Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: Primary legislation governing intellectual property rights, including copyright protection, design rights, and patent law in the UK
Trade Marks Act 1994: Legislation governing the registration and protection of trademarks in the UK
Patents Act 1977: Core legislation covering patent rights, registration, and enforcement in the UK
Trade Secrets Regulations 2018: Regulations protecting confidential business information and know-how
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Legislation governing how third parties may enforce terms of contracts
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Controls the use of exclusion and limitation clauses in contracts
Misrepresentation Act 1967: Governs remedies for misrepresentation in contract formation
Competition Act 1998: Prohibits anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market position
Enterprise Act 2002: Provides framework for merger control and market investigations
UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation implementing GDPR principles in UK law
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards and requirements
Corporation Tax Act 2009: Legislation governing corporate taxation including treatment of intellectual property
Value Added Tax Act 1994: Legislation governing VAT implications of licensing arrangements
Companies Act 2006: Primary legislation governing company operations, including corporate authority and document execution
Rome I Regulation: Retained EU law determining applicable law in contractual obligations
Transfer Pricing legislation: Rules ensuring arm's length pricing between related entities in different jurisdictions
