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  02/10/2024

  Hongrie

  Hungary begins implementation of EU AI Act with passage of Resolution

  The Hungarian government has issued Resolution 1301/2024. (IX. 30.), which establishes the foundation for creating the body responsible for implementing the tasks required by the EU AI Act. In issuing this resolution, Hungary has begun preparations for enforcing the regulation, which means that companies should now prepare for compliance by reviewing the AI systems they use, assessing these systems' alignment with the EU AI Act's requirements, and preparing the necessary risk management documentation to ensure transparency, accountability, and safety.Hungary’s new enforcement body will:Operate...

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  02/10/2024

  United Kingdom

  Prosser v Ricketts and single assessment/small business relief

  Small Business Rates relief entitles a ratepayer occupying a hereditament with a rateable value of not more than £12,000, to a 100% reduction in their rates bill.  Therefore, for a small business owner, or the occupier of a smaller hereditament, it is a valuable form of relief.In Prosser v Ricketts a barristers’ Chambers brought an appeal before the Upper Tribunal arguing that the rooms occupied by the individual members of Chambers were not part of a single hereditament but a number of individual hereditaments which qualify for small business rates relief.The appeal premisesThe...

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  17/09/2024

  England

  Blurred Lines: Upper Tribunal revisits Lease/Licence test for telecoms agreements

  When looking at telecoms agreements it is important to be clear whether or not you are dealing with a lease or a licence. If an “Old Code” agreement (i.e. those entered into prior to 28 December 2017) and the agreement does take effect as a lease and it is not contracted out of the protection of the 1954 Act, any renewal or termination must take place under the 1954 Act rather than the Electronic Communications Code.In that context, the Upper Tribunal has revisited the lease/licence distinction on appeal in  AP Wireless II (UK) Limited v On Tower UK Limited [2024] UKUT 263. We...

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  16/09/2024

  England and Wales

  Spotlight on Compulsory Purchase Compensation

  The compulsory purchase regime is a useful tool for bringing forward large-scale regeneration projects, but previous and current governments have highlighted the need to reform and simplify this regime to get Britain building. Recent compensation cases handed down by the courts emphasise how complex the regime is.Supreme Court authorityIn Secretary of State for Transport v Curzon Park Ltd and others [2023] UKSC 30; [2023] EGLR 36, four neighbouring sites were acquired by the Secretary of State. The local planning authority (“LPA”) granted each owner a certificate of appropriate...

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  13/09/2024

  United Kingdom

  Data Centres officially designated as “Critical National In­fras­truc­ture” – the first CNI designation in nearly a decade

  Summary 12 September 2024 was an important milestone for the UK’s digital future as the UK government has officially designated data centres, which store a substantial portion of the nation’s data, as ‘Critical National Infrastructure’.Designation of data centres as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)This is a significant decision which acknowledges the key role and fundamental importance that data centres now play in today’s digital economy and modern-day life where the use of AI is growing exponentially.  Data centres are the central nervous system of...

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  13/09/2024

  England

  Outlawing of section 21 no-fault evictions and other major changes in the Renters’ Rights Bill

  Summary  The Renters’ Rights Bill will make significant changes to the residential private renting system. While the headline may be the abolition of the section 21 no-fault eviction, there are fundamental changes throughout the system, further detailed in this Law-Now. Key aspects of the Renters’ Rights BillThe changes below apply to England and in some places the devolved administrations are mentioned.  This is a lengthy Bill and we have split coverage into particular topics headlined below.Abolition of section 21 evictions and other grounds for possessionOutlawing...

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