28 Oct, 2021 Is it only a slap in the face when you have been quickly replaced? By Slaughter and May Alanis Morissette suggested as much in her iconic song ‘You Oughta Know’. But what happens when you have won a competitive tender, done a...
27 Oct, 2021 Can downloadable software be “goods”? Sometimes, says the CJEU. By Matthew Harman In the case of The Software Incubator Ltd v Computer Associates UK Ltd, the Court of Justice of the EU has recently held that, for the...
25 Oct, 2021 Bug off. What if your software provider won’t fix errors? By Slaughter and May In the case of Top System SA v État belge the Court of Justice of the EU provided some helpful clarifications on the scope of a user’s...
22 Oct, 2021 Bridging the gap between DSTs and the new global tax system By Zoe Andrews A big driver for international tax reform (and certainly the motivation for the renewed interest in it by the US under the Biden...
21 Oct, 2021 Is the UK getting tough on cookies? The ICO responds to the Government’s plans By Slaughter and May The ICO and the UK Government agree that the current approach to regulating cookies doesn’t work, for people or businesses - ‘Cookie...
14 Oct, 2021 Is crypto a risk to financial stability? By Emily Bradley Do cryptoassets pose a risk to the stability of the UK's financial system? In a speech published on 13 October, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy...