This week's edition of Life Sciences weekly highlights includes news that the European Commission opened a public consultation on high-risk AI classification and obligations under the EU AI Act, the DHSC responded to the consultation on the proposed review of the statutory scheme for branded medicines pricing and the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 amended the statutory payment rates, the EFPIA and Medicines for Europe expressed diverging views on the Council of the EU’s position on the EU pharma reform package, the MHRA published several new guidance documents on decentralised manufacture as well as the UK’s first official guidance on the regulatory framework for the development of bacteriophage therapies, and the Patents Court granted an interim injunction to restrain multiple respondents from marketing generic dapagliflozin products pending the resolution of an appeal by AstraZeneca. Further news included is that the EMA opened a consultation on draft ICH guideline to promote the inclusion and retention of pregnant and breastfeeding individuals in clinical trials, the Innovative Health Initiative launched and supported a range of projects aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the health sector, and the Council of the EU adopted a new cyber crisis management blueprint to guide the EU’s collective response to large-scale cybersecurity incidents or crises, among other stories.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes an analysis of the Belgian presidency’s programme for its January to June 2024 term, the publication of amendments to the EU Accounting Directive adjusting company size criteria in the Official Journal, the publication of the EU Data Act in the Official Journal, and the entry into force of European Sustainability Reporting Standards for corporate entities. In addition, the Council of the EU adopted the prolongation of emergency energy regulations, a notable case on the right of competitors to sue each other under the EU GDPR came before EU judges, the Commission published new guidance on reporting environmental performance under the EU taxonomy, and the European Medicines Agency published its five-year artificial intelligence (AI) workplan.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of the Commission’s May infringement package, confirmation of the imminent enactment of the Better Enforcement and Modernisation Directive, the adoption of draft delegated acts on the regulatory framework for renewable hydrogen, and a proposed update to the Renewable Energy Directive to fast track permitting requirements for renewable energy projects. The Commission has started consultations on the Waste Framework Directive with a focus on food waste and the EU Benchmarks Regulation, MEPs have adopted a proposal to implement a global minimum corporate tax rate, Parliament’s AGRI committee chair has called for a derogation from CAP rules, and the Commission has proposed increased support for farmers in the face of the impact of the Ukraine conflict on food supplies. On the home affairs front, the Commission has published the State of Schengen 2022 report and set European integrated border management as a key policy objective, while the Council has confirmed a broadening of Europol’s mandate. The ECB warned UK banks that they may face supervisory action, and Commissioners have announced the launch of work on EU Global Health Strategy.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on AI companies facing civil liabilities over their AI models, the Council of the EU's notification of the EU's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty and the European Council's nominations for key EU roles. Further, the European Commission has sent requests for information (RFIs) to Temu and Shein under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) and has found Meta in breach of the EU Digital Markets Act (EU DMA) based on its 'pay or consent' model. This week, the EU Net Zero Industry Act, the EU Ecodesign Regulation, the reform of the EU electricity market, the EU Trans-European Transport Network Regulation have been published in Official Journal of the EU.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of the EU AI Act’s latest key legislative step and the draft Delegated and Implementing Acts pursuant to the EU Digital Services Act, updates on the European Commission’s February 2024 infringements package, the European Parliament and Council of the EU’s political deals on the ‘right to repair’ rules, the Schengen borders code reform, the Net-Zero Industry Act and the environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings. In addition, the Commission welcomes an agreement on new rules to boost gigabit networks rollout, and the European Parliament adopts new rules on instant payments in euro.

This week's edition of Practice Compliance weekly highlights includes: the implementation of the corporate ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence alongside expert commentary on its effectiveness and reasonable procedures, HM Treasury’s consultation and proposals reforming the Money Laundering Regulations, a property fraud claim against a regional law firm, an analysis of the expanded corporate liability proposal in the Crime and Policing Bill, the government’s modern slavery reporting template, and the ICO’s consultation on changes to data protection complaint handling.

This week's edition of Risk and Compliance weekly highlights includes a call for evidence on the UK’s international data transfer regime, updated ICO guidance on subject access requests, and important sanctions guidance on luxury goods, ordinary residence and basic needs licensing. We also cover growing criminal exploitation of virtual assets and concerns about AI-related gaps in the Cyber Resilience and Security Bill. Other updates include a call for evidence on the Immigration and Asylum Bill and changes to the Employment Rights Act 2025 implementation timetable.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis of the impact of AI on General Data Protection Regulation principles, the European Commission adopting new safety measures for manned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and drone operations and the sixth meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) taking place. This week, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/873 amending rules on free allocation of emission allowances has also been published in the Official Journal.

This week's edition of Risk & Compliance weekly highlights includes the European Commission's updated Model Contractual Clauses for AI Procurement and the applicability of the EU's AI rulebook, a Legal Services Threat Assessment Report by OFSI, the Serious Fraud Office's new fraud prevention powers and covert tactics to address self-reporting declines and an analysis of the UK’s current approach to modern slavery.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the European Parliament’s final endorsement of changes to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Directives as part of the sustainability omnibus package, the publication of proposals for a EU Biotech Act and new GMO Directive, and the release of the December 2025 infringement package. In addition this week, the Commission launched a dedicated legal helpdesk for the EU Data Act, presented new legislative omnibus packages for the automotive and food and feed safety sectors, published legislation supplementing the EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) to expand its scope and introduce anti-circumvention measures, published the first draft of the Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content, and launched a consultation on draft EU battery labelling rules. These highlights also cover the European Parliament’s adoption of changes to the EU Deforestation Regulation, new legislation to phase out Russian fossil fuels, and new Common Agricultural Policy simplification rules.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the European Commission’s 2026 priorities for implementing the EU AI Act, and the EU's draft Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content. In addition this week, the Commission introduced an information and communication technologies (ICT) Supply Chain Security Toolbox, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published a joint opinion on the Commission's Digital Omnibus proposal, the EDPB published its Work Programme for 2026–27, issued an Opinion on the Commission's proposal to extend data processing rules for combating child sexual abuse material online, the Council of the EU formally adopted a Directive updating the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, the European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution approving the codification of the Regulation on European Union designs, adopted new measures to strengthen protection for farmers against cross-border unfair trading practices, the Commission opened formal proceedings against Shein under the EU Digital Services Act for alleged violations relating to addictive design, and reported that, two years after the EU DSA began to apply, online platforms in the EU have reversed nearly 50 million content moderation decisions following user appeals.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the final parliamentary endorsement of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) and analysis of the role of the EU AI Office. This week, the European Parliament has also adopted revisions to consumer protection rules for defective products damages, amendments to the Single Permit Directive, changes to the Waste Framework, Industrial Emissions, Energy Performance of Buildings Directives, new cyber resilience standards, and its first reading position on the proposed Green Claims Directive. These highlights also cover the Commission’s publication of a agri-food industrial ecosystem transition pathway and the March 2024 infringements package.