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Apple: Pioneering innovator or digital gatekeeper? The Commission announced yesterday the launch of two probes into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay. These will investigate whether Apple’s (i) rules for developers distributing apps via the App Store and (ii) conduct in connection with its Apple Pay system...
WIPO brings ‘poor man’s copyright’ into digital age We’ve all heard the one about the author posting their manuscript to themselves (and friends) and keeping the unopened envelopes as proof of creation date.  This so-called poor man’s copyright has been digitised by the World Intellectual Property...
A clearer road ahead for autonomous vehicles? Autonomous Vehicles (“AVs”) are highly topical, with requirements of social distancing driving increased usage of all private vehicles, added to other factors such as online retail, demand for innovative delivery solutions, environmental benefits and...
LLPs and tax transparency Limited liability partnerships are bodies corporate with a legal personality separate from that of their members. But an LLP which carries on a trade or business with a view to profit is treated as a partnership for income and corporation tax purposes. In...
EURid and Ecommerce Foundation partner to combat online fraud Unfortunately, e-commerce fraud is becoming more prevalent as more sales take place online.  According to Arkose Labs, in the first quarter of 2020, 26.5% of worldwide transactions were fraud and abuse attempts, which is a 20% increase over the previous...
Brexit, C-19 and employee claims on insolvency With so many businesses under pressure from the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, insolvency law and protections are a key area of focus for businesses and the UK government. Where a UK business becomes insolvent, the guarantee provided by the National...
UK based .eu domain name owners beware – Brexit is coming Are you one of some 142,000 UK based registrants of .eu domain names with a potentially big problem on their hands?  One consequence of Brexit is that from 1 January 2021 organisations established solely in the UK will no longer be entitled to hold a .eu...
Happy 2nd Birthday, NIS Regs… and now time for a review The UK Government has published its two-year review of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (the “Regulations”), as required in the Regulations themselves. The review found that, while the Regulations have been generally effective so far,...
UK based .eu domain name owners beware – Brexit is coming Are you one of some 142,000 UK based registrants of .eu domain names with a potentially big problem on their hands?  One consequence of Brexit is that from 1 January 2021 organisations established solely in the UK will no longer be entitled to hold a .eu...
A crackdown on illegal content – but at what cost? Debate around the EU’s online liability overhaul On 2 June 2020 the European Commission launched an official consultation seeking views on its proposed implementation of a new Digital Services Act (the “DSA”) to update the existing E-Commerce Directive – see our recent blog post. The EU has...