Snapshots Autumn 2021
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer.
Snapshots seeks to cover everything the commercial lawyer needs to know from the previous quarter, aiming to address all the major changes affecting commercial law, from the key cases to data, digital, consumer and advertising developments.
Commercial
- Supreme Court reaffirms established approach to liquidated damages and the interpretation of “negligence” in liability cap
- Supreme Court confirms (and confines the scope of) the doctrine of economic duress
- Court of Appeal finds no claim for unjust enrichment where it contradicts parties’ allocation of risk under contract terms
- Non-contractual intentions are relevant to the reasonableness and enforceability of non-compete clauses
- High Court strikes out claims for compensation for distress for misuse of private information, breach of confidence and negligence
Data
- DCMS consults on plans to reform UK data protection regime
- DCMS announces post-Brexit global data plan for the UK
- ICO consults on new draft international data transfer proposals
- ICO approves first certification scheme criteria under the GDPR
- ICO publishes guidance on three standards of Children’s Code
- ICO releases summary of discussions between G7 data protection authorities
Digital
- DCMS publishes policy paper on digital competition regulation
- DCMS and BEIS consult on new pro-competition regime for digital markets
- Government publishes online safety guidance for businesses
- Law Commission publishes reforms targeting serious harm arising from online abuse
- NGO submits complaints on allegedly discriminatory algorithms for job ads
Consumer
Advertising
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