24 Feb, 2023 IP rights in the digital (assets) world: Hermes prevails in “MetaBirkin” NFT case By Laetitia Nicolazzi Joshua Klayman In a first-of-its-kind decision that comes as a relief for many brand owners, a New York jury found that the popular “MetaBirkin” NFT...
24 Feb, 2023 China's standard contract for cross-border data transfers released: key implications By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke China’s cyber regulator – the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) – today released the final form of the long-awaited Personal...
23 Feb, 2023 Chatting up antitrust in the chatbot industry: Navigating competition law with ChatGPT By Jonathan Ford Violette Grac-Aubert Anne Dos In November 2022, OpenAI launched an artificial intelligence powered chatbot called ChatGPT which has to date attracted around 100...
21 Feb, 2023 UK Fintech Legal Outlook 2023 series #7 - ESG in fintech - a problem and a solution By Richard Hay Michael Voisin The UK is at an important crossroads as it seeks to retain its role as a leading fintech hub. Last week we joined a panel of Linklaters...
20 Feb, 2023 UK Fintech Legal Outlook 2023 series #6 - Developing regulation in the digital economy increasing the compliance challenge By Julian Cunningham-Day The UK is at an important crossroads as it seeks to retain its role as a leading fintech hub. Last week I joined a panel of Linklaters...
17 Feb, 2023 UK Fintech Legal Outlook 2023 series #5 - Increasing crime impacting fintech, especially DeFi and crypto By Ben Packer The UK is at an important crossroads as it seeks to retain its role as a leading fintech hub. Last week I joined a panel of Linklaters...
16 Feb, 2023 UK Fintech Legal Outlook 2023 series #4 - New forms of digital assets emerging as digital financial and payments infrastructure develops By Michael Voisin Richard Hay The UK is at an important crossroads as it seeks to retain its role as a leading fintech hub. Last week we joined a panel of Linklaters...
15 Feb, 2023 UK Fintech Legal Outlook 2023 series #3 - The Crypto Winter galvanising efforts for bespoke regulation for cryptoassets By Harry Eddis The UK is at an important crossroads as it seeks to retain its role as a leading fintech hub. Last week I joined a panel of Linklaters...
14 Feb, 2023 UK Fintech Legal Outlook 2023 series #2 - The Crypto Winter leading to increased regulatory activism globally By Richard Hay The UK is at an important crossroads as it seeks to retain its role as a leading fintech hub. Last week I joined a panel of Linklaters...
13 Feb, 2023 UK Fintech Legal Outlook 2023 series #1 - Macro market headwinds impacting the sector By Fionnghuala Griggs The UK is at an important crossroads as it seeks to retain its role as a leading fintech hub. Last week I joined a panel of Linklaters...
03 Feb, 2023 China’s data export certification: up and running! By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke At the end of January, the China Cybersecurity Review Technology and Certification Center (or CCRC) released a webpage on personal...
02 Feb, 2023 Metaverse series #9: Real estate in the metaverse - oxymoron or a reality of the future? By Hannah O'Malley The first post in this metaverse series explained that the metaverse aims to become a mass interconnected network of virtual spaces,...
01 Feb, 2023 Three takeaways from the UK’s plans for crypto By Richard Hay James Morris Simon Treacy The UK government has updated its plans for regulating cryptoassets. Here are our snapshot views on what we now know. 1. Few surprises on...
01 Feb, 2023 China: Extra compliance burden for regulated fintechs and other financial services providers By Colette Pan Alex Roberts New CBIRC Consumer Protection Rules will kick in on 1 March 2023 Following an 18-month industry and public consultation process, the...