Shoosmiths LLP

What are single-use vapes and why are they being banned? Single-use vapes are vapes which are not designed or intended to be re-used and are not refillable and/or not rechargeable. They are being banned for both health reasons and environmental reasons. As regards the environmental reasons, they pose a major waste problem in the UK, as they are often thrown away in general waste or littered, instead of being recycled. If they are disposed of in general waste the lithium batteries in them can cause fires at waste processing sites. Only single-use vapes collected and sent to specialist recycling facilities stand a chance of being properly recycled...

The new Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2) came into effect on 18 October 2024 and with it comes an overhaul of the way in which cybersecurity risk management is regulated in Europe. Given that cloud-based architecture is now considered the industry-norm, data centres have become the custodians of the vast majority of our digital economy and form a core aspect of any critical infrastructure or service. Unsurprisingly then, NIS2 represents a sea change for both data centres providers and their supply chain, from new incident reporting obligations, significant audit and oversight measures, and a substantial expansion in enforcement powers...

Shoosmiths today announces the appointment of Partner Peter Richards-Gaskin to the firm’s Financial Services Disputes and Investigations (FSDI) team, along with Senior Associate James Kidd and Legal Disputes Advisor Brendon Vipond.The team, joining from TLT LLP, has extensive experience in managing high-stakes financial services disputes, with a focus on professional negligence cases and complex recovery actions involving multimillion-pound claims, as well as financial services remediation projects. Shoosmiths’ commitment to expanding its litigation capabilities aligns seamlessly with the team’s track record...

Shoosmiths has advised international investment firm DTCP on leading a $80m Series B investment into UK-based robotics and data intelligence company start-up Dexory.The law firm advised DTCP on the funding round, which included participation from Latitude Ventures, Wave-X and Bootstrap Europe, along with existing investors Atomico, Lakestar, Capnamic and several angels from the logistics industry. As part of the investment, DTCP’s Michael Rager joins Dexory’s board of directors. The Shoosmiths team was led by corporate partner Alastair Peet, with support from principal associate Kat Hornsby, senior associate Jordan Telford and associate Hugh White...