20 Dec 2023

Does the media close down for two weeks over Christmas? With the holidays just around the corner, many businesses assume that newspapers, broadcast and digital publications will also pause their operations over the festive season. In this report, Laura Mattar from WithersWorldwide joins DRD's Rupert Bhatia to warn that this is not the case, urging businesses to remain vigilant in the face of heightened media scrutiny.

5 Dec 2023

In our analysis with Linklaters, we explore the continued popularity of judicial review despite the government’s attempts to rein it in.

30 Nov 2023

Anna Cacciaguerra Ranghieri explains how communications take centre stage in winning trust in the face of misconduct storms.

17 Nov 2023

With just over two weeks to COP28 in Dubai, the countdown to COP28 has begun. Lawrence Dore and Beatrix Lohn look ahead to the themes and issues of this year’s gathering.

1 Nov 2023

Michael Rose (DRD Partnership) and Ashley Williams (Mishcon de Reya) take a look at what the impact of the upcoming AI Safety Summit might be on UK regulation.

19 Oct 2023

Upon its introduction in 2015, the Consumer Rights Act promised to "allow consumers and businesses to easily achieve redress for losses they have suffered as a result of breaches of competition law”. However, eight years later, the regime is yet to witness a settlement or final resolution at trial. DRD's Dulcie Brennan explores why a landmark settlement deal agreed last week may be about to turn the tide for class actions in the UK.

15 Sep 2023

“Brace, don’t panic”, say leading media lawyers Carter-Ruck and strategic communications firm DRD Partnership.

14 Sep 2023

Starmer’s changes to his top team last week notably kept his shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in post. Wes Streeting is seen as a strong performer in the role but has come in for criticism from some in the Party for his willingness to use the private sector to deliver public services. In the fifth report of DRD's Labour series, DRD examines how an incoming Labour government would approach the health portfolio – and what it says about the Party’s wider direction of travel.

4 Sep 2023

Jon McLeod looks at what the Labour reshuffle tells us about next year’s campaign and how Labour will govern if successful.

1 Sep 2023

Labour has confirmed that it will remove key tax exemptions for independent schools, as part of its mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Much of the detail is yet to be determined - so what do we know, and what can schools do now to build resilience and maintain trust? In the fourth report in DRD’s Labour series, Anna Cacciaguerra Ranghieri asks how independent schools should prepare for Labour’s tax plans.

25 Aug 2023

On 25 August 2023, the CMA published its report following a six-month market study into the housebuilding sector. In the third of DRD's Labour report series, DRD's Competition team takes a look at how the regulator’s findings could be viewed by the Labour Party, and leveraged as they look to enter government with a substantial boost to housing stock.

21 Aug 2023

Jonny Harris and Kate Miller argue that class actions have rightly won their place as part of the legal landscape but need a compelling narrative.