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Home is where you hang your medical test
At-home medical tests can be useful diagnostic tools, but this carries risks for patients or insurers. Medical malpractice and product liability insurers need to plan for the future.
Read moreCourt of Appeal's history lesson for claimants bringing personal injury claims
Healthcare providers and manufacturers of medical products will welcome a judgment from the Court of Appeal that found against a claimant for failing to give notice of funding in time.
Read moreDiversity on the agenda
As clients of City law firms like RPC, those represented in the Powerlist are playing an increasingly leading role in ensuring diversity doesn't just rise up the agenda, but stays there.
Read moreJapan's Itochu to raise stake in FamilyMart to 50.1%
Itochu to spend $1.1bn for an 11.1 per cent premium in FamilyMart
Read moreUnregulated cryptocurrencies – an end in sight?
Since their creation, cryptocurrencies have been somewhat of an enigma. Decentralised digital currencies such as Bitcoin have remained unregulated, despite becoming more prevalent in our day-to-day lives. That could be about to change with the FCA announcing plans to include them as part of their other regulated products or services.
Read moreFCA success in the High Court: Compensation of £16.9m awarded to misled investors
A five-year court battle between the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and Capital Alternatives Limited concluded on 26 March 2018 when the High Court used its restitution powers under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to award compensation to investors who lost money invested with Capital Alternatives.
Read moreConstruction newsletter April 2018
The first quarter of 2018 has been a challenging one for the construction industry. It saw a further decline in construction output in January, with the Office of National Statistics reporting that construction output fell by 3.4% in January from December.
Read moreHargreaves: Loyalty pays
In Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management LTD v HMRC [2018] UKFTT 127 (TC) TC06383, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has found that loyalty bonus payments paid to investors were not "annual payments" for the purpose of section 683, ITTOIA.
Read moreSnapshots - Spring 2018
This is your roundup of all recent legal updates spanning advertising & marketing, commercial cases,technology / digital, data protection and intellectual property.
Read moreUpdate of the Guidance for Traders on Pricing Practices
What changes have been made to the guidance since the latest version was published in December 2016?
Read moreGovernment publishes Digital Charter
On 25 January 2018, the Department for Media Culture and Sport ("DCMS") published the Digital Charter that was announced in the 2017 Queen's speech.
Read moreConfidential information / trade secrets
IPO publishes consultation on Trade Secrets Directive (EU/2016/943)
Read moreTrade marks / passing off
Can localised goodwill prevent the registration of a UK trade mark?
Read moreDoes the rule against penalty clauses apply to repayment obligations?
Holyoake and another v Candy and others [2017] EWHC 3397 (Ch)
Read moreContractual interpretation / limitation of liability
How will the Court interpret limitation of liability clauses?
Read moreContractual interpretation / implied terms
How will the Court approach interpretation of related agreements and implying terms for "business purposes"?
Read moreAssessing damages for termination
How will the Court assess damages for termination on an express contractual right?
Read moreASA ruling on Ryanair's claim: "Europe's number one airline"?
How will the ASA interpret a claim to be "number one" in the context of widespread negative publicity?
Read moreASA call for evidence on recognition and labelling of online ads
Do consumers have a clear understanding of the labelling used for online ads?
Read moreASA ruling on Amazon TV ad interacting with AI
Was a TV ad which interacted with an Amazon device to place an unwanted order socially irresponsible?
Read moreKey principles of ad disclosure
What are the rules around disclosure of marketing communications?
Read moreASA guidance on promotional marketing for subscription models
What guidance does the ASA provide regarding advertising for 'free trials' (and similar promotional techniques) for subscriptions?
Read moreArticle 29 Working Party publishes guidelines on data breach notifications under the GDPR
What data notification procedures should data controllers and processors have in place by 25 May 2018?
Read moreArticle 29 Working Party publishes draft guidelines on transparency under the GDPR
In accordance with the GDPR's new obligation of transparency, what do the WP29 draft guidelines suggest you put in your organisation's privacy policy and other privacy notices?
Read moreICO fines Carphone Warehouse £400,000 following systemic data failures
Need an example of how not to protect your customers' and employees' data? Then, read on!
Read moreICO publishes draft guidance on children and the GDPR
What extra requirements must be met when processing the personal data of a child under the GDPR?
Read moreCourt of Appeal declares the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 unlawful
Is section 1 of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) inconsistent with EU law?
