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November 29, 2019

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FDI in Germany: more protection for critical technologies

Following the announcement by the Chinese government of a Made in China 2025 strategy and plans to spend $1.3tn to promote domestic...

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Rob Jones

November 29, 2019

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Five reasons why startups should care about tax

For many startups, the design and distribution of a successful product is the initial goal, followed by getting investment and building...

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Christoph Werkmeister

November 26, 2019

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Data protection in Turkey: registration deadline looms for data controllers

Companies with operations in Turkey should be aware of Turkey's new data protection law, which requires data controllers to register with...

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Rachael Annear

November 21, 2019

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A mini GDPR health-check: 5 questions for startups (and those looking to acquire them) to ask themselves

For many startups personal data is at the heart of what they do. Startup.co.uk’s list of the top startups of 2019 rank Revolut: a...

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Gernot Fritz

November 20, 2019

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Cookies, newsletters and online advertising: a webinar

Needless to say, cookies, newsletters and online advertising all play a vital part in today's digital economy: no online business is...

Sarah Trueman

November 19, 2019

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Cryptocurrency conundrum. Is it “property”?

In July this year, the English High Court made its first asset preservation order over Bitcoin held in an account on a cryptocurrency...

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John Risness

November 18, 2019

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"I’m sorry for being here – regulators usually spoil the insurtech party”

Innovation and regulatory supervision aren’t always considered the best of friends. We often hear that regulation stifles innovation, and...

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Giles Pratt Melonie Atraghji

November 15, 2019

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UK government seeks input on improving cyber security

The UK government is asking businesses to comment on what could be done to improve levels of cyber security in the UK. The government’s...

Jonathan Carver

November 15, 2019

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Insurance Innovators: Summit 2019

It has been great to attend another year of the Insurance Innovators Summit in London this week, to learn about the ways in which both...

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Boris Dzida

November 14, 2019

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Will AI replace the human recruiter?

So far, people analytics has only supported recruiters in assessing and pre-selecting applicants. We may soon be a step ahead. Will...

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Giles Pratt Natasha Good

November 14, 2019

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Web Summit 2019: what we learnt

Freshfields sent a team of lawyers to last week's Web Summit in Lisbon to absorb the debate and connect with some of the leading thinkers...

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John Risness

November 13, 2019

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Breaking boundaries, building blockchains - the People's Bank of China

Do believe the hype: the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) used Hong Kong Fintech Week to reveal further details of its Digital Currency...

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Lu Feng

November 13, 2019

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SFC’s new framework on virtual asset trading platforms

To put it simply: virtual assets move fast, but legislation doesn’t. Hong Kong’s securities regulator (SFC) knows this, and in recent...

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Jonas Köster

November 12, 2019

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EV regulation: new initiatives on safety and charging infrastructure

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are on the rise: 2 million were sold in 2018; BNEF estimates that, by 2025, this figure will be 10...

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Brin Rajathurai

November 11, 2019

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All over the GloBE – the OECD ramps up international tax discussions on tackling profit shifting

On 8 November, the OECD published its consultation document on the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) proposal under Pillar Two.

The...

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Tom Hingley Tone Oeyen Sharon Malhi Laura Frühauf

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November 8, 2019

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Web Summit, day 4: Competition, disinformation – and fast fashion

We've had a busy few days at this year's Web Summit in Lisbon.

Here are some of our observations from day four and the week as a whole.

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John Risness

November 8, 2019

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'Welcome to the world’s first cross-border fintech conference'

These were the words that opened Hong Kong Fintech Week (which crossed an internal border for its final day, shifting venue from Hong...

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Sarah Trueman

November 8, 2019

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Hong Kong Fintech Week: it's all about regtech

Yesterday was day two of Hong Kong Fintech Week and another day of discussions, talks and demonstrations on all things tech in the...

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Mark Austin Zofia Aszendorf Raquel Flórez

November 7, 2019

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Web Summit, day 3: Transatlantic ties, corporate purpose – and quantum computing

We managed to get to a lot of sessions during day three of this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon.

Here's just a small sample of the vast array...

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Barbara Keil Michael Evans Lutz Riede Dr. Felix Scheder-Bieschin

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November 6, 2019

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Web Summit highlights, days 1 and 2: ethics, innovation – and 5G’s environmental footprint

Over the first two days of this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon, we’ve attended lots of interesting sessions covering a wide range of...

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November 6, 2019

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Can I claim damages for hurt feelings under GDPR? an Austrian court says 'yes'

For the first time in the EU, a court has awarded a data subject compensation for immaterial (emotional) harm due to the unlawful...

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Giles Pratt Natasha Good

November 5, 2019

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What are the secrets to successful innovation?

That was the question we posed to a panel of experts at the Corporate Innovation Summit (CIS) in Lisbon on 4 November, a day-long...

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Andy Robinson

November 4, 2019

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Lifecycle of an insurtech M&A transaction: a webinar

Members of the Freshfields insurtech committee recently gave a webinar - expanding on one of its briefings on the “do's and don'ts...

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John Risness

November 1, 2019

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Get ready for Hong Kong Fintech Week and Web Summit

And it’s perhaps even rarer for a senior political figure’s comments to cause fintech observers to work themselves into a fever pitch of...

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