23 July 2018
Keep Costs under Control: the Perils of Ill-Considered Litigation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/keep-costs-under-control-the-perils-of-ill-considered-litigation

Court of Appeal quashes costs order in favour of no order for costs, concluding that "the payer of the cheque" approach to determine success is inappropriate in complex joined cases.

01 March 2018
The Single Source Contracting Regime: is it about to change?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/the-single-source-contracting-regime-is-it-about-to-change

On 24 January 2018 the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) published its recommendations to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) on the changes it thinks are needed to the single source contracting regime.

04 July 2018
Bird & Bird's Defence & Security team writes the 2018 UK chapter for 'Getting the Deal Through: Defence & Security Procurement'
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/bird-and-birds-defence-and-security-team-writes-the-2018-uk-chapter-for-getting-the-deal-through

Bird & Bird's Defence & Security team is delighted to have written the 2018 UK chapter for 'Getting the Deal Through: Defence & Security Procurement'.

14 November 2018
Space Alert October 2018: Australian Space Agency Expands International Network
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/australia/space-alert-october-2018-australian-space-agency-expands-international-network

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) has taken a series of significant strides in its efforts to promote Australia's participation and engagement on civil space engagement initiatives at an international level.

23 July 2018
European Commission to review French air traffic control strikes under EU law?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/european-commission-to-review-french-air-traffic-control-strikes-under-eu-law

It has been recently reported that airlines IAG, the parent company of British airways, and Ryanair are planning to submit a joint complaint before the European Commission

07 February 2018
Collaborating with your competitors: six steps to minimise the challenges of competition law in the aerospace, defence and security sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/collaborating-with-your-competitors-the-challenges-of-competition-law-in-the-ads-sector

Under increasing pressure to collaborate with competitors, or feeling they must do so to innovate at the rate needed to compete, the Aerospace, Defence and Security (ADS) industries find themselves faced with a ...

28 June 2018
Allowable Costs in Single Source Defence Contracting: New SSRO Guidance
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/allowable-costs-in-single-source-defence-contracting-new-ssro-guidance

Bird & Bird's Elizabeth Reid and Lucy England look at the recently revised guidance from the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) on Allowable Costs for qualifying defence contracts awarded under the UK’s single ...

23 July 2018
Drone Regulation - UK and EU Changes: June 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/drone-regulation-uk-and-eu-changes-june-2018

The announcement in May 2018 of changes to the small UAS regime under the UK Air Navigation Order is a small step towards more liberalised, and safer, drone operations for both business and leisure purposes.

23 July 2018
Flightright GmbH v Iberia Express SA: is the Advocate General consistent with Wirth v Thomson?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/flightright-gmbh-v-iberia-express-sa-is-the-advocate-general-consistent-with-wirth-v-thomson

On 6 June 2018, Advocate General Tanchev delivered his opinion in flightright GmbH v Iberia Express SA on passenger compensation payable under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (“Reg 261”).

25 March 2020
Guidance available on processing personal data from Finnish Ombudsman on COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/finland/guidance-available-on-processing-personal-data-from-finnish-ombudsman-on-covid-19

Both the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman have stated that neither the GDPR nor the Finnish data protection laws stand in the way of the measures necessary in order to ...