Active access meaning

In this issue: Commercial Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers and horizon scanners Commercial European Parliament IMCO invites Temu to discuss unsafe and illegal product sales The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) has asked a Temu delegate to join a discussion on 16 April 2026, reflecting intensified scrutiny of leading online marketplaces over the presence of unsafe or illegal goods in the EU. This follows earlier appearances by Shein and AliExpress before IMCO. The committee is also reviewing how the European Commission applies and enforces rules on product safety, consumer protection and digital platforms across the single market. Members have urged more robust action to prevent illegal and unsafe products reaching the EU, including those offered via large online platforms, alongside better co-operation among...

On 1 June 2023, the European Commission released a refreshed HCG to give clearer guidance to rivals seeking to collaborate, including areas not covered by the 2012 HCG. A new strand targets the telecommunications sector and examines network sharing agreements (NSAs). This analysis outlines the core points of the update and its implications for the telecommunications industry. Types of cooperation covered by the new guidance Cooperation between competitors is central to the telecommunications industry, as operators rely on one another to secure seamless connectivity between networks and often work together to extend coverage and raise service quality. NSAs are among the most common collaboration models in mobile telecommunications. They typically entail the joint deployment and sharing of mobile network infrastructure and, at times, frequency bands between mobile network operators (MNOs). NSAs range from simpler cooperation, such as sharing passive network infrastructure (masts, cabinets, antennas, or power supplies), to more advanced arrangements that involve sharing Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment at sites (active sharing) and spectrum pooling across the...

In this issue: Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Consumer protection Contracts Data protection Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Advertising, marketing and sponsorship ASA rulings—21 January 2026 As part of a broader, continuing initiative assessing misleading and irresponsible claims in tanning product advertising, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld several complaints about paid‑for social media and search promotions run by The Sun Company (Horsham) Ltd t/a The Sun Company, Tanbox Towcester Ltd, SFJ Group Ltd t/a SunShine Co, JD Tanning UK Ltd t/a Tan & Deliver Home Hire Sunbeds, and Byrokko. All five adverts were flagged by the ASA’s AI‑driven Active Ad Monitoring system, which proactively scans online advertising in higher‑risk sectors to spot potentially non‑compliant statements before they reach consumers, rather than relying solely on public complaints. See: LNB News 21/01/2026 44...

What is the PCSPS? Until 30 September 2002, the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS) was the only pension option for the civil service. From 1 October 2002, four distinct sections were introduced within the PCSPS: Classic (the 1972 Section), Classic Plus (a blend of Classic and Premium), Premium (the 2002 Section) and Nuvos (the 2007 Section). The first three operate on a final salary basis, whereas Nuvos is a career-average section. For further details on how these sections were established, see below. Subsequently, on 1 April 2015, a new arrangement, the Civil Service Pension scheme (CSP) alpha, was created to provide benefits on a career average basis. When alpha was brought in, the government acted to close the PCSPS to future accrual, subject to: the retention of a final salary link in the PCSPS for active members, meaning benefits earned in the PCSPS are calculated using final salary at the point of leaving the civil service rather than when active PCSPS membership ended... ...

Read this Practice Note alongside Practice Notes: Privacy law—misuse of private information and Privacy law—remedies. Brexit This Practice Note makes multiple references to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which is given effect in UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998). Brexit has not, by itself, altered HRA 1998 or the ECHR’s incorporation through that Act. The ECHR is an international treaty that protects human rights across the member states of the Council of Europe, a body wholly distinct from the EU. The UK remains within the Council of Europe. The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement confirms that the arrangement leaves the UK’s ECHR obligations unchanged and allows the agreement to be brought to an end if either party denounces the ECHR. For further information, see: Q&A: What does Brexit mean for the Human Rights Act 1998? LNB News 07/01/2021 77: Comment—EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement provisions on human rights See also Practice Note: What does...

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. Background This Practice Note outlines how Brexit has affected the regulation of chemicals. More detailed guidance is available in the additional Practice Notes referenced for each specific chemicals regime. Withdrawal from the EU At 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the transition/implementation period following the UK’s exit from the EU concluded. From that moment—described in UK legislation as ‘IP completion day’—principal transitional arrangements fell away and notable changes began to apply across the UK’s legal system. EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee inquiry into the future of chemicals In the wake of the EU referendum, the Environmental Audit Committee commenced an inquiry into the future of environmental law and policy, with an emphasis on Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (EU REACH). The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee published its report, Brexit: chemicals regulation, on 7 November 2018, calling...