29 Oct, 2020 German government issues a new lockdown - and a patent reform By Bolko Ehlgen The things that can happen in a day... The patent community has been looking forward to this day for some weeks now, but not because of...
29 Oct, 2020 Once more... - a third adjustment of German foreign investment rules in 2020 By Christoph Barth Yesterday (28 October), the third adjustment to foreign investment rules in Germany in 2020 comes into force - only 17 days after the...
26 Oct, 2020 Hiding in plain sight? Reviewing big tech deals and "killer acquisitions" without amending jurisdictional thresholds By Linklaters In an important speech, the European Competition Commissioner has signalled a change to a long standing policy in relation to referrals...
24 Oct, 2020 Learn to fly: Ofcom releases the flight manual for the VSP regime By Rebecca Dickie In the summer we published a post (see here) on the UK’s new regulatory regime for UK based video sharing platforms (VSPs), which is due...
20 Oct, 2020 Don't make me do it! CMA threatens direct action against Google and Facebook if the UK Government doesn’t act By Verity Egerton-Doyle Two things are no secret: the CMA is no friend to Big Tech, but the CMA also considers additional powers are necessary to fully address...
15 Oct, 2020 U.S. looks overseas to revamp competition in digital markets By John Eichlin Last week, an antitrust focused subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives issued the lengthy final report in its long running...
15 Oct, 2020 Watch: Tech merger control - global hotspots and focus areas for regulators By William Leslie Verity Egerton-Doyle Hardly a day goes by without more headlines around how regulators are intervening in tech mergers - and this applies right across the...
14 Oct, 2020 GDPR with Chinese characteristics – initial analysis of China’s draft data protection law By Alex Roberts Almost 4 years after the release of the PRC’s controversial Cybersecurity Law (“CSL”), China’s top legislature is deliberating on the...
11 Oct, 2020 Proposed reforms to UK merger control could see the CMA intervening in (even more) global tech deals By Verity Egerton-Doyle The UK Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) Digital Taskforce, commissioned by the government earlier this year to provide advice on...
08 Oct, 2020 Online financial promotions: the FCA sets its sights on social media firms and search engines By Ben Packer We have all seen posts and adverts online for investments that seem too good to be true: guaranteed triple-digit returns with zero...
07 Oct, 2020 One week until foreign investment control "goes European" By Christoph Barth From 11 October 2020, EU Member States will cooperate more intensively in foreign investment control, including a coordinated exchange of...
05 Oct, 2020 Employing workers in the gig economy? Take note of shifting dynamics in employment and tax law By Louise Mason The Autumn of the new normal for employers We have recently posted in our EmploymentLinks blog on employment law developments in the UK...
02 Oct, 2020 Watch: The future of international data transfers By Alex Roberts Sonia Cissé The flow of personal data across borders is an integral part of international business, particularly for global tech companies. In this...