News & Insights

On 29 March 2017 51.9% of the UK decided to leave the EU. At that time nobody really knew what form Brexit would take and almost 2 years later it is still unclear.

A recent Court of Appeal decision has provided some helpful discourse on a lender’s right to rely on cross security provisions in its loan and security documentation.

The General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter GDPR or the “Regulation”) came into force on the 25th of May 2018. The highly anticipated Regulation aimed to clarify and harmonise the law in relation to the processing and controlling of personal data across the European Union.

A July 2018 judgment of Judge Hogan in the Court of Appeal may further restrain the ability of parties to seek extensive discovery in litigation matters.

The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2018/844 includes measures that will accelerate the rate of building renovation towards more energy efficient systems and strengthen the energy performance of new builds.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force across the EU this week on Friday, 25 May 2018.

In this short legal update, we look at how The Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 has sought to address the scope of Unlimited Companies, both domestic and foreign, as well as its creation of the new “micro-company”

With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) coming into force in May, 2018, one of the first action areas for companies to consider is whether or not they will be obliged to appoint a Data Protection Officer (“DPO”).