4/2/2025 12:56:15 PM The final run-up to the DMCC’s consumer enforcement regime: what to expect on 6 April 2025 By Elisa Lindemann Kallie Botha Georgia Austin The Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC) will come into force on 6 April 2025 and will reform consumer protection law...
4/2/2025 9:13:59 AM The Rubettes rocked by a battle over band name rights By Sarah Husslein Hafsa Babar British glam rock band The Rubettes have been at the centre of legal challenges, particularly concerning rights to the band’s name. Last...
3/28/2025 5:14:49 PM Let’s get ready to rumble? Ofcom fines OnlyFans £1.05 million under the VSP regime By Subha Kumar Anna Ní Uiginn Faye Harrison Many online service providers that fall within the scope of the Online Safety Act (OSA) have been busy this year preparing for its...
3/28/2025 10:34:00 AM Enough is (not dissimilar) enough? Cardi B copyright infringement case continues By Simon Clark Timothy Minton American rapper Cardi B is being sued in the States by the writers of the song “Greasy FryBread”, which they say she copied in the form...
3/27/2025 5:36:40 PM Working away: the CMA’s first infringement decision concerning labour markets By Antonia Kendrick Last week, the CMA closed two investigations concerning information exchange in labour markets for workers in the sports and non-sports...
3/26/2025 2:18:37 PM Consultation on clearances for R&D tax relief launched By Julia Cockroft Tabitha Reed The Spring Statement was remarkably quiet on the tax front but hidden in the materials was an announcement launching the consultation on...
3/26/2025 10:17:14 AM Copyright in AI-generated outputs By Toby Headdon In a decision that has surprised absolutely no-one, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit confirmed both the...
3/21/2025 9:45:58 AM UK Pharma leaders: VPAG is making the UK “un-investable” By Hugo Kent-Egan Alex Denoon Krishiv Desai Various UK pharmaceutical companies yesterday co-signed a report warning that future UK investment is unlikely unless the Government...
3/19/2025 12:07:32 PM Giving away the “secret sauce”? CJEU rules on automated decision-making, DSARs and trade secrets By Mac Macmillan Subha Kumar Last year, we wrote about the A-G opinion in Case C-203/22 of Dun & Bradstreet Austria. The case centres on how much information...
3/19/2025 11:02:57 AM EU Pay Transparency – Why UK companies should be preparing for enhanced gender pay gap reporting By Manon Rattle Although no longer a member of the EU, the EU Pay Transparency Directive (the Directive) will have significant practical implications for...
3/17/2025 6:03:37 PM Watershed Moment for Online Safety in the UK: Illegal Harms Provisions of the OSA Enter into Force Today By Anna Ní Uiginn Faye Harrison Today marks the official entry into force of the provisions of the Online Safety Act (OSA) which relate to the identification and...
3/17/2025 3:46:52 PM Statutory Scheme repayments: the DHSC dots the i's and crosses the t's By Hugo Kent-Egan On Friday, the DHSC published the latest consultation to update the repayment percentage under the Statutory Scheme. This consultation...