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28 Mar 2022
Do anti-trust rules prevent firms cutting carbon?
Driven by the need to reduce their carbon impact, and the rise of ESG metrics in their reporting, businesses are increasingly hitting competition law roadblocks when working to deliver on their sustainability promises. Who’s to blame, asks DRD Associate, Ed Bowie?
24 Mar 2022
Online safety law set to bind Big Tech
What is the Online Safety Bill and how will it change the future of tech regulation? In this blog, Samuel Piña takes a dive into how the Government’s solution to the growing issue of online regulation is shaping future policy in the sector.
21 Mar 2022
Squeeze means no spring in Sunak’s step
With political and economic constraints closing in, DRD looks at how potential announcements in the Spring Statement could see the Chancellor navigate the crises of the coming months, or show him beginning to lose his balance...
16 Mar 2022
Top judge warns over ‘PRing’ rulings
Jon McLeod and Yasmin Abubeker report on a case with clear implications for lawyers and PR professionals engaged in publicising the outcome of cases.
7 Mar 2022
The Online Safety Bill
Preventing early exposure to harmful materials and abuse in the age of Everyone’s Invited.
1 Mar 2022
Claire Harris joins DRD
DRD is delighted to welcome Claire Harris as a Senior Adviser. Claire is a Competition expert and solicitor, and joins DRD's growing Competition & Antitrust Team. Claire is a competition expert and a solicitor, with experience in senior roles at several international law firms and competition regulators.
22 Feb 2022
Open for Business? The case for the defence…
The Government’s 2021 Defence and Security Industrial Strategy looks to position the defence sector in the middle of the UK's post-Brexit shop window. However, many in the Government are wondering if, when it comes to defence, they are opening the shop door a little too wide…
17 Feb 2022
Clouds on the horizon
The cloud computing industry is under increasing scrutiny from anti-trust regulators. Recent investigations did not bring immediate results, but they signalled the start of a gradual shift towards more thorough, intersectional examination by authorities...
9 Feb 2022
Drums from the hills
The UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), began a market study into music and streaming services at the end of January. Are we about to witness major changes to the way the music industry works in this country?
4 Feb 2022
Getting Down to Levelling Up
At last, the Government have delivered the Levelling Up White Paper – 400 pages of plans and promises with much of the substance still to come. But what does the White Paper contain and what does it mean for the Government going forward?
20 Jan 2022
CMA airs the fashion industry’s dirty laundry
2022 has started with the fashion industry’s dirty laundry being aired, after the CMA announced a review of environmental claims in the sector. In this blog, DRD Associate, Ed Bowie, analyses what the review means for the sector and what it says about the CMA's focus going forward.
14 Jan 2022
Appointed Representatives face rules squeeze
An established feature of the UK financial services sector faces important reforms, say Jon McLeod and Iona Cross.
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