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The European Commission postpones Medical Devices Regulation
Posted: 03/07/2020
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to postpone the application of the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR), which was due to come into force on 26 May 2020. The decision means that the MDR will now apply one year later than originally planned, and will be effective from 26 May 2021...…>>
They say ‘discretion is the better part of valour’, but beware when using it in contracts
Posted: 18/05/2020
In the recent High Court decision of TAQA v Rockrose the English High Court rejected arguments that a duty to act rationally and in good faith should be implied into a contract to limit the manner in which a party uses a clear and unambiguous written contractual right to terminate...…>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises on the establishment of Facebook’s content Oversight Board
Posted: 14/05/2020
A cross-department team at Penningtons Manches Cooper has been appointed to advise the newly established Oversight Board, which will make independent decisions about content on Facebook and Instagram......>>
Contact tracing apps – saving society or surveillance society?
Posted: 07/05/2020
Covid-19 or 1984 re-imagined? On 17 April 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK's independent body set up to uphold information rights, issued an opinion on the recently announced Apple-Google initiative to develop a Bluetooth-based contact tracing framework (CTF) to help governments and public health authorities reduce the spread of Covid-19, see here.
GDPR in sport: trying wearables on for size
Posted: 04/05/2020
Whether you’re an elite athlete or putting on running shoes for the first time, many of us are turning to wearable technology to achieve our sporting and exercise goals. From Fitbits to Garmin to the more advanced Kinexon and Catapult technologies, there is a wearable that fits us all...…>>

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Brexit Readiness Fund
As a membership organisation you will be considering the effects of Brexit on your members. Are you aware that the Government has launched a Brexit Readiness Fund?......

Publishing update - November 2015
In this issue: We look back at some of the key cases and legislation that have affected defamation and copyright law in the UK over the past year.

Commercial and IP update - September 2014
In this issue: The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 became law on 17 July, having been controversially pushed through Parliament within three days amid much media coverage.

Commercial and IP update - April 2014
In this issue: In the recent case of Shearman v Hunter Boot Ltd, the High Court did not allow the principal (Hunter Boots Ltd) to rely on a clause that, on termination of an agency, entitled its agent to either an indemnity payment or compensation payment on the basis of which was the 'cheapest' option.

Commercial and IP update - December 2013
In this issue: The UK has introduced a fast-track, low cost procedure for trade mark oppositions on relative grounds, which will be welcomed by all businesses seeking to protect their rights in the UK market.

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