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Union access to UK workplaces – a significant new right comes into effect on 30 October 2026

In the meantime, regulations are awaited giving further detail of the new requirement on all employers to give workers a written statement advising that they have the right to join a trade union.

Flexible working in 2027: The UK government reveals further details of upcoming reforms

ACAS will also update its code of practice on flexible working with a view to it being laid before Parliament early in the summer of 2027.

The preemption gap in prediction market high court petitions

On field preemption, the court asked what Nevada's laws aim at, identified that field as gaming and held Congress has "explicitly not occupied the field of gambling."

Hogan Lovells Cadwalader and One Family Foundation launch global report on the laws shaping social innovation at UN General Assembly

One Family Foundation empowers communities, social entrepreneurs, and governments to co-create lasting solutions that tackle poverty, inequality, and exclusion.

Maintaining custody of embryos: The importance of embryo disposition agreements

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When the algorithm manages the workforce: Sweden's proposed platform work act

This article analyses the proposal from a Swedish legal perspective, with a focus on the rules governing algorithmic management.

Guernsey strengthens support for finance sector innovation and growth

The Concierge role commenced on 1 August 2026 and provides a single point of contact for businesses, investors and advisers considering Guernsey at an early stage.

New Commercial Court and additional judge approved for the BVI

Funding has been approved for the period from 2026 to 2029 to support the new court.

Navigating Florida’s new trust, probate and series LLC statutes

The update examines a new nonjudicial trustee discharge process that reduces the need for court involvement

Why use Islamic financing structures for aircraft acquisitions?

Islamic finance will likely remain an important component of the aviation funding landscape

FCA finds pure protection insurance gap a ‘persistent challenge’

The FCA also used the report to remind firms of the existing requirements and good practice under the consumer duty and its product governance rules.

Ireland Update: The Cyber Resilience Act

The National Cyber Security Centre interprets PDEs broadly as any product that can connect to a device or network

HMRC consultation on taxation of distributions: Simmons response

The proposal to remove the capital reduction route for demergers before a statutory alternative has been trialled and tested

EU Kids Act proposal introduces a three-tier approach to social media accounts

The proposal now enters the EU legislative process

Australia introduces further amendments to merger and acquisition regime

The legislated changes remove the automatic voiding of mergers that should have been, but were not, notified to the country's competition regulator

Cayman Immigration Reform: What Insurance Industry Employers and Employees Need to Know

The Government has described these reforms as only one part of a broader effort to reshape immigration and labour policy.

Cayman Islands Issuers in Debt Capital Markets Transactions: Why Cayman Remains a Leading Jurisdiction for Note Programmes

For international debt capital markets transactions, Cayman remains a leading issuer jurisdiction

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