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Dec 2, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Ingrid Hodgskiss |Richard Brown |Nigel Seay |Stephen J. Whitfield
The first ever judgment on the UK Government's application
of the National Security and Investment Act 2021
('NSIA') has been handed down. With a
focus on the procedural aspects of the review, the High Court
upheld the Government's decision to require LetterOne
(ultimately owned by Russian nationals, including individuals
subject to UK sanctions)to divest the entirety of its shareholding
in Upp, a fibre broadband start-up.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Brown |Louisa Chambers |Dan Reavill |James Longster
Welcome to the third edition of the Travers Smith Outsourcing
Spotlight. In this issue, we look at the impact on outsourcing of
the new Labour Government's employment reforms and the Digital
Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. We also discuss a
range of other topics including artificial intelligence, smart
contracts and a recent Supreme Court decision on force majeure
clauses.
Employment reforms: what's the impact on outsourcing?
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Brown |Ben Chivers |Jonathan Rush
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Chloe Budd |Ingrid Hodgskiss |Richard Brown |Nigel Seay
On 19 September, the Court of Justice
("CJEU") handed down its judgment
in Booking.com BV and Booking.com (Deutschland) GmbH v
25hours Hotel Company Berlin GmbH and Others. This case made
its way to the CJEU as a reference for preliminary ruling from the
Amsterdam District Court connected to a private dispute between
Booking.com and a number of providers of accommodation services in
Germany.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Rosamund Browne |Chloe Budd |Ingrid Hodgskiss |Richard Brown |Nigel Seay |Stephen Whitfield
Background to the referralOn 19 September, the Court of Justice ("CJEU") handed down its judgment in Booking.com BV and Booking.com (Deutschland) GmbH v 25hours Hotel Company Berlin GmbH and Others. This case made its way to the CJEU as a reference for preliminary ruling from the Amsterdam District Court connected to a private dispute between Booking.com and a number of providers of accommodation services in Germany.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Brown |Joseph Moore |Stephen J. Whitfield |Chloe Budd
The UK Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the
"Act") came into force on 4 January 2023
in order to replace the European Union
("EU") state aid regime and satisfy the
UK's obligations under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation
Agreement. The Act sets out a framework for public bodies to comply
with when awarding subsidies to businesses and provides a means for
private challenge of the granting of any such awards.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Brown |Joseph Moore |Stephen J. Whitfield |Chloe Budd
The UK Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the "Act") came into force on 4 January 2023 in order to replace the European Union ("EU") state aid regime and satisfy the UK's obligations under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Act sets out a framework for public bodies to comply with when awarding subsidies to businesses and provides a means for private challenge of the granting of any such awards. What Obligations Do Public Bodies have Under the Act? How Do Challenges Work Under the Act?
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Richard Brown
Due for annual leave? Don’t even think about storing it up for a rainy day. A new judgment from the labour court stressed that taking a break every year is one of an employee’s fundamental rights. While employers who want employees not to take leave are in breach of the law, there’s an even more serious consideration for staffers: the labour court reminds all employees that leave not taken within six months of the relevant leave cycle will be lost. Gone. No later payout. Nothing.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
climate.news | Kevin Hughes |Ava Grace |Belle Carter |Richard Brown
Denmark is set to launch the world’s first carbon tax on livestock, charging dairy farmers about $96 per cow beginning in 2030 to reduce methane emissions. The move seeks to help the European country meet its climate goals by addressing the largest source of emissions in Denmark, agriculture. The country is a major exporter of pork and dairy products, and these economic incentives help keep emissions high.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Richard Brown |Louisa Chambers |Ben Chivers |James Longster |Dan Reavill
Artificial intelligence tools can be a game changer in outsourcing and other contracts for services - promising big wins in terms of costs, time, accuracy, scalability and productivity, to benefit both sides of the negotiating table. To reap those benefits, it is important to stay on top of the "new" risks associated with the use of AI in these arrangements. As we explain in this briefing, some of these risks might be entirely new, but many are a recasting of familiar challenges.
