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October 31, 2018

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Germany to step up digital competition regulation (again)

Germany and its main competition law enforcer the Bundeskartellamt have over the past few years moved to the forefront of competition law...

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May Smith

October 30, 2018

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Budget 2018: new UK digital services tax unveiled

Monday’s UK Budget included the announcement of a new UK digital services tax (DST). A consultation is proposed to help flesh out the...

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John Risness

October 26, 2018

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The open banking landscape

To reiterate Claire Harrop’s post from Money 20/20 US earlier this week: open banking is going global.

A new report from...

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Rhodri Thomas

October 23, 2018

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Tackling Cyber Crime with the City of London Police

Last week, members of our cyber-security team met with the City of London Police to discuss Cyber Griffin – their recent initiative...

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October 23, 2018

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Confirmed - employer remains liable for rogue employee’s data breach

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that employers can be liable for data breaches perpetrated by rogue employees, even where the employer...

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Claire Harrop

October 23, 2018

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So what is "open banking"?

So it's the end of Day 1 at Money 20/20 US and one of the key topics that keeps coming up is Open Banking - this is something we saw at...

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Alicia Hildner

October 22, 2018

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Big bang: Court challenges BaFin's view on Bitcoins

It came as a surprise: Bitcoins are not considered as financial instruments and therefore operators of Bitcoin platforms do not provide...

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Daniel Newton

October 22, 2018

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Technical teething troubles for FIG client relocation to the EU

If you’re an in-house lawyer at a financial institution involved in updating client agreements as part of relocating your business to the...

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John Risness

October 22, 2018

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Regulators and stablecoins - they've got you pegged

Hype and stability don't often go hand in hand. But much excitement surrounds ‘stablecoins’ – crypto-assets which are pegged to real...

Tom Hingley

October 20, 2018

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From Freshfields LIVE to Freshfields Las Vegas

It’s a busy few days of conference attendance for those of us in Freshfields’ technology teams.

Two weeks ago we attended the WIREDSmarter...

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Theodore Heng

October 18, 2018

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Singapore regulator takes a stand against shadow banking by fintechs

As banking regulations are progressively calibrated and applied onto fintechs in the region, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)...

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Lisa Eger

October 15, 2018

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There are no constants

Beth Comstock (author and former vice chair at GE) started one of the early morning sessions @WIREDSmarter in London on 9 October with an...

Claire Harrop

October 9, 2018

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Show me the Money (20/20)

A contingent from Freshfields is attending Money 20/20 in Las Vegas this year, from 21-24 October 2018. If you're going, or will be...

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October 5, 2018

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First GDPR fine issued by Austrian data protection regulator

It has taken the Austrian regulator no more than 4 months to issue their first fine for a GDPR violation. This decision by the regulator,...

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Daniel Newton

October 4, 2018

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Cyber-attacks: 5 things for an in-house lawyer to do in preparation

Having spoken with a number of regulated financial institutions clients, a consistent area of uncertainty is: “What is the legal...

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Noor Maraghi

October 1, 2018

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First GDPR notice issued by UK data regulator

Canadian firm AggregateIQ has received the UK’s first formal notice under the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation. The UK...

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