![Digital concept of data flow](https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/-/media/images/nrf/hero/digital-concept-flow-lights.jpg?w=265&revision=2bcb14f7-5897-4d72-b329-f54ecf1859a8&revision=5250201361707387904&hash=1DBB7BD88F7D40EFEAB403B51B115D8F)
Publication
Generative AI: A global guide to key IP considerations
Artificial intelligence (AI) raises many intellectual property (IP) issues.
United Kingdom | Publication | June 2023
In Finishing Touches Cheltenham Ltd v The Pensions Regulator [2023], the First-tier Tribunal upheld the Regulator’s fixed penalty notice issued following an employer’s failure to declare compliance with its auto-enrolment duties.
After reaching its staging date on April 6, 2022, the employer had been due to submit its first declaration of compliance by September 5, 2022, but missed the deadline. On September 14, 2022, the Regulator issued a compliance notice, followed by a fixed penalty notice of £400 on November 9, 2022.
The employer appealed on the grounds that it had delegated its obligations to comply with the auto-enrolment requirements to an accountant. The tribunal rejected the appeal, finding that this did not relieve the employer of its auto-enrolment duties. Ultimately, the requirement to meet the employer’s pensions obligations was its own responsibility. However, the tribunal did accept that if the accountant had failed to adhere to its terms of engagement or to comply with its professional obligations, the employer could have a remedy against the accountant.
Publication
Artificial intelligence (AI) raises many intellectual property (IP) issues.
Publication
The UK remains a world leader in offshore wind, accounting for roughly 20 percent of global offshore wind capacity, with 11.3 GW operational. It is forecast that installed capacity will rise to 19.5 GW by mid 2020s.
Publication
On 21 May 2024, the European Council (or Council) adopted the so-called ‘Hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package’ (the Gas Package). The package contains a recast of the 715/2009 gas regulation (Gas Regulation) and a recast of the 2009/73 gas directive (Gas Directive) aimed at reforming the existing EU regulatory framework to support the deployment of renewable and low-carbon gases, in particular hydrogen. As such, it represents a major development in the EU gas market.
Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest legal news, information and events . . .
© Norton Rose Fulbright LLP 2023