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Articles by Angelica Lovell
Commercial Agents Regulations not going Anywhere: Key implications
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has announced in its recent consultation response that the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (regulations) will remain in force without amendment for the purposes of English law. Why was there a consultation into deregulating the regulations? As previously reported by us here, in 2024 the DBT (under the former government under the Conservative Party) opened a consultation on the regulations.
CSDDD falls at the final hurdle
On Wednesday, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) failed to achieve support from a qualified majority at the final vote by the European Council. The vote had been delayed from its originally scheduled date of 9 February to tackle resistance voiced by the German and Italian governments.
Financial Sector Operational Resilience: Getting Ready for DORA
By Angelica Lovell Legislators and regulators across the UK and the EU understand keenly the risk from financial institutions’ dependency on ICT providers and the harm that can come from ICT-related threats such as cyber-attacks. One way in which the EU is aiming to face this problem is through the Regulation on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector ((EU) 2022/2554) (otherwise known as the Digital Operational Resilience Act or DORA).
Where stating "conclusive" does not make it so
Even where express language is used in one clause, the literal interpretation of that wording may not be the correct interpretation as other factors need to be considered - this was a key takeaway from the Supreme Court judgment in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd. The case serves as a useful reminder of the correct rules of contractual interpretation including the need to consider the contract as a whole and the implications of any interpretation.
Boosting your business through diversification
Customers’ preferences in how, what and where they purchase goods and services have changed dramatically in recent years and their habits look set to continue to shift. Even multinational businesses like Ikea and Tesco are having trouble catching up and are shaking up their business models by introducing new store formats. But is diversification just for the big names or can SMEs benefit too?
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