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On 21 December 2018 the government’s promised ban on the use of aluminium composite (ACM) cladding on residential buildings came into force. Paul Tonkin answers some key questions. Does the ban apply to all buildings? No, the ban applies to new buildings over 18 metres tall containing flats, as well as new hospitals, residential care premises, dormitories in boarding schools and student accommodation over 18 metres. What about buildings under construction? The ban will not…
Our Q4 2018 Deal Dynamics cross-border M&A data set is available through our interactive heatmap. Deal Dynamics is a powerful, global M&A tracking tool created in partnership with Mergermarket, combining interactive quarterly deal data by markets and sectors with exclusive insights on cross-border M&A. Market insights, not just data: Against a backdrop of growing socio-political tensions, cross-border M&A fell 17% in the final quarter of 2018, compared to the same period the previous year, with US$270…
“There is a cliff, whose high and bending head looks fearfully in the confined deep. Bring me but to the very brim of it” says the blinded Earl of Gloucester in Shakespeare’s King Lear, thinking that he is at the edge of the famous white cliffs of Dover. Right now, the whole of the UK appears to be on the same spot looking over a precipice. However, this is not the moment to be blind. As…
It’s commonplace for the floor area of a proposed development to be set subject to certain agreed tolerances. These provide an amount of flexibility to a developer and are usually set out in the development agreement. But what happens if these tolerances are not met? You might think that this should entitle the parties to bring the agreement to an end. Interestingly, the High Court recently decided not, in Mears Limited v. Costplan Services (South…
Increasing numbers of initiatives, devices, and solutions related to the Internet of Things (IoT) are substantially impacting the development of cybersecurity and data privacy regulations throughout Asia. After the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, for example, Asian lawmakers are considering strengthening their own data protection laws. The region is also characterized by a push in a number of jurisdictions towards data localization requirements driven more by “cyber sovereignty,” national security…
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On 4 January 2019, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) released draft amendments to the Chinese patent law for public comments (English translation available upon request), proposing, among other issues; higher damages for patent infringement, more options for rewarding inventors under an employee invention remuneration scheme, and patent term extensions for design patents and pharmaceutical patents. The current version of the law, which dates back to 2008, is generally seen as outdated and in need of…
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are integrated into an increasing number of products and services, litigation issues involving patents and trade secrets will increase. In this hoganlovells.com interview, IP partners Celine Crowson (Washington, D.C.), Jason Lohr (San Francisco/Silicon Valley), and Dr. Chris Mammen (San Francisco) discuss the evolution of AI and machine learning in a broad range of industries, their likely impacts on IP protection, and what companies can do now to prepare…
The Hogan Lovells’ Corporate Insurance Newsletter for December has been published.  This provides a round-up of UK, EU and international regulatory developments relevant to UK based insurance market participants.  In this issue, amongst other items, we cover: Latest Brexit related consultation papers and other material from the HM Treasury, PRA and FCA  Regulation of claims management companies Variety of publications from EIOPA covering the structure of the insurance intermediaries markets in Europe, use of capital…
On 10 January 2019, the Prudential Regulation Authority released Consultation Paper (CP) 1/19, setting out certain proposed changes to Supervisory Statement (SS) 17/13 “Credit risk mitigation”. SS 17/13 was produced to provide clarification on the PRA’s expectations with respect to the recognition of credit risk mitigation in the calculation of certain risk-weighted exposure amounts. The PRA has been reviewing firm practice in the capitalisation of certain secured financing transactions including non-recourse loans (that is, where…
In prepared remarks before the American Council of Life Insurer’s Executive Roundtable (Naples, Florida, 9 January 2019), Federal Reserve Board (FRB) Vice Chairman for Supervision Randal Quarles provided the insurance industry with a high-level overview of the FRB’s forthcoming proposal on consolidated capital requirements for insurers supervised by the FRB. Background The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) gave the FRB regulatory responsibilities both for insurance holding companies that own a federally…