5/28/2025 3:02:16 PM The Spanish data watchdog ramps up enforcement with fines totalling over €35.5 million in FY24 By Ceyhun Pehlivan The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has recently published its FY24 report. The report shows a significant rise in the total value...
5/19/2025 9:01:47 AM Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update - May 2025 By Peiying Chua Alex Roberts Teguh Arwiko Gabriella Savastano +1 more... Show less Welcome to the Linklaters Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update for May 2025 – a horizon scan where we flag key updates for fintech...
5/19/2025 8:55:47 AM The price of privacy compliance: What Google’s Texas settlement signals for Big Tech By Ieuan Jolly Kris Ekdahl Caitlin Potratz Metcalf Toby Irenshtain +1 more... Show less Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton has announced a $1.375 billion settlement with Google resolving two lawsuits brought by the state...
3/13/2025 4:48:39 PM Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update: March 2025 By Peiying Chua Alex Roberts Gabriella Savastano Welcome to the Linklaters Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update for March 2025 – a horizon scan where we flag key updates for...
3/13/2025 11:45:21 AM UK & EU Fintech and Payments regulation update – March 2025 By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Simon Treacy Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy +3 more... Show less In this monthly update, we summarise the latest legal and regulatory developments for firms in the Fintech and Payments sector. We also...
3/12/2025 1:15:19 PM Spain proposes a new AI bill, including significant fines By Ceyhun Pehlivan Yesterday, the Spanish government announced a proposed bill designed to harmonise Spain's legal framework with the EU’s AI Act. This bill...
3/7/2025 9:48:00 AM China: mandatory data protection compliance audit to go live on 1 May 2025 By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Ruoyi Lu On 14 February 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the final Measures for the Personal Information Protection...
2/26/2025 3:45:00 PM China: Will free trade zones negative- and whitelists ease data exports? By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Ruoyi Lu In February, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) (including the Lingang Special Area) released rules governing its data export negative...
2/26/2025 8:23:57 AM UAE: DIFC consults on Data Protection Law amendments By Zoe Zhang The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has issued Consultation Paper No.1 concerning DIFC Law Amendment Law No. 1 of 2025 . The...
2/5/2025 1:55:00 PM EU – Bindl v Commission: A class action cause for concern? By Sonia Cissé Guillaume Couneson Richard Cumbley Georgina Kon Daniel Pauly Ceyhun Pehlivan Tanguy Van Overstraeten +4 more... Show less The decision in Bindl v Commission (T-354/22) suggests a low bar for compensation claims for non-material damages resulting from data...
2/4/2025 10:44:26 AM Tech M&A: Buy innovatively, integrate intelligently By Mario Pofahl Max Winterhalder In recent months, the M&A market has witnessed a significant upswing, with technology companies at the forefront of this trend. M&A...
1/27/2025 2:16:50 PM Games and Interactive Entertainment Legal Outlook 2025 By Verity Egerton-Doyle Alex Roberts Jennifer Calver Kris Ekdahl Gert-Jan Hendrix Laetitia Nicolazzi Patrick O'Connell +4 more... Show less Introduction As video gaming continues to increase in popularity, the worldwide market is firmly on an upwards growth trajectory. Revenue...
1/16/2025 5:43:35 PM US consumer digital payments under the spotlight: Key CFPB initiatives to target crypto, video games and more By Joshua Klayman Zila Acosta Grimes Nina Zegarra-Schmidt The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) has recently taken significant steps to strengthen consumer protections in...
12/11/2024 4:52:00 PM UK – The Government perspective on the Data (Use and Access) Bill: Third time lucky? By Richard Cumbley Julian Cunningham-Day Georgina Kon Greg Palmer +1 more... Show less We were delighted to welcome Privacy Law & Business to Silk Street to discuss the new Data (Use and Access) Bill. An august panel of...
12/10/2024 4:30:32 PM Hong Kong’s new cybersecurity laws for critical infrastructure comes closer to reality By Albert Yuen Jasmine Yung Jerry Wang We previously reported on Hong Kong’s proposed implementation of a new omnibus cybersecurity legislation for critical infrastructure...
12/9/2024 2:05:01 PM Enhanced data laws in Southeast Asia – opportunities and challenges for data centre operators By Ruoyi Lu Adrian Fisher Alex Roberts Alaister Johnson +1 more... Show less Drawn by the rapid pace of digitisation and the surge in demand for cloud-based services in APAC, multinationals are expanding their...