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In this article our Real Estate team looks at the options available for dealing with problematic restrictive covenants.

CIOSIF invests £750,000 into wireless internet service provider Wildanet.

Commonhold as a tenure of ownership is in the spotlight. The Law Commission has recently announced plans to reinvigorate its use as a replacement for the existing “leasehold” mechanism for ownership of flats and other multi-occupancy buildings.

A team at FSP led by Penelope Garden has advised the shareholders of Independents Insurance on the sale of the company to MRIB Group, a leading UK chartered insurance broker.

Cathrine Ripley, head of the Commercial and Technology/IP department reviews the CMA’s new guidance on celebrities and other social media influencers’ obligation of transparency when endorsing a product or service.

Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Liberties (CNIL), for a breach of the EU’s data protection rules in relation to Google’s personalised advertising.

Cathrine Ripley gives a summary of a recent High Court (Technology and Construction Court) judgement which emphasises the importance of clarifying the scope of remedial work in the construction industry.

Discrimination arising from disability – a low threshold for unfavourable treatment.

Taylor made progress as government plans to reform work.

Katie Burley identifies some important resolutions you’ll want to keep.

Ian Machray gives a legal update on whether Uber drivers are workers or self-employed.