Feb 24, 2023 The 90s really are back in fashion: Tony Blair’s new focus on life sciences By David Dowling Edward Machin For a Millennial refusing to admit their age, it can be quite upsetting at the moment. Everywhere you look the 90s are back, whether it...
Feb 23, 2023 US sustainability-linked loans drafting guidance published By Clara Melly The Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) has this week published drafting guidance for sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) for...
Feb 22, 2023 UK restructuring plan - Key themes and what lies ahead By Natalie Blanc Emily Ma In June 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduced a new tool into the UK restructuring toolkit, the restructuring...
Feb 22, 2023 How rearranging furniture helped change a culture By Hui Chen This is a story of unlikely success, with many lessons to offer. If there is one institution that is symbolic of dysfunction, the U.S....
Feb 22, 2023 Reflections on the FCA’s pilot study into understanding diversity and inclusion in financial services By Nitish Upadhyaya Amanda Raad Eve Ellis The timing of the release of the results of the FCA’s pilot study into understanding diversity and inclusion in financial services just...
Feb 21, 2023 ICO (mostly) loses data broking appeal By Edward Machin Before AI was the Next Big Thing, the use and re-use of personal information by data brokers and credit reference agencies was a hot...
Feb 17, 2023 European Parliament identifies shortcomings with the EU-U.S. data transfer adequacy decision By Christopher Foo On 14 February 2023, a committee of the European Parliament issued a draft opinion (EP Opinion) that advised against the adoption of the...
Feb 16, 2023 Is there now increased scope for dominant firms to use exclusivity clauses? By Dervla Broderick Lisa Kaltenbrunner Ruchit Patel In January, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that exclusivity clauses imposed by a dominant company do not...
Feb 16, 2023 Key risks and insurance trends for life sciences in 2023 By David Dowling A recent survey of life sciences executives has highlighted the risks that they are most worried about going into 2023. This is of...
Feb 14, 2023 UK takes action over cybercrime By Ropes & Gray The UK and the US joined forces last week in an initiative to try to combat ransomware attacks, by sanctioning seven Russian nationals...
Feb 13, 2023 Independence Day for DPOs? By Edward Machin One of the defining features of the months leading up to and following the introduction of the GDPR was the rapid expansion of the Data...
Feb 09, 2023 What does Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle mean for life sciences and tech investors in the UK? By David Dowling Edward Machin This week, the UK’s prime minister broke up the often redesigned Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). BEIS has...
Feb 08, 2023 The Golden Triangle adds a Golden Arc By David Dowling Sam Wolfe Murray We have previously noted the UK Government’s strategic push to develop UK science and innovation. Part of this is to leverage the UK’s...
Feb 07, 2023 Trainee Insights: Taylor Swift fans look to antitrust to fill the Blank Space By Sienna Hewavidana Following widespread disorder and chaos during a November ticket sale, on 2 December 2022, Taylor Swift fans launched a lawsuit against...
Feb 06, 2023 Legal Lingo - Real estate taxation: a REIT good idea By Katherine Fielding Being an aspiring commercial lawyer often means being confronted by complex, often abstract, concepts leading to an often impenetrable...
Feb 06, 2023 Who's watching you? Data protection issues regarding monitoring of workers By Ropes & Gray Undoubtedly, the coronavirus pandemic revolutionised working life for a large proportion of the workforce worldwide, with millions of...