Read moreVicarious liability for deliberate data breaches
Can a business be held vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who deliberately breaches its employer's data protection policies and data protection law?
Read moreArticle 29 Working Party publishes guidelines on consent under the GDPR
What exactly are the higher standards of consent under the GDPR?
Read moreArticle 29 Working Party adopts guidelines on Data Protection Impact Assessments
When should a data controller conduct a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?
Read moreVolkswagen: CJEU provides guidance on the time limit for input VAT recovery
In Volkswagen AG v Finančné riaditeľstvo Slovenskej republiky C-533/16, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that Member States cannot impose a time limit on input tax recovery that denies claims before the taxable person is in a position to exercise its right to recover.
Read moreAsset management market study update
On 5 April 2018 the FCA published proposals to address concerns identified in its asset management market study
Read moreGame theory and the art of litigation settlement
This article is the first in a series targeted at litigators that consider the issue of settlement in litigation through a mathematical lens.
Read moreNew(ly reiterated) grounds for stay on enforcement of an adjudication decision
A real risk of the dissipation or disposal of an adjudication sum may justify the grant of a stay on enforcement of an adjudicator's award.
Read moreProperty Alliance Group Limited v The Royal Bank of Scotland plc – a pyrrhic victory?
The Court of Appeal handed down its much anticipated judgment on the misselling and LIBOR manipulation test case in March. Whilst the appeal was dismissed in full, the Court of Appeal's decision clarified a number of aspects of the law in this area and, in particular, the circumstances in which an implied representation in respect of LIBOR would arise.
Read moreJackson : HMRC penalised in penalties case
In Jackson v HMRC [2018] UKFTT 0064 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has held that HMRC had misapplied the law in respect of penalties it had issued to the taxpayer for filing late returns.
Read moreTax update April 2018
In this month’s update we report on HMRC’s new Code of Practice 8 guidance, the OECD’s consultation on misuse of residence and citizenship schemes to circumvent the common reporting standard.
Read moreThe future of the NHS: Concerns and comparisons
New poll suggests greater concerns over cuts to NHS funding than terrorism threat.
Read moreProperties are Heating Up – New Minimum Energy Efficiency standard to come into force
On 1 April 2018 the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2018 ("the Regulations") will come into force, introducing Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards ("MEES") for privately rented properties, including retail properties.
Read moreESMA cracks down on the sale of binary options and CFDs to retail investors
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced its intention to prohibit the sale of binary options to retail investors and to place restrictions on the sale of contracts for difference (CFDs). This is the first use of ESMA's new intervention powers under MiFID II.
Read moreFCA reviews approach to enforcement and penalties
The FCA has announced plans in its recent consultation paper on enforcement to review how it applies penalties which have gone from record highs to record lows over the past 5 years.
Read moreHicks: Discover the limits
In J Hicks v HMRC [2018] UKFTT 22, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT), in allowing the taxpayer's appeal, has held that discovery assessments issued by HMRC were invalid as the condition contained in section 29(5), TMA 1970, was not satisfied.
Read moreVicarious liability of data controllers: The Morrisons data breach case
Following the conviction of Andrew Skelton, a former Morrisons employee, after he published Morrisons’ employees’ personal details on a file sharing website, a group of over 5,500 employees of Morrisons took action against the supermarket to recover compensation for breach of a statutory duty under the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (‘DPA’), as well as for breach of confidence and misuse of private information.
Read moreVAT update March 2018
In this month’s update we report on HMRC’s informal VAT grouping consultation; HMRC’s update on its project to digitise the VAT Retail Export Scheme and HMRC’s new guidance for Fast Parcel Operators.
Read moreCan the WTO assist British trade post-Brexit?
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been in the press recently perhaps more than it would like, with concerns being raised about whether its rules would be sufficient to maintain British trade in the event of a "hard Brexit". But what is the WTO, and how does it deal with disputes?
Read moreHealth and safety update March 2018
Welcome to the latest edition of our health and safety update where we look at the health and safety stories that have recently hit the headlines as well as the latest fines and sentences that have been handed down.
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Read moreUsing data to bring innovative products to the market … and keep them there
There are now more and more opportunities to collect and use health data to innovate, improve efficiency and improve care. The same data could prove very useful in responding to the threat of litigation too
Read moreHow to demonstrate your value during a crisis
Jeremy Drew recaps his session from the Enterprise GC Conference - How to demonstrate your value when the media lens is on your business.
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