21 June 2020 Blog Health and Safety Now - Refresh, Review & Record Lockdown is beginning to ease and a number of non-essential businesses and their employees and are coming back to the marketplace... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
21 June 2020 Blog June Quarter Day: Meet the new Code. Same as the old code? The Government has now published its proposed Code of Practice for commercial property relationships, codifying actions that many landlords and tenants were taking already as a result of lockdown and its impact on the March quarter day... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
18 June 2020 Blog Launch of a Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence - the GPAI A joint statement issued on Monday announced the creation of the “GPAI”, a global alliance for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI)... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 June 2020 Blog A spotlight on patent injunctions Owners of patent portfolios will be aware of how patent infringement claims and attacks on patent validity often interact... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
18 June 2020 Blog A spotlight on patent injunctions As patent infringement litigation heads towards trial, patentees might expect that they will receive an interim injunction from the court in order to preserve the existing market position, at least temporarily. Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
16 June 2020 Blog Plans for a new approach to EU health and pharmaceuticals policy The public consultation will last for three months (to 15 September 2020) and will focus on the following themes... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
16 June 2020 Blog Secure in the knowledge - how can universities prepare to be Covid Secure for September? As university summer terms draw to a close, all eyes turn to what life on campus will look like at the start of the new academic year. Universities cannot afford for too many students to defer (a recent survey suggested 20% may do so) and will want to welcome a new cohort in September... Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
16 June 2020 Blog Quill pens and ink pots: an opportunity lost? Chief Coroner’s Guidance No. 38: Remote participation in Coronial proceedings via video and audio broadcast. Twelve weeks into the brave new world of working, the Chief Coroner has issued guidelines designed to help coroners conduct hearings with physical distancing in mind... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
16 June 2020 Blog Liquidators can adjudicate where there are cross claims after all. Last August we reported on the case of Lonsdale v Bresco and the Court of Appeal decision where it was held that a company in liquidation could not refer a dispute to adjudication where there were claims by a company in liquidation and cross claims by the other party... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
15 June 2020 Blog Are food and drink companies at risk of not protecting their brands? Food and drink companies invest precious resources in informing and appealing to consumers, making their products the most desirable in a highly competitive and crowded marketplace... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
15 June 2020 Blog Deaths in care homes: does the Human Rights Act apply if a patient has a DoLS authorisation? Might the Human Rights Act apply where patients are discharged into care homes with ‘Covid-19’? What did the state know or ought to have known?.. Share this article Bookmark this page 6 min read
14 June 2020 Blog Proposed changes to the corporate insolvency regime due to impact food suppliers The government has proposed a series of radical reforms to the corporate insolvency regime which will have a significant impact on creditor and supplier rights... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read