28 May, 2020 Who ever thought that "data centre" could be the sexiest words in tech? By Alex Roberts Following on from China’s announcement last week of huge public sector investment in new technologies, China’s private sector doubles...
28 May, 2020 "Wolf warriors" at the gate: the rise and rise of foreign investment protection By Linklaters Prior to Covid 19, a number of governments were already in the process of extending the reach of their existing foreign investment...
27 May, 2020 Announcement of the UK Lawtech R&D Sandbox By Greg Baker Inspired by the FCA's Regulatory Sandbox, it's exciting to see the planned launch of a Lawtech equivalent delivered in collaboration with...
27 May, 2020 The return of the pre-Covid competition agenda for a post-Covid world By Bernd Meyring Bold and flexible moves to protect business during the crisis in order to avoid painful structural changes that would put the post crisis...
27 May, 2020 A slice of GDPR's birthday cake or time to take stock? By Guillaume Couneson On the second anniversary since GDPR became applicable on 25 May 2018, many have taken the time to reflect on its journey that started...
26 May, 2020 German researchers expect diversification of supply chains as reaction to pandemic By Bolko Ehlgen German economists believe that the Corona pandemic may lead to a higher diversification of supply chains for German companies, particular...
22 May, 2020 How the GDPR is going to survive in the UK post Brexit? By Tanguy Van Overstraeten On 15 May 2020, Michel Barnier, the Head of the EU Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom, provided his view following Round 3...
22 May, 2020 China's tech shopping spree may soon start, but who's written all the rules? By Alex Roberts China’s Two Meetings is a showpiece event every year. The annual political gathering sets economic targets and guides policy across the...
22 May, 2020 The Covid-19 DigiHealth kickstart By Benjamin Hagyard There have been many predictions about what the post-Covid ‘new normal’' will look like. Some seem more likely than others and there is...
21 May, 2020 Is the GDPR not properly enforced? By Tanguy Van Overstraeten Now that we are approaching the second year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), some observers criticise the...
21 May, 2020 U.S. / China trade tensions back in the headlines By Linklaters The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) last Friday announced plans to protect U.S. national security by restricting Huawei’s ability...
20 May, 2020 Merger remedies during a crisis: can you call a MAC on a competition agency's forced sale? By Linklaters That the Covid 19 crisis represents "exceptional circumstances" is without doubt. For parties to merger reviews who have given...
20 May, 2020 Tech company valuations drop in the midst of Covid-19 By Linklaters Following its most recent funding round last June, Monzo is raising a new round of cash from investors at an almost 40 per cent. discount...
19 May, 2020 State aid and other policies: who is in the driver seat? By Bernd Meyring The EU’s state aid regime is designed to be reactive. Let me explain. Member States may use subsidies to drive their domestic agendas....
19 May, 2020 Commission publishes guidelines on a common approach for contact tracing apps across EU member states By Linklaters The EU Commission has published a set of guidelines and Q&As on interoperability between member states’ contact tracing apps. Apps...
18 May, 2020 Delayed implementation but the UK Government remains committed to regulating online harms By Ben Packer The UK Government has repeatedly emphasised its desire to create the world's leading regulatory regime for combatting online harms. In...