Is your packaging sustainable?

The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 come into effect on 1 April 2024 and will require producers of packaging to report data related to the sustainability of their packaging.

The EU’s old standard contractual clauses can no longer be used for exporting personal data

In today’s competitive marketplace, how can you ensure others can’t copy your products? This is where registered designs can be important.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance about “consent or pay” website access and is inviting views from businesses about it.

Although it is unusual for fiduciary duties to arise in purely commercial relationships, the High Court has recently found that a fiduciary duty did exist between two businesses collaborating over a sales lead.

The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have recently announced their provisional deal on a stronger “right to repair” for consumers with a view to creating a more sustainable and circular economy.

Privacy and Data Security Developments in 2024 – what should organisations be looking out for?

The Court of Appeal recently looked at whether it was reasonable to exclude a statutory implied term from a hire purchase agreement between two businesses

Many businesses use external designers to create their websites – but can sometimes find themselves getting unstuck later on.

King Charles recently delivered his first speech to Parliament since becoming monarch. This referred to government plans to “make the economy more competitive, taking advantage of freedoms afforded by the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union”. This seems to be a reference to the aims of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill to simplify our data protection legislation which is still heavily EU-based.

The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, recently hosted the Bletchley Park Summit at which various tech companies agreed on safety testing AI models before they are released amid concerns that about the lack of transparency about the data they use to generate their output – but who owns the IP in such output?

Most businesses will look to limit their liability when entering into contracts with business customers or suppliers and this recent decision reminds us that the courts will allow tough clauses provided they are clear.