2/6/2026 12:22:56 PM DSA decoded # 10: Algorithmic transparency under the DSA By Theresa Ehlen Lutz Riede Fiona McHugh Philipp Acker Yvonne Wolski +2 more... Show less Recommender systems can shape what users see online every day – from user generated content, personalized ads and suggested communities,...
2/6/2026 9:35:56 AM Consent required? CJEU issues landmark ruling on requirements for marketing emails By Christoph Werkmeister Philipp Roos Lena Isabell Loeber In November 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark judgment, providing crucial guidance on the...
1/29/2026 9:38:10 AM AI Training & Copyright Part 2: Text-and-data mining under court scrutiny By Lutz Riede Oliver Talhoff Verena Kirchmair Christina Dimick +1 more... Show less Recent caselaw by the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (“Kneschke vs. LAION e.V.”) The discussion of the high-stakes question whether –...
1/29/2026 9:37:12 AM AI Training & Copyright Part 1: Text-and-data mining under court scrutiny By Lutz Riede Oliver Talhoff Verena Kirchmair Christina Dimick +1 more... Show less Recent Case Law by the Regional Court of Munich (“GEMA vs. Open AI”) Training of large AI models with copyright protected material is a...
1/28/2026 5:10:57 PM AI in the workplace: Outlook for 2026 By Satya Staes Polet Julia Förster Hubertus Reinbach Amy Rentell Laura Llangozi Ulrich Sittard Sebastian Rombey Manuel Jäger +5 more... Show less A new year also means new regulation. In 2026, there are already several anticipated changes in the field of AI that will keep HR and...
1/27/2026 10:18:55 AM EU cybersecurity package: Commission proposes targeted NIS2 amendments and a revised Cybersecurity Act By Lutz Riede Christoph Werkmeister Verena Kirchmair John-Markus Maddaloni Victor Garcia Lopez +2 more... Show less On 20 January 2026, the European Commission unveiled a comprehensive cybersecurity package designed to strengthen the EU’s resilience...
1/26/2026 2:17:49 PM Freshfields Fintech: Our Predictions for 2026 By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Julia Robilliard-Smith Laura Hibbert +1 more... Show less We have once again canvassed opinions from our Freshfields global fintech team for the year ahead, as we did in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024...
1/21/2026 8:25:32 PM 10 Key MedTech Themes for 2026 By Vinita Kailasanath Kayla Weston Yungjee Kim Shannon O'Hara +1 more... Show less The MedTech industry is entering 2026 at a pivotal moment. Regulatory complexities, geopolitical tensions, and persistent supply chain...
1/21/2026 1:36:59 PM Tokenisation at Scale: What 2026 Will Deliver By Claire Harrop Joana Fragata Julia Robilliard-Smith Daniel Klingenbrunn +1 more... Show less Tokenisation grew to become a hot topic during 2025 and we don’t see signs of interest in tokenising assets slowing down. In this post,...
1/19/2026 8:12:32 PM Decoding the Cyber Resilience Act – Part 1: Scope and Impact By Quentin Fontaine Satya Staes Polet Christoph Werkmeister Theresa Ehlen Elena Brandt Annabelle Hamelin +3 more... Show less The Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, the CRA) establishes a harmonised EU framework imposing cybersecurity requirements...
1/8/2026 4:38:33 PM The EU’s proposed Digital Fairness Act: An Online Platform’s Guide to Potential Implications By Tobias Timmann Rixa Kuhmann Nicolai Fornoff Jimena Gonzalez +1 more... Show less Online platforms in the EU are regulated by numerous laws, including the Digital Services Act (DSA). In a recent Report on the DSA, the...
1/8/2026 10:17:44 AM How the EU Commission's Digital Omnibus could reshape cookie compliance in Europe By Christoph Werkmeister Elena Brandt Florian Klein Annabelle Hamelin +1 more... Show less The European Commission’s “Digital Omnibus” proposal, unveiled in November 2025 and still under legislative review, could significantly...