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Daniel Klingenbrunn, Eugene McQuaid, Natalie Pettinger Kearney, Markus Benzing

July 23, 2021

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Plans for a digital euro move to the next phase

On 14 July 2021, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) approved a project to prepare for the potential issuance of a...

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Michael Schwaab

July 23, 2021

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Germany’s new ePrivacy requirements: big challenges for the IoT space

With very little media attention, the German parliament has passed the Telecommunications and Telemedia Data Protection Act (

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Simon Duncombe, Catherine Greenwood-Smith, Alex McGregor, George Lumbers

July 22, 2021

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UK Government consults on major shake-up of competition and consumer law regimes (part 2)

The Government has published its long awaited consultation on a wide range of proposals to reform the UK consumer law regime.

The...

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Sharon Malhi, Sarah Jensen, Rikki Haria, Fredrik Hellstrom

July 22, 2021

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UK Government consults on major shake-up of competition and consumer law regimes (part 1)

The UK government has proposed an extensive set of reforms to the competition law regime, together with proposed new powers to regulate...

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Jingyi Chiew, Richard Bird

July 20, 2021

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Hong Kong – new offence of doxxing introduced

On 16 July 2021, the government gazetted a Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Bill 2021 (the Bill) to introduce a specific new offence...

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Philipp Roos, Rhea Dennis

July 16, 2021

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New AI Regulation in the EU: data protection watchdogs push for stricter rules

In April 2021, the EU Commission published its draft legislative proposal on artificial intelligence (the AI Regulation Proposal), which...

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Tibor Szigetvari, Kai-Martin Gohmert

July 16, 2021

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Virtual industrial action: what employers in Germany should expect

In Germany, the pandemic-induced move to homeworking is posing new challenges not only for employers and employees but also for trade...

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Brock Dahl, Menachem Kaplan

July 15, 2021

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The Colorado Privacy Act and its Implications for Consumers and Businesses

This article is co-authored by summer associate Mark Appleton.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis recently signed into law the Colorado Privacy...

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Joanna Goyder

July 15, 2021

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Proposed EU distribution rules for the digital age

On 9 July the European Commission published its proposals for updated distribution rules, consisting of a revamped Verticals Block...

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Claire Harrop

July 14, 2021

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ESG x Fintech: cryptocurrency + climate = crisis?

This post is the start of a crossover series looking at Environmental, Social and Governance issues (ESG) in the context of fintech....

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Brock Dahl, Boris Feldman

July 14, 2021

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TransUnion inflection point in US privacy law

Co-authored by summer associate Gabriel Carolan.

In its June 25, 2021 decision in TransUnion v. Ramirez, the Supreme Court of the United...

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Jean-Francois Gerard, Laura Llangozi, Raquel Flórez, Amy Rentell, Jack Harrison

July 7, 2021

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WorkLife 2.0: Towards a legal right to work from home in Europe?

Home working has been a prominent feature of the pandemic, as it was recommended - or even made compulsory - as a temporary measure...

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Andrea Basham, Kimberly Zelnick, Michael Levitt

July 7, 2021

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SEC Scrutiny Spooked The SPAC Market, But Won't Stifle It

The following article was published by Law360 on May 7, 2021. It was written by Benjamin Horney. Click here to view.

The pace of special...

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Brin Rajathurai, Paul Davison

July 6, 2021

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Global tax reform: a historic moment

In July a significant milestone was achieved in the quest for global consensus on international tax reform when 131 of the 139 members of...

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Andrew Austin, Alex McGregor, Morag Elwis, Deirdre Trapp, Lily Elliott

July 6, 2021

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'Nudge and sludge' policies for UK subscription providers take shape

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently announced that two leading anti-virus software companies have voluntarily offered...

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Giles Pratt, Geoff Nicholas, Brock Dahl, Rhodri Thomas

July 3, 2021

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Recent attack requires immediate action and highlights third-party risks

Public reporting indicates yet another software supply chain attack intended at targeting certain widespread third-party services. In...

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