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Will the UK regulate AI? In this briefing we look at the Government's approach to regulating AI, set out in its response to the House of Lords AI report and its recent Brexit White paper. We also highlight some other issues discussed in the Government's response to the...
“Knock knock… It’s the ICO!” - The UK regulator’s powers of entry and inspection This briefing looks at the ICO's expanded powers to enter and inspect business premises and sets out actions organisations should consider in the event of an ICO inspection of their premises
Data Protection and Privacy Newsletter GDPR application and related legal changes, ICO’s powers of entry and inspection, Regulator guidance, EDPB on Transparency, Data breaches, International transfers, ICO regulatory cooperation, Delay to e-Privacy Regulation, Views from… Canada, Data...
The Unitary Patent and UPC: an important step closer An article, assessing the current status of patent reforms in Europe in the light of the UK’s recent ratification of the UPC Agreement
The International Comparative Legal Guide to Fintech 2018 Benita Yu, Jason Webber and Lydia Kungsen provide corporate counsel and international practitioners with a comprehensive legal analysis of the laws and regulations of fintech in Hong Kong
Geo-blocking: new rules for traders Geo-blocking: new rules for traders. We look at some of the key areas covered by the EU’s new Geoblocking Regulation, together with actions businesses can take now to prepare for its implementation.
New cyber rules apply from today: what should you do to comply In this client briefing, Rob Sumroy and Natalie Donovan focus on what this means for OES.
Brexit Essentials: IP rights post-Brexit A review of IP rights post-Brexit in the light of the recent EU/UK agreement on some key IP issues in the draft Withdrawal Agreement
The GDPR, market disrupters and innovators: friends or foes? This briefing addresses the perception that data protection legislation and innovation are incompatible and suggests ways in which innovation can in fact be part of an active strategy for compliance with the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation,...
Facebook / Germany - a new frontier for privacy and competition? This briefing looks at the German competition authority's consideration of Facebook's data protection practices as part of a preliminary assessment that Facebook abused its dominant position in the German market for social networks