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The week that was provides you with a round-up of key events in the #construction sector over the last seven days including: ⚠️ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞 🏠 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 📑 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 And more. #Insurance #InsuranceRPC #Property #RICS #AffordableHousing #UKHousing #NationalInsurance

❄️The Winter edition of Snapshots is live! Stay ahead with an overview of the key #data, #digital, #consumer and #advertising developments, as well as the latest UK commercial case law impacting modern commercial lawyers. 🔗 Read the Snapshots Winter edition: https://bit.ly/4gotOBl. Download our Snapshots app - free to download! Apple Store: https://bit.ly/49ShbMr Google Play: https://bit.ly/3MEuSDA #DataLaw #CommercialLaw #LegalNews #DigitalLaw #Retailers #Consumers #AdvertisingLaw

As we approach the end of the year, we want to take a moment to thank everyone who has been part of Rise with RPC. 📅 Since its launch, we’ve brought together a thriving community of over 500 members from across the insurance industry—brokers, adjusters, insurers, MGAs, and forensic accountants. 🙌 With seven events and 265 attendees since 2023, it’s been incredible to see the collaboration, learning, and connections that have flourished. 🎄 Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a successful New Year. If you haven't already joined this fantastic community you can sign up here: https://bit.ly/46mI7Cp. #RiseWithRPC #InsuranceCommunity #HappyHolidays #Insurance

The FCA, ICO, and TPR have issued a Joint Statement, providing guidance on how retail investment firms and pension providers can meet Consumer Duty and Code of Practice obligations while staying compliant with data protection laws. Helen Yost, Jonathan Bartley and Jonathan Charwat explain what this means for FCA-regulated businesses. #RegulatoryRPC #Regulatory #FinancialRegulations #DataProtection #ConsumerDuty

We're thrilled to see Partner Zoë Mernick-Levene recognised in The Lawyer's Top 10 Moves of 2024 as the Litigation Move of the Year! Zoe joined us from Leigh Day, bringing her expertise in collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Her addition strengthens our class action and ESG practices, including her work on high-profile cases such as a claim on behalf of 20 million customers against major water companies for alleged market abuse. Find out about Zoe and her achievements in The Lawyer : https://lnkd.in/eneM-Pjr #Litigation #ESG #ClassActions

Your weekly digest of updates from the tax and regulatory world is live. This week, hear from our experts Adam Craggs, Michelle Sloane, and Alexis Armitage on: HMRC's outreach to those who claimed foreign tax credit relief in 2022/23. HMRC's offer of Time to Pay arrangements for self-assessment taxpayers who are unable to pay their tax bill in full by 31 January 2025. The UK government's latest measures targeting promoters of tax avoidance and fraud, and how effective these will be. Read more below! #TaxTake #Tax #HMRC #ForeignTaxRelief #RegulatoryRPC

In this roundup of the year, we look back on the key privacy developments in 2024 and look forward to what's in the pipeline for 2025. From major fines and new AI regulations to evolving guidance on consent models, there's a lot to unpack. Don't miss our breakdown of what’s shaping the regulatory landscape and how it impacts you. #RegulatoryRPC #Regulatory #DataProtection #Privacy #AI

💬 "𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥." As we look ahead to the new year, we are thrilled to introduce Mel Redding as the new host of our Money Covered podcast.✨ In this episode, Mel speaks with RPC Partner and financial institutions expert David Allinson about the top 10 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 as we close out 2024. 🎧 Don’t miss this insightful conversation—listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/4iF6l0m. #MoneyCovered #FinancialServices #RiskManagement #Podcast #2024Insights #FinancialRisks

We are thrilled to share a recent review of our latest edition of 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 by The IPKat, which highlights its 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 - all crafted with the needs of practitioners in mind. Here’s what the review had to say: ✨ “[𝐑𝐏𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐬] 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲.” The review praises the book’s: ✅ 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: Flowcharts, comparative tables, case studies, and bold key quotations, offering quick insights for time-poor practitioners. ✅ 𝐔𝐊 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞: From registered and unregistered design rights to copyright overlaps, with clear summaries of recent case law. ✅ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞: Comparative tables and best practices for design law across jurisdictions, including the US, EU, Italy, and Hong Kong, plus insights on post-Brexit implications for EU design rights. ✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭: Perfect for keeping on your desk for quick reference. With a blend of practicality and depth, the book was described as “a very handy accessory for one’s desk drawer” and a resource to turn to when tackling design rights questions. A huge thank you to Alessandro Cerri from IPKat for this thoughtful and detailed review, and to our RPC team and our international contributors who made this book possible! 🌟 💡 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦? 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬: https://bit.ly/4gIHZkn. #DesignLaw #IP #RPC #LegalInsights #PracticalGuidance

As 2024 draws to a close, we're taking a moment to reflect on another year with our inspirational global charity partner, UOCEAN® 2050. We've had the privilege of continuing our work with the UOcean team on a range of initiatives throughout 2024, all in support of its pioneering mission – to clean, protect and restore the world's oceans by 2050. We wish all our clients, colleagues, and friends a happy and restful festive season, and a clean and bright new year across the world.