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In this issue: New technologies Internet Media Advertising, marketing and sponsorship LexTalk®TMT: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Latest Q&As Useful information New technologies Getty Images drops Stability AI copyright infringement claims from UK trial MLex reports that on 25 June 2025 Getty Images abandoned its direct copyright infringement claims against image generator Stability AI during the first day of closing submissions in a landmark three‑week High Court hearing in London. It is still pursuing allegations of trade mark infringement, passing off, secondary copyright infringement and issues around licensing, yet the move is a setback for the UK’s creative sector, which had sought clear precedent to provide broad copyright protection in the UK against AI models’ web scraping. See: Getty Images drops Stability AI copyright infringement claims from UK trial. IAB Tech Lab proposes framework for AI content usage compensation...

In this issue: Competition and state aid Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Environment Insurance and reinsurance Life sciences TMT International trade Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers Competition and state aid State aid—Court of Justice rules on an Italian reference, declaring renewable energy State aid inadmissible. In Case C-514/23, Tiberis Holding, the Court considered questions from Italy on whether a national scheme encouraging electricity generation from renewable sources is compatible with the EU internal market. See News Analysis: EU Competition law—daily round-up (01/08/2025)... State aid—European Commission opens a call for evidence on technical updates to the ETS State aid guidelines. The Commission is seeking views on planned revisions to the Emissions Trading System State aid guidelines (ETS Guidelines), with feedback invited until 5 September 2025. As signalled in the European Chemicals Action Plan of 8 July 2025, the ETS Guidelines will be revised to include further...

In this issue: EU fundamentals Banking and finance Commercial Competition and state aid Data protection and cybersecurity Dispute resolution Financial services Environment Insurance and reinsurance IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT International trade LexTalk®EU Law: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals Danish Presidency of Council of the EU publishes presidency programme The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU has released its programme for 1 July to 31 December 2025, setting out priorities and direction under the banner ‘A strong Europe in a changing world’. The presidency intends to reinforce the EU’s ability to act independently amid mounting global volatility, with a spotlight on security, competitiveness and the green transition. Forthcoming legislation will focus on strengthening defence, enhancing economic resilience and driving climate neutrality. The presidency also plans to lighten regulatory burdens and advance EU enlargement....

This Practice Note sets out clear, practical direction on the verification visit that may arise during an anti-dumping investigation. It explains the types of information likely to be examined, as well as the material that will in fact be reviewed. Introduction In the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on the Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (the ‘Anti-dumping Agreement’), investigating bodies must, in essence, assure themselves of the accuracy of data supplied by interested parties. Article 6.7 describes one means by which authorities can effectively confirm the reliability of such submissions. Under Article 6.7, an investigating authority, if it so chooses, may carry out a verification visit. For guidance on the legality of verification visits and the procedures involved, see Practice Note: Evidence in anti-dumping investigations. What information will be verified? Before the on-site verification, investigating authorities would duly send a customary letter well in advance to the interested party that is to be verified. This practical approach accords with...

This Practice Note sets out the definitions adopted by the Business and Property Courts’ (B&PCs) Disclosure Scheme under CPR PD 57AD. It also summarises the scheme’s fundamental principles, encompassing the obligations on all parties to proceedings and their legal representatives, and clarifies what constitutes control of documents. In the majority of cases before the B&PCs, disclosure proceeds in accordance with the Disclosure Scheme contained in CPR PD 57AD. The Scheme took effect on 1 October 2022, following the disclosure pilot. Decisions handed down during the pilot continue to carry weight and are noted below. For help on when the Scheme applies (and any exceptions), see: Practice Note: Disclosure Scheme—when and where it applies Which disclosure rules apply to my claim—flowchart? Definitions used in the Disclosure Scheme CPR PD 57AD, Appendix 1, supplies a range of defined terms. These include: Control, Copy, Data Sampling, Disclose, Disclosure Certificate, Disclosure Review Document, Electronic Image, Keyword Search, Less Complex Claim, List of Documents, Metadata, Narrative Document,...

Extended producer responsibility regime From 1 January 2026, the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/1332—updated by the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025—will repeal and supersede the producer duties set out in the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007. The 2024 framework introduces the extended producer responsibility (EPR) regime for packaging and packaging waste across England and Wales. Although the 2024 Regulations chiefly place duties on producers of packaging and packaging waste, they also affect both reprocessors and exporters, who help to verify results and underpin compliance throughout the packaging waste chain at every stage. In addition, reprocessors and exporters face specific regulatory requirements, including, for example, compulsory registration and the submission of data and information to support verification and compliance...

This Agreement is entered into on [ date ] Parties [ Insert name of Publisher ], a company incorporated in [ England ] with registered number [ company number ], whose registered office is at [ address ] (Publisher); and [ Insert name of Writer ] of [ insert address ] (Writer). Background The Writer composes musical works and/or authors lyrics of literary works; The Publisher operates in the field of music publishing throughout the Territory and has, inter alia, facilities for the administration and exploitation of musical works; and The Publisher seeks to obtain, and the Writer agrees to grant to the Publisher, the exclusive right to the Writer’s share of the Compositions, subject to this Agreement. It is agreed as follows: 1 Definitions and Interpretation 1.1 In this Agreement: Accounting Period means each six-monthly period ending on 30 June and 31 December; Advance means all monies...