The Government has provided further details on its reform of medical device regulation, confirming its commitment to encouraging...
By Alex Gillespie and Victoria McCarron
On 26 January 2023, the UK Parliament published a letter from Nikhil Rathi (CEO of the FCA) to the...
As commented on previously (see here), the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (“DLUHC”) has been engaged in...
On 12 January, the Bank of England announced that it had completed its sale of £19.3bn of index-linked and long-dated UK government bonds...
Employee resource groups (ERGs) can be a powerhouse of collaboration and change around ED&I issues. However many organisations...
I’m pleased to introduce the Burges Salmon Responsible Business Report 2022 which is entitled ‘Making an impact with ESG’; as we address...
In the face of long standing (and justifiable) concerns in relation to the fire safety of modern methods of construction ("MMC")...
An international Convention on AI focussed on human rights, the rule of law, and democracy is being developed by the Council of Europe...
Defra has now published extensive details of the range of actions, payment rates and timings for the environment land management schemes...
The FCA has regulated pre-paid funeral plans since July 2022 when it brought their provision and distribution within the regulatory...
On 1 October 2022, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) took over responsibility from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for monitoring...
The NIS 2 Directive (“NIS2”) entered into force on 16 January 2023, with the aim of creating a higher common level of cybersecurity in...
Is 'Governance' about to get more focus when it comes to all things ESG?
In November 2022 the EU Parliament adopted the Corporate...
Today, with 6 months to go before the Consumer Duty comes into force, the FCA has published a review of how firms are planning to...
AI terms often have varying technical definitions. But how are AI terms used in laws, regulations, regulatory guidance and policy in the...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulations are on the horizon. In this one page visual (which you can download below), we pick out a...
This article was first published in Society for Computers and Law: Can Machine Learning and black box systems properly exercise...
The Geospatial Commission has published a report, 'Getting to the Point - Accelerating EV chargepoint rollout through geospatial...
Introduction
On 4 January, the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) announced the conclusion of two inquiries into the data processing...
Nine cities in Europe have developed a free to use open-source 'data schema' for algorithm registers in cities. Those cities are...
On 23 December 2022, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities ("DLUHC") announced a new consultation seeking views on...
I have noticed a shift in attitudes amongst some law firm leaders around hybrid working. For some, the topic has dropped well down the...
On 19th January, the FCA announced it is undertaking a thematic review assessing the advice consumers are receiving on meeting their...
Summary
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has recently issued guidance for trustees of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, urging them...
As anticipated, the UK government is set to introduce a ban on a range of single-use plastics. The recent announcement by the government...
On 16 January 2023, the Welsh Ministers granted permission for the construction and operation of Renewable Connections’ 32MW Penpergwm...
The Civil Aviation Authority has published a summary of its annual UK Aviation Consumer Survey, conducted in October 2022. It is clear...
It is good to see a more positive outlook for the economy emerging from the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. The FT has reported...
The FCA has released the latest data on firms supported through its Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Pathways services, which...
On January 11th, the FCA published CP23/1 to consult on replacing the insurance aspects of its previous guidance for insurance and...
Overview
The Scottish Government has published, for consultation, their route map to secure Scotland’s ‘fastest possible’ but...
Great to see the Pensions Ombudsman end the year with another success for the Pensions Dishonesty Unit in the case of the Optimum...
‘Machine learning has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of industries and applications’. So says ChatGPT– a chatbot...
On 28 October 2022, the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Alma Property Management Ltd v Crompton And Another [2022] EWHC...
Ravestein B.V. -v- Trant Engineering Limited [2023] EWHC 11 (TCC)
In the recent case of Ravestein, the TCC has again considered the...
To follow up on one of our December blogs, Webinar De-Brief Part 3: CPO Update, Sarah Sutherland (burges-salmon.com) which covered the...
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (the “Regulations”), implementing the majority of the recommendations made to the Government...
The Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Grant Shapps, has recently used powers...
The FCA has published minutes of its board meeting held on 24 November 2022, which includes the FCA’s discussion on operationalising its...
In our latest video, our Head of Employment Adrian Martin shares what he thinks will be the top 5 employment law themes for 2023, based...
In case you missed them in the run up to the Christmas break, three judgments were handed down on 21 December 2022, which are worth noting.
We have waited a few months, but it is finally here. As of today (4 January 2023), the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the “Act”) comes fully...
A recent survey of over 100 AI startups and 15 venture capital firms in the EU has shone a light on potential issues raised by the EU AI...
At Burges Salmon, we have been keeping a close eye on the LDI (liability-driven investment) crisis which followed the announcement of the...
In a landmark decision issued just before Christmas, and contrary to an earlier opinion given by the Advocate General, the Court of...
The FCA has provided further information on various aspects of the forthcoming Consumer Duty by way of a December update to its Consumer...
The FCA wrote to firms in its “Financial Advisers and Intermediaries” portfolio in December to provide an update of its view of the key...
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