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Brunhilde Van Den Haute Géraldine Jaffrès

March 31, 2021

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Belgium and COVID-19: obligation to register non-homeworkable functions as of 1 April 2021

Since the entry into force of the Ministerial Decree of 28 October 2020 on 2 November 2020, working from home has been again mandatory...

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Basya Klinger Mark Egeler

March 31, 2021

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Non-material damages under the GDPR: will it become the rule rather than the exception?

Recently, the chairperson of the Dutch data protection authority (who is also the vice chairperson of the EDPB) wrote a blog post (in Dutch)

Gernot Fritz Nadja Paulus

March 31, 2021

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EU’s ePrivacy reforms: an Austrian perspective

As mentioned in the introduction to our blog series on ePrivacy rules in the EU, the EU Council has reached a compromise agreement on its...

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Dr. Christopher Stothers Kasia Bojarojc

March 30, 2021

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IP exhaustion, bees and the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland

In the intellectual property world, the famously bee-keeping Birss LJ has no doubt been following the buzz over the potential importation...

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Gian Luca Zampa Ermelinda Spinelli Luca Villani

March 29, 2021

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Italian Antitrust Authority’s proposed reform of the national antitrust rulebook: what’s in it for digital players?

Background

Last week, the Italian Antitrust Authority (the IAA) sent to the Italian government its proposal for changes to the Italian...

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Peter Jaffe Menachem Kaplan

March 25, 2021

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The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, Part V

In this finale to our series comparing the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to the GDPR and CCPA/CPRA, we finally cover perhaps the...

Alicja Klosok

March 23, 2021

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The EU and AI: A New Interface?

2020 marked the start of the EU’s regulatory advance into the areas of online platforms and big data with the publication of the Digital...

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Claire Harrop Eva Roney Eugene McQuaid

March 23, 2021

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Open insurance: what is it and why is it so exciting?

'Open insurance' is the latest hot topic in the world of data and insurance. Many people will be familiar with the concept of 'open...

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Juan Pastor

March 23, 2021

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EU’s ePrivacy reforms: a Spanish perspective

As mentioned in the introduction to our blog series on ePrivacy Regulation in the EU, the EU Council has reached a compromise agreement...

Lutz Riede Laura Adriana Grinschgl

March 18, 2021

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CJEU ruling on hyperlinking: copyright holder can prevent ‘framing’ of protected content

The CJEU has already grappled with the issue of hyperlinking by way of framing[1] numerous times. In previous cases, the court dealt with...

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March 16, 2021

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Digital Bank Robbers: Sanctions Risks for Digital Currency Service Companies

On February 17, 2021, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed charges against three North Koreans accused of conspiring to steal and...

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Alison Dickie Katharina Kubik

March 16, 2021

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2021: the year for major global tax reform?

International tax reform to address the challenges of digitalisation and globalisation of the economy continues to be high on the...

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Satya Staes Polet

March 16, 2021

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EU’s ePrivacy reforms: a Belgian perspective

As mentioned in the introduction to our blog series on ePrivacy Regulation in the EU, the EU Council has reached a compromise agreement...

Olga Chislova

March 16, 2021

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EU’s ePrivacy reforms: a Russian perspective

As mentioned in the introduction to our blog series on ePrivacy in the EU, the European Council has reached a compromise on its position...

Jonathan Carver

March 15, 2021

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Insurtechs and the changing UK listing landscape

In recent weeks, we’ve seen the publication of both the Kalifa fintech review and Lord Hill’s report on the UK Listing Review.

Both of...

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Umberto Santacroce

March 11, 2021

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Deadlines for Italy’s digital services tax to be postponed (again)

In a press release dated 9 March 2021 (in Italian), Italy’s Ministry of Finance announced (for the second time this year) plans to...

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March 10, 2021

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The Hafnium Attack: evolving risk of cyber-attacks for the finance sector

Recently email servers of the European Banking Authority (EBA) were compromised as part of a zero-day exploit cyber-attack. We recently

Oliver Talhoff

March 8, 2021

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The tough task of balancing the interests of platforms, rightsholders and users: implementing article 17 of the EU DSM Directive

Article 17 of the EU Digital Single Markets (DSM) Directive (‘the Directive’) sparked a heated public debate far beyond the usual circles...

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Peter Jaffe Menachem Kaplan

March 5, 2021

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The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, Part IV

Virginia has now passed the country’s second comprehensive consumer privacy law, so it’s time to pick up where we left off. In previous...

Mark Egeler

March 4, 2021

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Collective actions and non-material damages under the GDPR: is it a match?

Some things were made to go together: Macaroni and cheese, video meetings and mute buttons, Lennon and McCartney.

Apparently, the European...

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Jérôme Philippe Annabelle Hamelin

March 4, 2021

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EU’s ePrivacy reforms: a French perspective

As mentioned in the introduction to our blog series on ePrivacy Regulation in the EU, the EU Council has reached a compromise agreement...

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Andy Robinson

March 2, 2021

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Hip Hip H-IPO – 2021 trends for insurtech IPOs

One trend that has captured the Freshfields insurtech team’s attention recently and looks set to continue is the growing number of...

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Philipp Roos Annabelle Hamelin

March 1, 2021

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CJEU to shape requirements for GDPR damage claims

Since the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in 2018, the particular requirements for GDPR damage claims under...

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Giles Pratt Xanthia Hargreaves Melonie Atraghji

March 1, 2021

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EU’s ePrivacy reforms: a UK perspective

As mentioned in the introduction to our blog series on ePrivacy Regulation in the EU, the EU Council has reached a compromise agreement...

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Claire Harrop

March 1, 2021

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UK fintech strategic review – focus on regulation

As part of the UK's budget in 2020, the Chancellor asked Ron Kalifa OBE to conduct an independent review to identify priority areas to...

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