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RPC reacts to UK Government White Paper on AI

Published on 30 Mar 2023. By Jon Bartley, Partner and Ciara Cullen, Partner and Richard Breavington, Partner and Kelly Thomson, Partner, ESG Strategy Lead and Helen Armstrong, Partner and Patrick Brodie, Partner and Mamata Dutta, Partner

RPC reacts to UK Government White Paper on AI

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Sports Ticker #119: Wimbledon worries, ICC's two-tier cricket and Mike Tyson litigation

Published on 21 Jan 2025. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial and Joshua Charalambous, Partner and Samuel Coppard, Senior Associate and Ellie Chakarto, Senior Associate and Joseph Akwaboa, Associate and Simon Williams, Associate

In a fortnight which saw the World Snooker Tour launch a new global streaming service and Adidas enter F1 with a Mercedes partnership, we bring you updates on the legal action against Wimbledon's expansion plans, FIFA's interim transfer rules following the Diarra ruling and the possibility of a two-tier cricket Test system.

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Football club investment deals up more than a quarter in last year

Published on 04 Dec 2023. By Joshua Charalambous, Partner

Investors seeking to make immediate impact with capital for stadia, training facilities and infrastructure key Highly-anticipated Manchester Utd deal latest move in multi-sport structures

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Deals targeting European football teams more than double in value to £6.9bn in the past year

Published on 23 Feb 2023. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial

Total number of deals increased 65% between 2021 and 2022 Growth of sports holding companies helps fuel increase in English football club deals

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Whistle-blowing on illegal cartels drops 70% in 5 years

Published on 18 Sep 2023. By Chris Ross, Partner and Arash Rajai, Partner

Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently increased award to £250,000 Calls to the CMA hotline have plummeted from 1,442 in 2017 to 427 in 2022

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BSA: Higher-Risk Buildings Regulations now in force - Property Managers Take Note

Published on 14 Apr 2023. By Katharine Cusack, Partner

The Government has been working on safety measures for high rise buildings following the Grenfell Tragedy to provide comfort to residents in order for them to feel safe in their homes.

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To be or Knot to be, a nuisance?

Published on 02 Mar 2023. By Alexandra Anderson, Partner and Katharine Cusack, Partner

One year on , has the recent decision of Davies v Bridgend County Council (BCC) helped or hindered that goal?

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St James’s Oncology v Lendlease: the value of project-specific amendments to JCT contracts

Published on 12 Jan 2023. By Arash Rajai, Partner and Claire Wilmann, Senior Associate

The recent judgment of the TCC in St James’s Oncology SPC Ltd (Project Co) v Lendlease Construction (Europe) Ltd and another provides a fascinating commentary on the importance of drafting a building contract that is tailored to deliver the needs of the employer and the end-user.

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Building Safety Levy – Government Undertaking Second Consultation

Published on 28 Nov 2022. By Alexandra Anderson, Partner and Katharine Cusack, Partner and Sally Lord, Knowledge Lawyer Manager

The Government has just announced it is commencing another consultation on building safety, this time by way of second consultation on the Building Safety Levy ("the Levy").

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UK Government’s plans to raise as much as £200m a year from seizing crypto assets at risk without proper investment

Published on 07 Dec 2022. By Adam Craggs, Partner

Plans by the UK Government to seize as much as £200m a year in crypto assets* will be difficult to implement without significant investment in resources to pursue such seizures, says international law firm RPC.

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Amount seized in forfeiture orders jumps 77% to £191m in past year

Published on 21 Nov 2022. By Adam Craggs, Partner

The amount of money seized by UK law enforcement agencies, including His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), has jumped 77% from £108m to £191m in the last year*, says international law firm RPC.

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International law firm RPC hosts five female voices in its special edition of Taxing Matters podcast in recognition of International Women’s Day 2021

Published on 08 Mar 2021. By Kimberley Nanson, Senior Communications Manager

To celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March, international law firm RPC has recorded a special edition of its Taxing Matters podcast. The episode is available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.