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31/08/2026

𝗨𝗞 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁: 𝗔 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗳𝗟 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆

A London Uber driver’s legal challenge against Transport for London has brought delayed private-hire licence renewals before the UK High Court, placing regulatory administration and public accountability under closer scrutiny.

The proceedings engage the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998, which governs London's private-hire licensing framework. The dispute highlights the consequences of delayed regulatory decisions where a driver's legal authority to work depends on maintaining a valid licence.

Extending beyond an individual licensing dispute, the judicial review draws attention to administrative backlogs, procedural delays and the wider economic consequences when regulatory processes interrupt a person's ability to earn.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://www.barsacross.com/uk-high-court-challenge-tests-tfl-s-duty-to-prevent

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮)

31/08/2026

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀

A California federal court has handed Deckers Outdoor an early procedural victory in its antitrust dispute with Quince, but the litigation is far from over.

The court dismissed Quince’s complaint with leave to amend, giving the retailer another opportunity to refine allegations surrounding Deckers’ enforcement of its intellectual property rights.

At the heart of the dispute lies a critical legal question: when does aggressive IP enforcement remain legitimate litigation, and when can it potentially cross into exclusionary conduct under antitrust law?

The next filing could prove pivotal in shaping this closely watched battle at the intersection of intellectual property, competition law, and the footwear industry.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/dBqKNb9B

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮)

31/08/2026

𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧, 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁 & 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘅 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗽-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗦𝗔 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁

The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine, while Reddit and Roblox have been classified as Very Large Online Platforms under the EU’s Digital Services Act.

The move introduces additional obligations covering systemic-risk assessments, transparency, independent audits and user protection. Serious DSA violations can result in fines of up to 6% of worldwide annual turnover.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://www.barsacross.com/eu-designates-chatgpt-reddit-and-roblox-under-digital
(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮)

31/08/2026

𝗔𝗼𝗻’𝘀 $𝟭𝟳𝗕 𝗨𝗦𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲

Aon has agreed to acquire USI Insurance Services for $17 billion, strengthening its position in the U.S. middle-market insurance sector.

The deal expands Aon’s brokerage and advisory capabilities and adds further momentum to consolidation across the insurance industry.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://www.barsacross.com/aon-to-acquire-usi-insurance-services-for-17-billion-in

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮)

31/08/2026

𝗨𝗞 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳

The judgment delivers an important message for vacant commercial properties: occupation undertaken solely to secure business-rates relief may not amount to genuine “beneficial occupation”.

The ruling places greater emphasis on the substance and purpose of occupation, increasing scrutiny of artificial arrangements designed primarily to obtain a tax advantage.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://www.barsacross.com/uk-court-of-appeal-tightens-rules-on-business-rates-relief

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮)

31/08/2026

𝗨𝗞 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗪𝗙 𝗟𝗟𝗣

The judgment highlights an important lesson in UK GDPR litigation: 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹.

The case also underscores the importance of precise pleadings and identifying the correct data protection issue at the outset.

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: https://www.barsacross.com/uk-court-of-appeal-dismisses-data-protection-challenge

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮)

29/08/2026

𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 £𝟭.𝟯 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲

The 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗦𝗥𝗔) is investigating UK law firm 𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲 over work connected to 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝘁𝗱, a company linked to the collapse of mortgage lender 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗠𝗙𝗦).

Gunnercooke has denied wrongdoing, said it is cooperating with the SRA and maintained that documents carrying its name may have been fraudulently reproduced by third parties.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁:
https://www.barsacross.com/uk-sra-gunnercooke-mfs-investigation

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮.)

29/08/2026

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

India has formally established the 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 under the 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, giving the country's statutory mediation framework its long-awaited regulatory body.

With the Mediation Act, 2023 already in force since October 2023, the Council's establishment marks an important next step in creating a more structured system for institutional, pre-litigation, online and international mediation in India.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁:
https://lnkd.in/g8MGqRkh

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮.)

29/08/2026

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 has appointed 𝗢𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶 as a partner in its 𝗔𝗯𝘂 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, effective 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, strengthening its capabilities in cross-border M&A and private equity across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The appointment comes as Abu Dhabi continues to grow as a hub for international investment and dealmaking, with global law firms expanding their corporate practices to support the region's growing cross-border capital flows.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁:
https://www.barsacross.com/linklaters-osama-audi-abu-dhabi-partner

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮.)

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𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲

Google is changing how its site reputation abuse policy operates across the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 (𝗘𝗘𝗔) after the European Commission raised concerns that the policy could unfairly affect legitimate publishers hosting commercial partner content.

The move highlights the growing impact of the DMA on Big Tech, with Google changing a major Search policy while the Commission continues to assess whether its concerns have been adequately addressed.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁:
https://www.barsacross.com/google-changes-search-policy-europe-dma

(𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭@𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴.𝘤𝘰𝘮.)

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