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Can innovation accelerate the global transition to clean energy?

Ben Palmer, patent attorney at Withers & Rogers, examines how many patents have been filed for hydrogen energy inventions - what does the number say about clean energy technology?
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Emerging threats: Recent developments in the UK law of protest

Sailesh Mehta and Tim Kiely, Barristers at Red Lion Chambers, look at the volatile landscape of UK law of protest - especially in the wake of Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion.
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New Greening Government Committee targets for 2025

The Greening Government Committee has created new climate change targets for the period 2021-2025.
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Modern slavery and money laundering: Guidance for businesses

John Binns, partner at BCL Solicitors LLP, provides guidance to businesses on the complex laws of modern slavery and money laundering.
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COVID-19 cure fraud: How far can the law go in judging religious beliefs?

The prosecution of a bishop for selling a supposed COVID-19 cure raises questions about how far the can law go in judging religious beliefs. John Binns and Suzanne Gallagher of BCL Solicitors LLP investigate.
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Government reform needed after latest ‘Pandora’s box’ opening

Dan Secretan, co-founder of Xapien, discusses the need for UK Government reform in light of the recent Pandora Papers data leak.
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Cybersecurity is national security for all nations

Yonatan Striem-Amit, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, Cybereason, provides insight into why cybersecurity is national security for all nations.
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How state laws drive the future of national privacy legislation

Rob Shavell, Co-Founder and CEO of Abine/DeleteMe, discusses how “local & limited” privacy laws will shape the future of national privacy legislation.
fintech innovation 

European regulatory environment acting as driver of fintech innovation 

Susan Friedman, Head of Public Policy, Ripple, discusses how European regulation acts as a driver for fintech innovation.
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Report finds “illegal pushback” of asylum seekers by EU border force

Frontex, the European Union's coastal and border guard, has been pushing asylum seekers back to sea via Greece - violating international law.
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55% of deaths from police violence erased from official statistics

The Lancet found that over 55% of deaths via police violence were either misclassified or unreported in official statistics reports - a critical erasure of information between 1980 to 2018.
clean air zones

The benefits of introducing clean air zones

Anna Cartledge, partner and planning expert at law firm Shakespeare Martineau comments on the introduction of clean air zones around the world.
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The argument for a national US data privacy framework

Adam Strange, Global Marketing Director at Titus by HelpSystems, explains the argument for a national US data privacy framework.
GDPR Reform

UK GDPR Reform – buccaneering Britain goads the data protection bear

Julian Hayes, Partner, and Umar Azmeh, Associate, of BCL Solicitors LLP, examine the proposals for GDPR reform outlined in the government consultation on changes to the UK’s data protection regime.
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Key issues in the British legal aid system

Jonathan Wheeler, Solicitor and Managing Partner of London law firm Bolt Burdon Kemp, considers the key issues in today’s British legal aid system.
Children’s Code

Online safety – the ICO’s Children’s Code

Julian Hayes, Partner at BCL Solicitors LLP, examines the new Children's Code in relation to online harms which came into force on September 2nd.
social inequalities, labour market careers

Policy agenda around social inequalities across the life-course

Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Assistant professor, Scientific programme co-ordinator at the University of Turku, discusses the development of social inequalities across labour market careers.
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Reception & beyond: Social issues in Japan from a Roman law perspective part 2

Following on from a previous article, Professor Mariko Igimi continues to observe current social issues in Japan from the perspective of Roman law.
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EU and AstraZeneca agree new deadline for vaccine deliveries

The EU have dropped their court case against AstraZeneca, as a new deadline for vaccine deliveries is agreed between the two parties.
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EU says 70% of population are double-vaccinated

President Ursula von der Leyen announced that 70% of the EU population are now double-vaccinated - but some countries in Eastern Europe lag behind.

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