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AI in Employment: new frontier or a step too far? The value of AI in employment has increased significantly in recent years, driven by pressures in the labour market for more remote working and greater efficiency, with the pace of change outstripping the legal and regulatory framework. AI can now...
How should you respond to a personal data breach in Hong Kong? A major hotel group has recently reported a data leak to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the “PCPD”) in Hong Kong. Reportedly, it was hit by a cyber hack a few months ago and, as a result, certain data files concerning personal...
BLOG: One step closer to mutual adequacy for EU-US and UK-US data flows On Friday 7 October, US president Biden signed an Executive Order which, alongside the regulations issued by the Attorney General, implements into US law the agreement in principle announced in March on EU-US personal data flows (the Data Privacy...
NFTs: The Essentials From the Royal Mint to Madonna, it seems like everyone is issuing (or considering issuing) NFTs at the moment. But what are they, and what issues do you need to consider?
The Lens Newsletter - September 2022 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Saughter and May.
Regulating AI As AI adoption increases, and governments and regulators across the globe grapple with how best to regulate AI, you need to ensure that you have considered and managed a wide range of issues when developing or deploying AI solutions. These range from...
AI and Intellectual Property: A Whistle-stop Tour As AI adoption increases, and governments and regulators across the globe grapple with how best to regulate AI, Saughter and May are producing a series of ‘Regulating AI’ thought pieces that will consider some of the legal issues that arise from...
Global Investigations Bulletin (September 2022) Our latest Global Investigations Bulletin for September 2022 is now available. This month, we analyse two reports that were commissioned to examine prosecutions at the Serious Fraud Office, and set out the latest news in global investigations and...
Sharing employment information: When is it permissible under the competition ordinance? To attract and hire the best talent, employers will typically try to find out what the latest market trends are, so they can put together a competitive package for prospective employees. Often times this is harmless, but when an employer (or human...
Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Update: Protected Information of Directors This briefing highlights the upcoming measures aimed at protecting certain sensitive information of directors of Hong Kong-incorporated companies and registered non-Hong Kong companies, and the actions that companies should take in light of the new regime...