Nigel Parker

Welcome to Private capital perspectives, where we explore the most important commercial, legal, and regulatory issues facing private capital firms around the world. Geopolitical volatility and the desire for defense...more Intellectual property (IP) is critical to the value proposition of defense and dual-use businesses, but government procurement models can significantly shape how that value is realized. Here we explore how broad state rights...more On June 8, 2026, the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) published a consultation entitled “Empowering people through data intermediaries” (the Consultation). Data intermediaries help people to...more On May 8 2026, Ofcom published (1) an article (the Article) setting out its priorities for the 2026-27 financial year under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA); (2) an update (the Update) on its approach to implementing the OSA;...more