Legal Update

Client Legal Update: Whistleblower Protection Act

26/10/2025despair

Summary

much back and forth, the German Whistleblower Protection Act (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz; HinSchG) was passed by the German parliament on 12 May 2023 and will come into force one month after its announcement (most likely mid-June 2023).
The HinSchG is intended to create standardization and comprehensive protection for whistleblowers in the implementation of the European Whistleblowing Directive (EU) 2019/1937.
The HinSchG applies to companies with more than 50 employees and the transition periods are very short:
Companies with more than 249 employees must establish and operate a whistleblower system after the HinSchG comes into force.
Companies with 50-249 employees have until

Government Control Over the Flow of Information: Lord Sumption Speaks Out Against the Online Safety Bill in the Latest Episode of Law Pod UK

04/10/2025despair

Author: Rosalind English

The Online Safety Bill is currently making its way through the House of Commons, having reached the report stage in July. The bill’s concept of “legal but harmful” is controversial, and has attracted criticism from high places, not least of all former Supreme Court judge Jonathan Sumption. Lord Sumption joins Rosalind English in this episode to discuss the problems involved in defining this kind of harm and the concepts of “misinformation and disinformation” in the Bill.

Lord Sumption worries about the “sheer randomness” of the process for identifying legal but harmful material, and points out that the

Ekinops’ SixSq announces updates to the Nuvla platform and marketplace legal framework for improved business enablement

19/09/2025despair

Ekinops’ SixSq announces updates to the Nuvla platform and marketplace legal framework for improved business enablement

PR Newswire

PARIS, May 23, 2023

PARIS, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — EKINOPS (Euronext Paris – FR0011466069 – EKI)a leading network access and virtualization specialist, today announced important updates to the legal framework for the Nuvla platform and marketplace, provided by its subsidiary SixSq SA.

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Nuvla is a proven B2B SaaS digital platform and marketplace for industrialization and automation of containerized edge applications and device management. Nuvla

Danny Masterson’s Sexual Assault Trial: Everything to Know

08/09/2025despair

Danny Masterson made headlines in 2017 when he was first accused of sexual assault. He has since pleaded not guilty after being charged in June 2020 with allegedly rapping three women.

Four women claimed in March 2017 that the That ’70s Show alums sexually assaulted them in the early 2000s. A fifth woman came forward in December 2017, claiming that while she was dating the actor, he “repeatedly raped” her.

Three of the five alleged victims were Scientologists, which is a church that Masterson has been a part of since he was a child. The other two accusers, Chrissie Carnell

FoxNews v. Dominion: How badly could the Dominion suit hurt Fox News?

25/08/2025despair

Updates: Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement on Tuesday just as the trial was starting. read the latest here. Our earlier story is below.

The high-stakes legal battle between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systemsset to kick off in court on Tuesday, poses serious risks for the media company should it lose the defamation case.

Most legal experts think Dominion is in a strong position to win, citing the breadth of evidence that has emerged in deposits and court filings, as well as a series of judicial decisions to date that found Fox News statements

Gervonta Davis legal history: What to know about boxer’s sentencing, arrest & court date

09/08/2025despair

Following the biggest win of his career against against Ryan Garcia, Gervonta Davis’ future in boxing could be in limbo pending his May 5 court date.

Davis recently appeared in court for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident in November 2020. Davis pleaded guilty to four traffic offenses, though the judge rejected a plea agreement that would have ensured no jail time.

Davis will be sentenced on May 5. He is facing 14 charges after being accused of fleeing the scene of an accident that involved multiple people, including a pregnant woman.

Davis could face up to seven years

UFLPA Enforcement Remains Work in Progress

19/07/2025despair

US Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) remains a work in progress, as importers work to mitigate shipment detentions and respond to UFLPA reviews and enforcement actions. Emerging best practices may guide stakeholders as they navigate these uncertainties.

Develop a Due Diligence System

Due diligence systems allow companies to proactively evaluate forced labor risks within their supply chains through comprehensive information gathering and robust risk assessments, which can mitigate the legal and reputational consequences of forced labor.

To establish a due diligence system, a company should:

Continuously collect information on Tier 1

Ekinops’ SixSq announces updates to the Nuvla platform and marketplace legal framework for improved business enablement

Dates: November 17, 2022; 9:30 – 17:00 (in-person) and November 18, 2022; 9:00 – 13:00 (on line)

Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR