argue that the...
How do you measure...a day? The UK tax and immigration mismatch.
If you have ever wondered why the UK tax year starts on 6 April, then please see John Barnett's post. October represents the...
FCA further extends flexibility on 10% drop reporting requirement for portfolio management firms
This post was written by Ciara Davies
The FCA published a statement on 30th September announcing a further six-month extension to the...
Goodwill Hunting in SPAs
In the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Primus International Holding Company v Triumph Controls UK Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1228the...
TPR notification window re-opened
The FCA has updated the temporary permissions regime ("TPR") page of its website. The update states that EEA fund managers are now able...
Client assets and coronavirus
This post was written by Ciara Davies
The FCA has issued two letters addressed to CEOs of firms, which hold client money and/or custody...
Unlocking private sector investment in UK infrastructure
In the third interview of our “Perspectives on Infrastructure” series, Adam Gordon of Investec considers the barriers to private...
A long term investment for pension funds? Infrastructure looks like the natural fit
This post was written by Ros Jackson. As part of our Perspectives on Infrastructure series, Burges Salmon spoke to Daniel Woolf,...
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