Intellectual property

Product liability experts consider the reforms and proposed amendments to product liability frameworks in the UK and the EU, and highlights the need for further change.

Throughout the year, the Law Society Policy team and its network of committee volunteers respond to a variety of consultations and comment on a range of Bills, helping to shape good law for the benefit of its members and in the public interest.

What is life like as an in-house solicitor? Victoria Marr, senior legal counsel in the Outsourcing, Technology and IP Team (OT&IP) at NatWest, gives us an insight into the many facets of this rewarding career.

Coming into force in April, the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 brings modernisation to moveable transactions, says Ahsan Mustafa.

The ongoing challenge of IP law, reconciling proprietary rights with the imperatives of free expression, innovation, and competition, manifested prominently in 2024, influencing everything from AI data ethics to retail supply chains.

The intersection of IP and competition law is interesting, and embedded in a complex relationship. A recent case has lead Michael Vaughan of Morton Fraser MacRobert’s to provide an update on whether post-expiry royalty payments are anti-competitive.

It has been six years since the SLC Review on Contract Law Report was published. This consultation seeks to establish whether the landscape around this area of the law has changed, and, if yes, then whether the changes are material to the recommendations contained in the report.