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4 Feb 2022
Getting Down to Levelling Up
At last, the Government have delivered the Levelling Up White Paper – 400 pages of plans and promises with much of the substance still to come. But what does the White Paper contain and what does it mean for the Government going forward?
20 Jan 2022
CMA airs the fashion industry’s dirty laundry
2022 has started with the fashion industry’s dirty laundry being aired, after the CMA announced a review of environmental claims in the sector. In this blog, DRD Associate, Ed Bowie, analyses what the review means for the sector and what it says about the CMA's focus going forward.
14 Jan 2022
Appointed Representatives face rules squeeze
An established feature of the UK financial services sector faces important reforms, say Jon McLeod and Iona Cross.
4 Jan 2022
The National Security and Investment Act
The New Year heralds the Business Secretary’s unprecedented new powers over corporate deal-making. Here, we rate the political risks of deal-making under the new regime.
17 Dec 2021
Gove will tear us apart, again
With Parliament entering recess yesterday, DRD Partner Jon McLeod looks to the year ahead and asks - will 2022 see the fracturing of the United Kingdom?
3 Dec 2021
Levelling Up – a title without a policy (yet)?
Clemency Huggins and Ed Bowie take a look at how the Government and Opposition are approaching Levelling Up
2 Dec 2021
Online Sales Tax Report
New report highlights the ‘devil in the detail’ of the proposed Online Sales Tax.
19 Nov 2021
Terrorism: Moving Past The Blast
Harry Barber takes a look at the steps which the U.K. government can take following the explosion at Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday.
5 Nov 2021
A Fair COP?
Pete Bowyer takes a look at the chances of success of COP26
22 Oct 2021
To tax or not to tax?
Autumn budget and spending review 2021
19 Oct 2021
Digital Markets Unit: UK tech uncertainty
DRD Associate, Edward Bowie, reviews where the new Digital Markets Unit fits into the wider regulatory landscape.
14 Oct 2021
CITMA: Reputation, resolution and revolution
Claire Davidson hosted: “Managing reputations in the world of IP – why it matters”.
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