6/17/2026 3:44:13 PM Tech Legal Outlook 2026 - Mid-Year Update By Niranjan Arasaratnam Lisa Chang Julian Cunningham-Day Verity Egerton-Doyle William Leslie Ben Packer Alex Roberts Julia Schönbohm Derek Tong Clare Murray +7 more... Show less The tech legal outlook for 2026 is being reshaped by the continuing rapid advances in AI, and rising geopolitical instability. The Iran...
7/9/2026 1:56:32 PM UK FCA previews its crypto application forms By Harry Eddis Peter Bevan Raza Naeem James Morris Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority will start receiving cryptoasset authorisation applications from 30 September 2026. The FCA has now given...
7/7/2026 9:55:46 PM ECB tells EU banks to submit AI defence plans By Marius Raetz Simon Treacy The European Central Bank has written to CEOs of significant euro area banks asking to see their plans for addressing AI-enabled...
7/2/2026 10:39:48 AM The UK’s Online Safety Act heats up: fines, battlelines and (even more) regulation By Dasha Konnova Ben Packer Our previous post recapped how the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) spent 2025 finding its feet: from early enforcement action against...
6/30/2026 10:15:57 AM Singapore's OSRAA: A new era for Online Safety in Singapore By Clara Tung Angharad Beach Singapore has gone live with its latest piece of online safety legislation. The Online Safety (Relief and Accountability) Act (OSRAA)...
6/30/2026 8:50:06 AM EU – The European Commission’s tech sovereignty proposal and the move to digital deglobalisation By Peter Church At the start of June, the EU Commission presented its European Technological Sovereignty Package. These measures are intended to...
6/30/2026 8:40:48 AM Crypto countdown begins: FCA releases final rules for UK cryptoasset regime By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Peter Bevan James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sherryn Buehlmann Bethan Poole Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte +7 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority has finalised its rules for cryptoasset activities which will take effect on 25 October 2027. As well as...
6/28/2026 1:58:32 PM Consultation opens on next generation of UK payments infrastructure By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Frances Hodgkins Imran Bhaluani Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte +4 more... Show less Work is underway to shape the future of the UK's retail payments infrastructure. A new consultation invites views on future payment...
6/22/2026 8:06:32 PM Bank of England updates its policy for UK systemic stablecoins By Richard Hay Harry Eddis Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less The Bank of England has released a policy statement on the UK’s regime for systemic stablecoins. It has revised some of the policies it...
6/22/2026 8:58:27 AM Asia TMT Bulletin – June 2026 By Adrian Fisher Alaister Johnson Alex Roberts Jia-Yi Tay Sher Hann Chua +2 more... Show less This month's newsletter reflects the continued pace of regulatory development across Asia, spanning cybersecurity, AI, digital assets,...
6/17/2026 2:04:15 PM Tech M&A and investment: Legal and regulatory complexity continues to shape investment flows and drive innovative deal structuring By Niranjan Arasaratnam George Casey Lisa Chang John Eichlin Derek Tong +2 more... Show less The global technology investment landscape has entered an era where regulatory complexity is no longer peripheral – it is central to how...
6/16/2026 3:27:19 PM Dutch Data Protection Authority Complaints Report 2025: Dutch privacy complaints hit record high By Lilianne Bunk Mariken van Esch Tom Reker Last week, the Dutch data protection authority (the AP) published its annual Complaints Report, setting out the privacy complaints and...
6/16/2026 10:25:34 AM Custobots and consumer law: Navigating the risks and opportunities of agentic AI By Rachel Malloch Kim Rust AI agents promise to revolutionise consumer markets — bringing both risks and opportunities. As agentic AI reshapes how we shop,...
6/11/2026 2:27:42 PM FSB seeks input on sound practices for responsible AI adoption in financial services By Raza Naeem Sherryn Buehlmann Simon Treacy Elton Qemali +1 more... Show less Amid growing concerns about the cyber security implications of advanced AI systems for the financial services sector, prompted in part by...
6/10/2026 4:09:11 PM New U.S. AI Executive Order favors tech innovation while prioritizing security By Ieuan Jolly Kris Ekdahl Caitlin Potratz Metcalf Toby Irenshtain +1 more... Show less Last week, President Trump signed a new Executive Order, "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” focused on...
6/10/2026 12:42:28 PM Kick-off for the next German competition law reform: what’s in it for tech? By Dorothee de Crozals David-Julien dos Santos Goncalves Last week, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) published its draft for the 12th Amendment to the German...
6/10/2026 11:15:23 AM Asia Fintech & Payments Regulatory Bulletin – June 2026 By Jennifer Calver Claris Teo Regulatory activity across Asia's fintech and payments landscape remained active this month, with key themes including virtual asset...