Victoria Newbold

Nov 1, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Kristy Hart |Jamie Moore |Victoria Newbold

Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. The Series is written by members of our market-leading London Technology Companies Group (TCG), with contributions from other specialists.

Mar 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Wright |Aslan Sönmez |Jennifer Kies Mammen |Rémi Beydon |Nicholas Young |Tonio Sadoni | +4 more

SUMMARYAt a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context, there have been – or will likely soon be – significant changes to FDI regimes across the world.

Feb 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Dave Anderson |Victoria Newbold |Nicholas Young

Whilst not traditionally a focus of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the UK’s labour markets now form one of the CMA’s strategic priorities, as outlined in its 2023 to 2024 Annual Plan.

Aug 2, 2023 | jdsupra.com | George Christodoulides Christodoulides |Victoria Newbold |Nicholas Young

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC”) introduces a framework to govern ‘big tech’ in the UK, similar in aim to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). The bill is currently at report stage in the House of Lords and is expected to come into force in Autumn 2024. In this guide the we detail the key digital regulatory provisions of both the DMCC and the DMA, with analysis on how the scope and impact of each framework may differ for businesses.

Jun 20, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Paul Culliford |Andrew Hockley |Victoria Newbold

SUMMARYAs we reported previously, on 25 April this year the UK Government introduced the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC Bill”). Many of the headlines about the DMCC Bill have understandably related to the new regulatory regime for digital markets and companies with “strategic market status”, and there are also changes proposed to the UK’s consumer protection laws.