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In this issue: New technologies Internet Data protection Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Reputation management Telecommunications LexTalk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information New technologies European Commission issues guidance on AI system definition The Commission has issued guidance to help providers judge whether a software system qualifies as artificial intelligence under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the EU AI Act). Though not binding, the material is intended to support application of the Act’s provisions, which started on 2 February 2025. The Commission notes the guidance will be refined over time in light of real-world experience and emerging scenarios. Under the Act, AI systems are grouped by risk—prohibited, high risk, and those carrying transparency duties—and this guidance sits alongside existing advice on banned AI practices. See: LNB News 07/02/2025 36. Commission sets out 2025 Work Programme with a simplification...

In this issue Probate Trusts Court of Protection UK taxation for private clients HMRC manuals: updates Art and heritage property, landed estates and farming families Pensions, insurance and tax‑efficient investments Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland International Question of the week Further Private Client updates this week Daily and weekly news alerts LexTalk® Private Client: a Lexis+® community New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Probate Unique codes for probate applications can now be issued by email. HMRC’s Trusts and Estates Newsletter (August 2024) confirms that IHT400 filers may provide an email address and sign a disclaimer so HMRC can send the unique code required for the probate application electronically. See: LNB News 28/08/2024 16. Source: HMRC Trusts and Estates Newsletter (August 2024). Following a 3 September 2024 update from HM Courts & Tribunals Service Probate, the MyHMCTS service now allows applicants to...

In this issue: EU fundamentals Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content EU fundamentals European Commission releases May 2024 infringement package The Commission has published the May 2024 infringement package, setting out the EU Member States it is taking action against for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. The May 2024 package comprises formal letters of notice to Portugal for not correctly transposing Directive 92/43/EEC (the Habitats Directive), to Italy for failing to fully and correctly transpose Directive (EU) 2019/904 (the Single-Use Plastics Directive) and for breaching obligations under Directive (EU) 2015/1535 (the Single Market Transparency Directive), and it also refers Italy to the Court of Justice for failure to ensure the correct implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU (the Directive establishing...

Film and TV glossary A–B Film and TV glossary E–H Film and TV glossary I–L Film and TV glossary M–P Film and TV glossary R–S Film and TV glossary T–W CAP Code for non-broadcast media The UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (the CAP Code) serves as the principal framework governing non-broadcast adverts, promotional sales activity and direct marketing messages. It is drafted by the Committee on Advertising Practice (CAP), a self-regulatory body whose membership comprises organisations representing advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing and media industries. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) polices the CAP Code and may require the withdrawal or amendment of any advertisement that contravenes these standards. Refer to Practice Note: Advertising law and regulation. Channel 4 Channel 4 operates as a ‘publisher-broadcaster’: it produces no programmes internally, commissioning content from production companies across the UK. Cinematograph film Under the Copyright Act 1956 (CA 1956), films gained protection as...

For more common film and TV terms, see: Film and TV glossary A–B, Film and TV glossary C–D, Film and TV glossary E–H, Film and TV glossary I–L, Film and TV glossary R–S, Film and TV glossary T–W. Meme An image, video, snippet of text, or similar item that satirises or amuses, typically spreading rapidly online, with users often adapting or varying it as they share it on. Mime Within copyright law, mime is treated as a form of dramatic work. Moral rights Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988), authors are granted personal rights (moral rights) that sit alongside, but separate from, their economic rights. Whereas copyright concerns financial interests, moral rights protect the author’s public reputation and the integrity of the work linked to them. the right to be named as author or director (the right of paternity) the right to object to derogatory treatment of a work (the right of integrity) the right...

1. What is the applicable legislation? Turkey’s foreign direct investment (FDI) framework is principally governed by the Foreign Direct Investments Law No. 4875 and the Regulation on the Implementation of the Foreign Direct Investment Law No. 4875, collectively the General FDI Legislation. Corporate matters are, in general, dealt with under the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 alongside the FDI rules. In addition, a wide range of supplementary instruments — statutes, circulars, by‑laws and sector‑specific rules — contain FDI‑related provisions, including the Mining Law No. 3213; the Law on Establishment and Broadcasting Services of Radios and Televisions No. 6112; the Banking Law No. 5411; the Turkish Civil Aviation Law No. 2920; the Cabotage Law No. 815; the Private Educational Institutions Law No. 5580; the Land Registry Law No. 2644; Decree No. 32 on the Protection of the Value of the Turkish Currency; and the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (Turkish Competition Law), as well as international investment treaties such as the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Trade‑Related...