Published on 17 Apr 2025.
By Oliver Bray, Senior Partner, Technology, Media & Telecoms Sector Lead
and Ciara Cullen, Partner, Retail & Consumer Sector Lead
and Hettie Homewood , Senior Associate
and Sophie Tuson, Senior Associate, Environment and Climate Change Practice Lead
Welcome to our round-up of the key legal and regulatory developments relating to green claims.
With ESG regulations evolving rapidly, businesses are facing increasing obligations, ranging from supply chain due diligence (CSDDD, EU Deforestation Regulation) to corporate reporting (CSRD, ISSB).
Published on 27 Feb 2025.
By Oliver Bray, Senior Partner, Technology, Media & Telecoms Sector Lead
and Ciara Cullen, Partner, Retail & Consumer Sector Lead
and Hettie Homewood , Senior Associate
and Sophie Tuson, Senior Associate, Environment and Climate Change Practice Lead
Welcome to our round-up of the key legal and regulatory developments relating to green claims.
Published on 12 Mar 2025.
By Ciara Cullen, Partner, Retail & Consumer Sector Lead
and Oliver Bray, Senior Partner, Technology, Media & Telecoms Sector Lead
and Hettie Homewood , Senior Associate
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) is set to substantially overhaul the UK's consumer protection law and enforcement regime. We now know the date that key consumer protection and enforcement changes will come into force: 6 April 2025.
At the beginning of February 2025, the AI literacy requirement under the EU AI Act came into force. The effect of this is that certain businesses must take measures to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy in their staff.
Published on 03 Jul 2023.
By Finella Fogarty, Partner, Head of Restructuring and Insolvency
The number of retail business insolvencies jumped 56% in the past year, to hit the highest levels in at least a decade - 1,942 in 2022/23, up from 1,243 in 2021/22 shows new research from international law firm RPC.
The Government has been working on safety measures for high rise buildings following the Grenfell Tragedy to provide comfort to residents in order for them to feel safe in their homes.
The recent judgment of the TCC in St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd (Project Co) v Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd and another provides a fascinating commentary on the importance of drafting a building contract that is tailored to deliver the needs of the employer and the end-user.
The Government has just announced it is commencing another consultation on building safety, this time by way of second consultation on the Building Safety Levy ("the Levy").
Published on 14 Jan 2025.
By Simon Laird, Partner, Insurance Sector Lead
The global insurance industry is on the brink of transformation as geopolitical tensions, accelerating AI adoption, and escalating climate crises converge to create a perfect storm in 2025. From navigating a volatile economic landscape to addressing emerging risks in cyber and ESG, insurers face a year of unparalleled complexity and opportunity.