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Introduction As AI becomes increasingly advanced, so does the risk that companies may face litigation or regulatory investigations concerning their use or development of the technology. Governments an...
Author(s): Cat Greenwood-Smith, Rebecca Fenning, Georgina Bayly, Lizzy Matthams, Erin Field
Germany and collective actions have not been a big success story so far. The development of collective redress mechanisms in Germany has been largely sporadic, triggered by surges of litigation that o...
Author(s): Elisabeth Weber, Stefanie Fay, Jan Henning Buschfeld, Marie Laubenstein, Johanna Möller, Theresa Schumacher
The Automated Vehicles Bill was passed by the House of Lords and the House of Commons last week and is set to become law in the UK, once it receives Royal Assent. Overview The Bill proved to be uncon...
Author(s): James Roberts, Georgina Bayly
On 19 March 2024, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Trilegal, and the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised a roundtable on legal practitioners’ perspective on disputes and compliance r...
Author(s): Vasuda Sinha, Stuti Gadodia
Professional football is not just an entertaining happening for millions of fans around the world; it is also a big money game. During the 2021/22 football season, the top 10 clubs based in the EU (i....
Author(s): Jan Struckmann, Marcel Michaelis, Mathis Schwarze
In a recent decision, the Regional Court of Essen (LG Essen) dismissed Spain’s request for an anti-enforcement injunction, sought to prevent the enforcement of the intra-EU ICSID award in RWE v Spain ...
Author(s): Carsten Wendler, Nathalie Colin, Gregorio Pettazzi, Hager Sameh
On 23 April 2024, the Spanish Government’s Council of Ministers (Consejo de Ministros) authorised the signing by the Kingdom of Spain (Spain) of a new bilateral investment treaty with the United Arab ...
Author(s): Laura Lozano, Carlos Hernandez, Amr Omran
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the loan relationship unallowable purpose rule in section 441 CTA 2009 applies to deny interest deductions arising to the Kwik-Fit group from a group reorganisat...
Author(s): Helen Buchanan