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Ireland At The Centre Of The E-Evidence Package
The EU e-Evidence Regulation has entered into force, establishing a new framework for cross-border requests for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings. Service providers operating in the EU now face strict compliance deadlines and significant penalties for non-compliance, while navigating complex rules about data production, preservation orders, and limited grounds for refusal. How will companies balance law enforcement cooperation with fundamental rights protections under this challenging new regime?
Ireland Government
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Matheson
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PPN 026 And The New Social Value Model: What Contracting Authorities And Suppliers Need To Know
The Cabinet Office has published Procurement Policy Note 026, introducing a revised Social Value Model that fundamentally redefines how central government procurement evaluates social value - shifting from broad environmental and community concepts to a laser focus on creating good British jobs, skills development, and opportunities for people facing employment barriers.
United Kingdom Government
GW
Gowling WLG
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Arts Council Malta’s Legal And Finance Grant: An Opportunity For Creative Practitioners And Cultural Organisations
Arts Council Malta is accepting applications for its Legal and Finance Grant, offering up to €3,000 to creative practitioners and organisations seeking professional legal and financial support. The scheme addresses critical needs in contract negotiation, intellectual property management, and financial sustainability for Malta's cultural and creative sectors.
Malta Government
GA
Ganado Advocates
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Germany’s Military Modernization Is Shaping The Future Of Europe’s Security And Defense Industry
Germany is positioning itself to become Europe's dominant military power through an extensive defense modernization program that will run through 2039. With defense spending more than doubling since 2020 and investments spanning space, AI, drones, and long-range capabilities, Berlin's military ascendance creates both opportunities and tensions with traditional European defense leaders like France and Poland.
Germany Government
SJ
Steptoe LLP
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UK Government Procurement Reforms: Implications For Trade Union Workplace Access
The UK Government has introduced new public procurement rules that double the weighting of social value criteria to 20% for contracts over £5 million, with trade union access and representation now explicitly factored into bid evaluations. This development creates a commercial incentive for employers to engage with unions, working in tandem with the Employment Rights Act 2025's new workplace access regime. Employers bidding for government contracts must now consider union relations not just as a compli
United Kingdom Employment
AO
A&O Shearman
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PPN 026 And The New Social Value Model: What Contracting Authorities And Suppliers Need To Know
The Cabinet Office has published Procurement Policy Note 026, introducing a revised Social Value Model that fundamentally redefines how central government procurement evaluates social value - shifting from broad environmental and community concepts to a laser focus on creating good British jobs, skills development, and opportunities for people facing employment barriers.
United Kingdom Government
GW
Gowling WLG
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Arts Council Malta’s Legal And Finance Grant: An Opportunity For Creative Practitioners And Cultural Organisations
Arts Council Malta is accepting applications for its Legal and Finance Grant, offering up to €3,000 to creative practitioners and organisations seeking professional legal and financial support. The scheme addresses critical needs in contract negotiation, intellectual property management, and financial sustainability for Malta's cultural and creative sectors.
Malta Government
GA
Ganado Advocates
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Constitutional & Administrative Law

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Ireland At The Centre Of The E-Evidence Package
The EU e-Evidence Regulation has entered into force, establishing a new framework for cross-border requests for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings. Service providers operating in the EU now face strict compliance deadlines and significant penalties for non-compliance, while navigating complex rules about data production, preservation orders, and limited grounds for refusal. How will companies balance law enforcement cooperation with fundamental rights protections under this challenging new regime?
Ireland Government
M
Matheson
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Constitutional Court On New Article 444 ITC: Good Faith Prevails, But Not On All Levels
The Belgian Constitutional Court has ruled on the temporal scope of a new tax regime that presumes good faith for first-time infringements, determining whether taxpayers involved in disputes over assessments issued before the law's effective date can benefit from more lenient treatment. The decision addresses three key challenges: the temporal limitation of the new rules, the exclusion of good-faith presumption for ex officio assessments, and the absence of an equivalent regime for VAT.
Belgium Tax
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Loyens & Loeff
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CJEU Clarifies Scope Of “payment Service” Under PSD2 In Betaal Garant Nederland
The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a significant ruling on whether a Dutch construction-sector guarantee provider requires authorisation as a payment service provider under the Payment Services Directive. While the decision is confined to fact-specific circumstances, it has the potential to influence how key regulatory concepts will be interpreted under the forthcoming PSD3 regime...
Netherlands Finance
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Matheson
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Human Rights

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Protection Of Adults In Situations Of Vulnerability | Part 3: From Guardianship To Personal Autonomy
Malta's 2026 reforms replace the traditional guardianship framework with a modern system of personal autonomy safeguards and support persons. How does this legislative transformation balance the protection of vulnerable adults with respect for individual autonomy, and what mechanisms ensure that support arrangements remain proportionate to each person's circumstances?
Malta Litigation
MT
Mamo TCV Advocates
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When AI Transparency Tools Might Endanger Human Rights
A global organization launches a critical report examining how AI transparency tools and content provenance systems, designed to promote trust and verify authenticity, could paradoxically be weaponized against journalists, human rights defenders, and documentary filmmakers in hostile political environments. The analysis explores the unintended surveillance risks embedded in digital watermarking and content credential technologies now being integrated into cameras, mobile devices, and distribution platforms.
United Kingdom IP
MC
Marks & Clerk
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