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In July 2021 we blogged about the launch of a consultation the building safety levy. Well now the government has launched another consultation in relation to the levy

This question is considered in part by the recent guidance published in September by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) - Examining patent applications relating to artificial intelligence (AI) inventions. It is published in two parts ...

The Food Standards Agency has published research into the length of time coronavirus can survive on the surface of food and packaging. 

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently looked at how effective employment settlement agreements really are...

Mills & Reeve's ESG team has been helping charities audit their ESG measures and formulate bespoke ESG strategies.

Remember not to imply alcohol has therapeutic qualities when advertising your products during this season of goodwill.

The Digital Services Act will modernise the e-Commerce Directive regarding illegal content, transparent advertising, and disinformation. This is a good opportunity for your business to review your hosting services.

Further steps have been taken to monitor compliance with binding commitments given by Google to the Competition and Markets Authority in relation to its proposals to remove third party cookies and other functionalities in Chrome and replace these with ‘Privacy Sandbox’ proposals. The commitments address concerns around market dominance and potential anti-competitive behaviour in digital advertising.

3 MIN READ The extent to which, and how, GDPR Data Protection Principles apply when organisations are handling data in the context of litigation, has recently been considered by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Advocate General’s opinion may be considered by UK courts seeking to interpret the scope and application of the UK GDPR

Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in May 2018, it has been unclear what constitutes enough harm to give rise to compensation for those that have suffered damage due to breach. The Austrian case UI v Österreichische Post AG has provided welcome clarification.

Charities such as university colleges and museums are increasingly having to consider the process of returning cultural material to its original owners (restitution) or its place of origin (repatriation). The Arts Council worked with the Institute of Art & Law to produce long anticipated Guidance on Restitution and Repatriation in August 2022...