18.04.2024
This material was first published by Thomson Reuters, trading as Sweet & Maxwell, 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ, in Entertainment Law Review – (2024) 35 Ent. L.R., Issue 3 – and is reproduced by agreement with the publishers. For further details, please see the publishers’ website.
‘On 21 December 2023, the
21.02.2024
Our EU and UK competition law expert, Sean-Paul Brankin, has been quoted in PaRR’s article on 21st February 2024, ‘OpenAI/Microsoft: EU, UK reviews may have difficulty establishing jurisdiction – analysis’.
The piece summarises ‘whether Microsoft’s investment in the developer of ChatGPT might be reviewable under the EU Merger Regulation, following the UK regulator’s
07.02.2024
In this episode of Legitimately Interesting, Hannah Crowther and Jamie Drucker discuss the fascinating topic of automated decision making (Art 22 GDPR), including analysing the CJEU’s recent “SCHUFA” judgment.
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29.01.2024
Extending the transitional periods for implementation
A considerable number of in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs) currently on the European market do not yet comply with the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation 2017/746 (IVDR). The deadlines for IVDs to comply with the new requirements were looming and causing significant concern for the industry, the pharmaceutical sector
29.01.2024
The promotions of Charlie French and Naomi Hazenberg (effective 1 May 2024) are a reflection of Bristows’ commitment to its unparalleled, full service offering across all IP-rich sectors and enhances the firm’s unique expertise in Life Sciences and Technology.
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With a background in biochemistry and a deep understanding of the life
23.01.2024
On 9 January 2024, the MHRA published a new Regulatory Roadmap, which sets out the expected timeline and key milestones on the way to the introduction of a new medical device regulatory framework for Great Britain. This long-awaited new framework will modernise the existing Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (UK MDR). Accordingly, we refer
18.12.2023
In this episode of Legitimately Interesting, Hannah Crowther and William White discuss the recent EDPB guidance on Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, and the impact it has on technologies far beyond cookies.
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06.12.2023
J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited v Manitou UK Limited (1) and Manitou BF SA (2) [2023] EWCA Civ 840
This article first appeared in the Intellectual Property Forum journal, published by Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand. Lucie Fortune, “Current Developments – Europe: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal considers balancing act between
06.12.2023
On 17 November 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published guidance offering reassurance that collaborations between medicine manufactures to make combination therapies available on the NHS will not face competition law challenge, provided certain conditions are fulfilled.
The guidance, which comes in the form of a ‘Prioritisation statement on combination therapies’ has
04.12.2023
In this episode of Legitimately Interesting, Mark Watts and Hannah Crowther discuss best practices and regulatory guidance when processing personal data about children.
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