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New legislation has been introduced in the UK targeting foreign companies, including Israeli...

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill was published on 11 May 2022 and seeks to build on the measures outlined in the Queen’s Speech and to respon...

Shortly before a senior Vale executive was due to enter the witness box to face cross-examination, Vale abruptly abandoned its claim, agreeing imme...

The Case for Cannabis Legalisation Under Germany's New Coalition

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In this bulletin, aided by third-party sources, the Asserson Can...

On 4 January 2022, the National Security and Investment Act will come into force in the UK, under which the UK governmen...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced a few days ago its preliminary intention to impose a fine on Clearview AI Inc. of over £17 mi...

1. US Republicans move to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level: The States Reform Act was introduced to Congress last week and aims to remov...

More and more, technology has aided microfinance organisations to save time, reduce cost and reach individuals in rural areas who were once conside...

With a gradually increasing return to the workplace, the issue of pregnancy and maternity discrimination has crept back into the spotlight. As gove...

We are proud to have been instructed by various students who – with the support of Campaign Against Antisemitism – have brought proceedings against...

US safety regulators recently launched administrative enforcement action against Amazon.  Read below on how this could lead to a precedent-setting...

Last week, the ice-cream brand powerhouse Ben & Jerry’s announced that it will no longer sell its products in the "Occupied Palestinian Territories...

On May 1st 2011, Daniel Drukarz, after heading up the market-leading London Planning team at Pinsent Masons, joined Asserson Law Offices to lead hi...

Many Brits will share fond memories of a certain chocolatey caterpillar, prone to appearances at birthday parties, charity events or any occasion c...

Israel’s deadline to respond to the ICC’s probe into war crimes looms closer, but should Jerusalem engage with the Court at all?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, often considered the greatest disruption to business of the 21st Century, are now disrupting global patent la...

It was hard to escape news of the highly-anticipated interview between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Oprah Winfrey last week.  During the inte...

A drastic reform in the way that witness statements for trial must be prepared and presented in the Business and Property Courts will come into for...

The Chancellor delivered his much-anticipated second Budget on 3 March 2021, providing some certainty amid the uncertainty shrouding COVID-19. The...

Last Friday the UK Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision backing Uber drivers’ claims that they were workers and not self-employed, entitli...

Vaccines are necessary within society as preventative medicine. They help us achieve ‘community immunity’; which in turn safeguards public health.

In negotiating the Brexit trade deal, a key point of principle for the EU was to make sure that the UK maintains a broadly similar employment law r...

With just a week to spare before Brexit, the UK and EU agreed on a Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The Agreement deals briefly with Intellec...

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) sets out the future relationship between UK and EU industries beyond 31 December 2020. The nature o...

The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in Merricks v Mastercard[1], in which it agreed with the Court of Appeal that the Compe...

Israel’s only English law firm, Asserson, has partnered with leading international tax firm, Mazars, in the establishment of a Brexit advisory cent...

Background – the Schrems II case

In July the Court of Justice of the EU, in a case called “Schrems II”, invalidated a US programme called “Privacy...

For years, the Labour party has faced mounting allegations of anti-Semitism, which festered, inadequately addressed or outright ignored, until now.

“We established that this was about addressing specific housing needs of a religious faith group, who were disadvantaged in the housing market by r...

The discovery powers conveyed by Section 1782 (28 U.S.C. § 1782) have been a vital tool for parties in international proceedings.  Section 1782 all...

In recent weeks, UK lockdown restrictions have started to ease, allowing renters and buyers to move, and Brits to finally consider a summer getaway...

While Covid-19 has caused unprecedented turmoil and uncertainty throughout the world, few cities have been more ravaged by the health crisis than N...

Thanks to the world’s increasing need t...

Amidst the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic and the worldwide shutdown it has caused, the courts of England and Wa...

In addition to multiple pieces of guidance given by the HM Courts & Tribunals Service (“H...

While everyone has been focused on the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, a potentially groundbreaking legal precedent was set by the UK Supreme Court ea...

The current Coronavirus crisis undoubtedly presents significant challenges for the planning system. It is therefore encouraging to see how the publ...

Today is one of the usual quarter days on which many tenants of commercial leases are due to pay rent. But the Covid-19 pandemic means that there i...

The Coronavirus crisis has already caused economic havoc and businesses have been scrambling to cut costs. With less work around, many are looking...

With the number of globally-reported cases surpassing 80,000 across most continents, the Coronavirus outbreak has sparked major global concern for...

Following December’s election, the Queen’s Speech set out that the Government is committed to building at least a million more homes over this Parl...

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With the U.K. general elections now just around the corner, many UK professionals involved in its property sector are voicing their concerns of the...

After a year of hard work by the Real Estate team at Asserson, an unprecedented project has reached a significant milestone. With all the creativit...

Asserson’s Planning team has helped clients win consent for a total of 500 units, including a cluster of towers in excess of 15 storeys, along the...

It is quite common for employees to have personal blogs which are related to the job they do. For example, someone who works for a fashion-house m...