The UK government has issued an updated Open General Export Licence for the Export of Dual-Use items to EU Member States (which also previously covered exports to Iceland and the Channel Islands) (the “OGEL”) to allow export...more
The UK has expanded its export controls regime to include a number of key emerging technologies, including in relation to semiconductors and quantum technology. These changes take effect on 1 April 2024, following which an...more
Our last two alerts in this series covered key considerations for early-stage companies in the alternative protein industry and provided an overview of financing in the alternative protein industry. This alert follows those...more
2/2/2024
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Animal Food ,
Data Privacy ,
Due Diligence ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Markets ,
Food Supply ,
FSA ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment ,
Know Your Customers ,
Liability Insurance ,
Life Sciences ,
Plant Based Products ,
Technology ,
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The UK government has announced the creation of the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) to further crack down on those dodging UK trade sanctions. OTSI will be responsible for the civil enforcement of trade...more
On 13 November 2023, the UK government launched a Call for Evidence in relation to the operation of the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the ‘NSIA’), inviting interested stakeholders to provide feedback on the...more
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
7/6/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
DATA Act ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
FRAND ,
Greenwashing ,
Ministry of Justice ,
Online Platforms ,
Piracy ,
Popular ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Subscription Services ,
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UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unfair Trade Practices Act
As the UK’s investment screening regime starts to bed down following over a year of being in effect, we have been tracking the developments in the last quarter relevant to the operation of the regime. It has been a tumultuous...more
5/1/2023
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BEIS ,
CFIUS ,
Collaboration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investors ,
Minerals ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Telecommunications ,
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On 8 February 2023, the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced his government’s decision to restructure the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), splitting it into a number of separate departments....more