Publications

Planes, trains and … tractors: a new route to financing high value equipment in the mining, agriculture and construction sectors

Jacqueline Cook, senior finance knowledge lawyer at Mills & Reeve and member of the Cape Town Convention Academic Project, looks at the current status of the MAC Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. With special thanks to William Brydie-Watson, legal officer at UNIDROIT and Duarte Pedreira, TF COP Task Force chair.

What is a recognised legitimate interest and how might it help me?

After a few years where data protection laws in the UK were settled, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) is ushering in a period of change.

What are the new rules on international data transfers?

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) introduces targeted amendments to the current international transfer provisions with the key objective of simplifying outbound data transfers, reducing business compliance burdens, and giving the UK greater flexibility to recognise foreign data protection regimes.

4 mins

How to protect childrens’ personal data, according to the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

This article looks at how the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) changes the rules around the protection of childrens’ personal data.

3 mins

Can you collect personal data for one purpose and re-use it for a new purpose?

In this article, we consider when the law allows you to collect personal data for one purpose and then re-use it for another.

4 mins

04 Feb 2026

What are the new rules on online tracking technologies such as cookies?

In this article, Mills & Reeve considers how Data (Use and Access) Act changes the permitted approach to cookies and other tracking technologies and asks, “What are the new rules on online tracking technologies such as cookies?”

03 Feb 2026

Regulator calls for a system-wide approach to improve mental health care

CQC’s annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act (MHA) was published on 29 January 2026, and looks at how providers are caring for patients, and whether patient’s rights are being protected.

3 mins

Warm Homes Plan: Major government investment for UK homes

The UK government has launched the Warm Homes Plan, a £15 billion programme aimed at improving residential energy efficiency through insulation upgrades, heat pumps, heat networks, rooftop solar and wider decarbonisation measures.

3 mins

Court of Protection’s clear eyed assessment of parental commitment

In Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust v EF & Ors, the court considered EF’s mental capacity, his best interests and how to balance his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights - specifically the right to family life and the right to life - when deciding whether he should be moved to supported living to receive life‑sustaining medical treatment.

11 mins

Our top ten property law cases of 2025 and looking ahead to 2026

We take a moment to reflect on 2025, by bringing you our top 10 property law cases of the year, carefully selected by our real estate disputes team. These cases reflect our common areas of practice and contain some important decisions for developers, landowners, telecoms operators, landlords and tenants (both commercial and residential) and banks.

Shaping 2026: The real estate sectors to watch

In this article, Danielle Hudson explores what the year ahead may hold for each of these sectors in the UK real estate market, drawing on insights from our built environment specialists.

4 mins