Jul 09, 2024 Tech Legal Outlook 2024 Mid-Year Update: Driving value from AI By Jennifer Calver Clare Murray Elaine Choo AI is accelerating digital change and it continues to shape the outlook for 2024, bringing disruption and opportunity. But it remains a...
Sep 09, 2024 DMU Insights #9: Mark your calendars - a timeline to implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act By Jonathan Ford Verity Egerton-Doyle Judy Zhao The UK Government has today set out its expected timeline for implementation of the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and...
Aug 30, 2024 China: Time for your data protection compliance audit By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Ruoyi Lu Derived from an existing high-level requirement under the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) from 2021, data protection...
Aug 28, 2024 Game changer: Managing legal risks in the AI and Web3 powered video gaming revolution By Jennifer Calver Verity Egerton-Doyle Ben Packer Video games have long spearheaded technological innovation, driving advancements that extend far beyond entertainment. The multibillion...
Aug 22, 2024 Let’s just wait and DMCC: the CMA rejects Google commitments on mobile app store practices, preferring its new digital markets powers By Verity Egerton-Doyle James Hunter The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has this week rejected commitments offered by Google to resolve its long-running...
Aug 12, 2024 Australia: Guide to addressing ESG impacts in generative AI deployment | Allens By Jennifer Calver The widespread (and growing) deployment of generative AI across all sectors will have a deep and lasting impact on almost every aspect of...
Aug 02, 2024 A changing landscape: Bank of England’s approach to innovation in money and payments By Simon Treacy Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving payments landscape, the Bank of England has launched a discussion paper on how it should...
Aug 02, 2024 Hong Kong proposes new copyright exception for text and data mining to facilitate AI adoption By Sher Hann Chua Jasmine Yung Albert Yuen The Hong Kong Government recently launched a two-month public consultation aimed at enhancing the Copyright Ordinance (“CO”) to address...
Aug 01, 2024 UK Court of Appeal overturns High Court ruling on patents for AI By Yohan Liyanage Ian Karet Katie Coltart In a judgment that deals a significant blow to the UK AI industry, the UK Court of Appeal has held that AI inventions comprising...
Jul 30, 2024 The missing DORA technical standard on subcontracting is found By Harry Eddis Raza Naeem James Morris Olivia Murphy +1 more... Show less The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have finalised their much-anticipated technical standard on subcontracting ICT services...
Jul 25, 2024 Performative solidarity: what it means when US, EU and UK antitrust agencies stand together on competition issues in AI By Alexandra Zachmann Verity Egerton-Doyle Jonathan Ford William Leslie John Eichlin +2 more... Show less Earlier this week the antitrust agencies of the US, EU and UK issued a joint statement on competition in generative AI foundation models...
Jul 25, 2024 Focus on critical infrastructure: Hong Kong SAR proposes new cross-sector cybersecurity regime By Albert Yuen Jasmine Yung Eunice Lee Hong Kong is moving closer to releasing an omnibus cybersecurity legislation for critical infrastructure operators (CIO). Based on recent...
Jul 22, 2024 Esports series #1: Esports and Employment Law: Staying ahead of the game By Sinziana Ianc Explore the unique challenges and legal considerations that come with employment in the esports arena. From contracts to workplace...
Jul 22, 2024 UK regulators consider their approach to big tech and digital wallets | Linklaters By Richard Hay Harry Eddis Jonathan Ford Sophia Le Vesconte Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke +3 more... Show less The FCA and PSR have issued a Call for Information to help inform their approach to big tech and digital wallets
Jul 19, 2024 Changing of the guard: What the tech and fintech sectors can expect from the UK's new Labour government By Jennifer Calver Simon Treacy Clare Murray Elton Qemali +1 more... Show less In the Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto, one word stood out more than others: Change. Technology is at the heart of Labour’s industrial...
Jul 17, 2024 ESAs finalise second batch of DORA Level 2 rules – but one is missing… By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The European Supervisory Authorities have finalised more technical standards under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. EU...
Jul 15, 2024 Hold the phone: antitrust authorities looking closely at instant messages in dawn raids | LinkingCompetition By Bernd Meyring Thomas Elkins Liliane Gam On 24 June, the European Commission fined International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) €15.9 million for deleting WhatsApp messages during a...