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Binance hack: crypto investors urged to act unilaterally to recover assets

Investors who store and trade cryptoassets on the Binance platform should take their own action, urgently, to recover assets that have been stolen, an expert in forensic accounting has said.

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Binance hack: crypto investors urged to act unilaterally to recover assets

Investors who store and trade cryptoassets on the Binance platform should take their own action, urgently, to recover assets that have been stolen, an expert in forensic accounting has said.

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Dutch patent injunction extends across eight European countries

A global pharmaceutical company has been temporarily banned from manufacturing, distributing or selling a new form of a recognised cancer treatment in eight European countries after a Dutch court ruled that it had infringed patent rights belonging to a rival manufacturer.

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Validity of ‘second medical use’ patent upheld in UPC ruling

A recent ruling by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) offers guidance to pharmaceutical companies seeking to obtain patent protection for products for which a second medical use involving patient sub-groups has been found, and for rival businesses that may wish to challenge the validity of such patents, as well as providing general guidance on UPC proceedings for businesses in all sectors, an expert has said.

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UK Budget 2026: ‘wholesale CfDs’ envisaged under clean power drive

More details of the UK government’s plans to change the way renewable energy generators are paid for the electricity they produce in Britain have been set out.

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UK Budget 2026: measures outlined to support housebuilding

Developers in the residential sector in England can benefit from UK government plans to give local leaders more control over how tax revenues raised in their area are spent, an expert in residential development has said.

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UK confirms stronger dismissal protections for pregnant employees and new parents

Employers will face a significantly higher bar when seeking to dismiss pregnant employees and those taking or returning from certain types of family leave under plans unveiled by the UK government, with a new proportionality test set to reshape how dismissal decisions are assessed.

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UK employers urged to strengthen harassment training

Kieron O’Reilly tells HRNews how active bystander training can help employees recognise and challenge inappropriate behaviour, strengthening workplace harassment prevention
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UK employers review safeguards following Home Office guidance

Shara Pledger tells HRNews how employers can strengthen contractual protections and put in place effective identity verification arrangements to manage extended Right to Work liability
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UK employers review third party harassment risks as new duties take effect

Kieron O’Reilly tells HRNews how employers can identify third party harassment risks and take targeted preventative measures ahead of new laws taking effect on 30 October
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