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Brexit Briefing: UK Supreme Court rules against Government
The Supreme Court has confirmed that the Government needs to pass an Act of Parliament before triggering Article 50. We summarise what this means for the Brexit process. What did the Supreme Court decide? By a majority of eight to three, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Divisional Court was correct…
Model Clauses: EU puts forward proposals for ensuring lawfulness after Schrems
Commission aims to save Model Clauses. At October’s Article 31 Committee meeting, the European Commission (Commission) presented two draft Commission Implementing Decisions (Draft Decisions). The Draft Decisions aim to “cure the illegality” of the existing adequacy decisions on standard contractual clauses (Model Clauses) and countries where the Commission has made…
Brexit Briefing: High Court confirms Parliamentary approval needed to invoke Article 50
Blow for the Government could lead to greater clarity on what it hopes to achieve from negotiations. In R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the EU [2016] EWHC 2768, the High Court has declared that the UK Government could not take the first formal step towards Britain leaving the…
European Commission publishes roadmap to future-proof the EU Product Liability Directive
Review intended to ensure strict liability regime works effectively in light of technological change. On 12 September 2016, the European Commission (Commission) published an Evaluation and Fitness Check Roadmap for the Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC as modified by Directive 1999/34/EC, PL Directive) (Roadmap) in light of technological advancements regarding software,…
Cyber Security Directive adopted by Council of Ministers
The NIS Directive is expected to enter into force in August 2016, meaning Member States have until May 2018 to implement changes to national law. On 17 May 2016, the EU Council of Ministers adopted the Network and Information Security (“NIS” or “Cyber Security”) Directive, following agreement between the Council and the…
European Commission launches Consultation on ePrivacy Directive
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the existing ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC (Directive), which protects privacy and personal data in the European Union’s electronic communications sector. The purpose of the consultation is to gather input on the performance of the Directive so far, and to seek views on…