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This Checklist covers the key considerations when formulating a strategy to combat counterfeiting and piracy. Use this Checklist together with Practice Note: Anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy—strategy. Begin by evaluating how widespread the issue is. Consider who has been consulted: Internal teams close to the market, such as customer services dealing with consumer complaints External investigators gauging counterfeit prevalence across specific channels (online and in store) and carrying out test purchases Agencies including the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (‘Trading Standards’) and HMRC Internet service providers and website operators where targets largely trade online Be aware that staff or members of the public may spot fake goods in shops, market stalls, at events or while on holiday and may proactively alert the rights holder. Confirm whether the following key details have been established: Most affected territories Most affected products Health and safety concerns Degree of risk to consumers and brand value Principal perpetrators Any...

In this issue: Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Post-Brexit transition guidance Judicial review Constitutional and administrative law Equality and human rights Information law Subsidy control and state aid Public procurement Management and strategic planning Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Brexit highlights The Cabinet Office has released an explanatory memorandum concerning the UK/EU TCA Partnership Council decision (COM(2024)297). The proposal sets out the EU’s stance in the Partnership Council on amending Annex 3 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and UK, which covers product-specific rules of origin. See: LNB News 15/11/2024 16. The House of Commons Library has issued a briefing on assimilated law reform, outlining the Labour government’s approach following the 2024 general election. The second statutory report, published in July 2024, notes that of the 6,735 items of retained EU law (REUL)...

Domestic CBI publishes first edition of Payment and E-Money Newsletter The newsletter aims to deliver updates on significant regulatory developments across the payments and e-money sectors and to signpost relevant forthcoming changes. Topics featured in the newsletter include: Safeguarding thematic inspection — the CBI shares findings from a thematic examination of safeguarding across payment institutions (PIs) and e-money institutions (EMIs). The assessment considered the operational effectiveness of safeguarding procedures and the robustness of control frameworks within those firms Customer service — following an evaluation of customer experience through the lens of complaints, the CBI sets out its expectations for customer service, including in the context of the updated Consumer Protection Code (CPC) Fitness and probity — the CBI reminds PIs/EMIs: of the obligation to appoint a designated responsible person to the PCF-56 Head of Safeguarding role following changes to the list of pre-approval-controlled functions (PCFs) in November 2025, with further details to be issued by the CBI...

In this issue: Autumn Budget 2024 Brexit highlights Brexit SIs Subsidy control and State aid Judicial review Equality and human rights Constitutional and administrative law Information law Other Public law news LexTalk®Public Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers New Q&As Useful information Autumn Budget 2024 Bar Council responds to Autumn Budget 2024 The Bar Council has issued its reaction to the Autumn Budget, praising the ‘overall settlement for justice’. The settlement sets a departmental expenditure limit of £13.8bn for 2025–2026 for the Ministry of Justice. The Bar Council’s Chair, Sam Townend, welcomed the uplift, describing it as an overdue move towards treating justice as a core public service. He nevertheless cautioned that the sector remains far from recovery, pointing to a 20% real-terms per person cut in justice funding since 2010. To move beyond crisis...

CASE HUB ARCHIVED – this archived case hub records the position as at the decision of 4 February 2016; it is no longer maintained. See the timeline, commentary and related cases for further information Case facts Outline European Commission merger investigation into the proposed acquisition by Liberty Global of BASE Belgium (Case M.7637). The deal features horizontal and vertical overlaps within Belgium’s telecommunications market. Latest developments The Commission cleared the transaction, subject to commitments, on 4 February 2016. Under these commitments Liberty Global: will divest BASE’s 50% stake in Mobile Vikings, an MVNO that runs on BASE’s network, to Belgian broadcaster Medialaan transfer a portion of BASE’s customer base to Medialaan—BASE and Medialaan currently have an agreement under which BASE sells mobile services under the JIM Mobile brand, owned by Medialaan; Liberty Global will move JIM Mobile customers to Medialaan has entered into an agreement with Medialaan, granting it access to BASE’s mobile network on conditions that will allow it to...

Updated in December 2025 Introduction Canada offers a steady, reliable and broad-based economy. It is the fourteenth-largest globally by total GDP, has a banking sector regarded as among the safest worldwide, and ranks within the top four G20 nations for ease of starting and running a business. Over the past decade, rapid expansion has created a strong operating climate, marked by the G-7’s lowest net debt-to-GDP and its most pro-business tax regime. With advantages including swift, dependable access to the vast North American marketplace via the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (CUSMA), modest operating costs and corporation tax, and a highly skilled, well-educated talent pool, Canada’s performance routinely surpasses that of many other industrialised economies. Businesses can be structured in several forms in Canada. This Practice Note sets out key issues a new business should weigh before commencing operations in Canada. It is not comprehensive; bespoke Canadian legal and tax advice should always be obtained before conducting business in Canada. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories...

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer being maintained or updated for future use at present. At 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the implementation period — designed to allow the UK to move away from the EU’s legal framework and bodies — formally came to a close in the UK. That moment in time (termed ‘IP completion day’ within this note) triggered immediate, material changes to the UK’s domestic legal order and regulatory landscape. This Practice Note briefly outlines what this meant in practice for the following areas and themes of Commercial law and practice: Overview—what happened on 31 December 2020 Commercial law implications of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Advertising Agency Confidential information Consumer protection Contract clauses Contract breach and remedies Contractual joint ventures Data protection Distribution E-commerce Franchising Intellectual property Sale and supply of goods Standard terms and conditions ...

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This Agreement is entered into on [ insert date ] Parties 1 [ insert supplier name ] a company registered in England and Wales whose registration number is [ insert company number ] and whose registered office is at [ insert registered office ] ( Supplier ); and 2 [ insert customer name ] a company registered in England and Wales whose registration number is [ insert company number ] and whose registered office is at [ insert registered office ] ( Customer ), (each of the Supplier and the Customer being a party, and together the Supplier and the Customer are the parties ). Background (A) The Supplier operates and administers a range of facilities and supplies a range of services, as further detailed in this Agreement, which the Customer wishes to access for itself and its Authorised Users. (B) The Customer, through its Authorised Users, will be able to access those facilities and services by engaging...

1 Definitions In this Agreement, the following terms apply: Actual Completion Date – the date on which the Lease is granted. Approval – permissions or licences required for the Seller’s Works by Legislation or a Competent Authority. Competent Authority – any statutory or Royal Charter body, or a utility service or supply company. Completion Date – the specified working day after service of the Completion Notice, or a named date. Completion Money – the Price less the deposits [and any Incentive], plus any agreed sums such as the Contents Price. Deposit – the stated percentage of the Price, with credit for any Initial Deposit. Interest Rate – a stated percentage above the named bank’s base rate. Lease – the lease in the form attached at Appendix 4. Legislation – UK Acts, orders, regulations, consents, licences, notices and bye laws, and approved codes of practice. Ready for Occupation – the Property is complete for safe access and use,...