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This newsletter focuses on key news and updates for retail and consumer-facing businesses around the world.

Bird & Bird's Simon Shooter and Esme Strathcole outline the latest developments around the implementation of the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive, due to be implemented into UK law on May 9, 2018, and explain what this means for Digital Service Providers (DSPs).

Bird & Bird's Simon Shooter and Esme Strathcole take a look at the definition of a Digital Service Provider (DSP) in the context of NISD and ask how a business might understand if it qualifies as a DSP.

In December 2017, the Article 29 Working Party (A29WP) published draft guidance on consent under GDPR. A29WP is accepting comments on the guidance until [23 January 2018].

The maximum applicable period for the 30% allowance facility (also called the 30% ruling) will be limited to 5 years as from January 1, 2019 in the Netherlands.

A recent Procurement Policy Note (PPN) published by the Crown Commercial Service (Action Note 01/18) introduces new obligations on certain public sector purchasers to encourage further visibility in supply chain contracting.

The UK Supreme Court judgment in JSC BTA Bank v Khrapunov [2018] UKSC 19 was handed down on 21 March 2018.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has delivered a landmark judgment, declaring investor-state dispute settlement clauses within intra-EU bilateral investment treaties incompatible with EU law.

Marcus Chow looks at the conclusion of the Singapore Government's Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme, as well as which new schemes supported by the Singapore Government can provide funding, tax and other assistance to start-ups and SMEs.

On 11 April 2018 the Article 29 Working Party ('A29WP') published its finalised Guidance on transparency under GDPR.

We're delighted to announce that we've received an excellent set of results in the 2018 edition of Legal 500 EMEA. As well as 34 top-tier rankings across our EMEA offices, we were recommended in a further 103 practice areas.

International law firm Bird & Bird joins LeMO, an EU funded (€1.49 million) research project, set to explore the implications of the use of big data on the economic sustainability and competitiveness of the European transport sector.

Bird & Bird's German corporate team has recently advised the shareholders of BBS Automation GmbH, one of the leading providers of high-quality automation solutions for complex assembly and testing processes with locations in Germany, USA, Malaysia and China, on their investment and joint venture with EQT Mid Market Europe.

This newsletter focuses on key news and updates for retail and consumer-facing businesses around the world.

Bird & Bird's Simon Shooter and Esme Strathcole outline the latest developments around the implementation of the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive, due to be implemented into UK law on May 9, 2018, and explain what this means for Digital Service Providers (DSPs).

Bird & Bird's Simon Shooter and Esme Strathcole take a look at the definition of a Digital Service Provider (DSP) in the context of NISD and ask how a business might understand if it qualifies as a DSP.

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