In the UK the development of data centres has run into some recent planning blocks, despite the urgent need for new data centres driven by the growth in cloud computing, personal internet use and the expansion of digital data.
In a recent enforcement case, Indiana University faced penalties for exporting genetically modified fruit flies containing a controlled toxin subunit without proper licensing.
The University of Liverpool has received an Order from the Cabinet Office setting out guidelines that it must follow in establishing a research centre with a company controlled by the Chinese state.
In September, the UK, the US, the EU, and Japan listed 45 critical items that Russia is using in its weapons systems, as found on the battlefield in Ukraine: the Common High Priority Items list.
U.S. private equity and venture capital funds will soon be prohibited from investing in unlisted Chinese companies active in any of three sectors relevant to the military
The Prime Minister announced in Parliament on Midsummer's Day that the Department for Business and Trade was investigating UK universities mentioned by The Jewish Chronicle (TJC) as having shared drone technology with Iranian scientists and institutions.
Effective 31 March 2023, the UK Government updated the list of items with dual civilian/military use whose export by persons in Great Britain is controlled.
In the recent case of Tulip Trading v Wladimir van der Laan, the Court of Appeal considered it may be possible for blockchain developers to owe a fiduciary duty to their users.
