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The situation in making ‘green’ and ‘sustainability’ claims as a food company is in a state of flux. Europe has a plethora of legislation trundling down the pipeline and the UK has the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) taking on the form of an enforcing behemoth.  The UK and Europe and their increasingly diverging positions on green claims are assessed as well as what companies can do now about it.

Charities Act 2022 – New Ex Gratia Payment Powers will not apply to Museums and Galleries or to transfers overseas

Boards are increasingly looking to their in-house legal team for advice on ESG matters. This places a new onus on in-house solicitors who already face the difficult challenge of balancing an organisation’s legal obligation with its strategic goals.  

AI is increasingly being used across many sectors, including life sciences. Intellectual property expert Mark Pearce considers some of the current issues, around both protection of innovations and use of data resources.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is backing calls for 'Owen's Law' and will introduce guidance for food businesses of non-prepacked foods ie cafes and restaurants, on how best to provide written allergen information. In light of this strong steer and promised guidance those FBO's serving non-prepacked food should be alert to the format with which they provide their allergen information to customers.

Conservation covenants are a new binding property covenant introduced by the Environment Act 2021. Bethany Milchem, an associate in our Agriculture team, provides a brief summary of conservation covenants and headline points to consider.

Should the Care Quality Commission persist with one-word ratings in light of the coroner’s conclusion in the Ruth Perry inquest...

Tips for rationalising your care home portfolio...

New guidance on how NHS bodies and local authorities should work in collaboration with each other to support the discharge of patients from inpatient mental health settings...

A review of the ABPI Code for the promotion of medicines in the UK is undergoing a review, with the changes expected to take effect before the end of 2024.

The Transparency Reporting Pilot is a new scheme which permits accredited journalists and legal bloggers to attend financial remedy family court cases and report on them. In this blog, we explain what the changes are and what this means for those going through court.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal assesses whether the definition of worker in whistleblowing legislation can be expanded...