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February 27, 2023

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China: final form of standard contract for cross-border transfers of personal data released

The Cyber Security Administration of China (CAC) has now published the final version of the standard contract (the Standard Contract).

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February 23, 2023

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English High Court finds no copyright can subsist in the Bitcoin File Format

In its recent judgment in Wright and others v. BTC Core and others [2023] EWHC 222 (Ch), the English High Court had cause to...

Alicia Hildner Alexander Glos

February 23, 2023

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Happy Valentine’s from BaFin: new guidance on payment services has been issued

It has been a while since BaFin has issued new guidance with regard to the supervision of payment services. More precisely, it took...

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February 21, 2023

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Government consultation on regulation of Buy Now Pay Later products

On 14 February 2023 the UK Treasury published its second consultation on the proposed regulation of Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) credit...

Corin Gittinger

February 21, 2023

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German Federal Supreme Court’s IP Bridge v HTC ruling: "covenant-to-sue-last" can lead to patent exhaustion

The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH)’s ruling in IP Bridge v HTC (X ZR 123/20), issued at the end of January 2023 and recently...

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Giles Pratt Rachael Annear Maxwell Smith Katie Hyewon Sa Claudia Chan Adam Gillert

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February 21, 2023

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Generative AI: Five things for lawyers to consider

Introduction

Generative artificial intelligence (‘AI’) tools are algorithms than can be used to generate new content, including...

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Marius Raetz Alexander Glos

February 17, 2023

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Basel and the prudential treatment of cryptoassets - what is the space for banks and how expensive will it become?

Following a challenging year for cryptoassets, 2023 is the year of legislative reform as legislators calibrate their approach to...

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Miriam Benmoussa Lutz Riede

February 16, 2023

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A new design for EU design law

After more than 20 years since the Community design framework was introduced, the Commission has taken the first steps to update the...

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Edward Buxton

February 16, 2023

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Online platforms - withholding tax obligations not a breach of EU law (Airbnb v ITA)

Executive Summary:

The Court of Justice has held that Italian rules imposing withholding tax (WHT) and data-gathering obligations on...

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Peter Sacks Claire Harrop Cyrus Pocha

February 16, 2023

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Penny lane: the long road to a digital pound

On 7 February 2023, the Bank of England and HM Treasury jointly launched a consultation on the potential for a digital pound, a UK-based...

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Hannah Walker Gore Andrew Bulovsky Katie Palms Stephanie Brown Cripps

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February 15, 2023

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Ransomware victims beware: UK & US tackle ransomware with first multilateral sanctions and UK victims’ reporting guidance

The coordinated designation of individuals under both the UK and US cyber sanctions regimes, in an effort to combat ransomware attacks,...

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Brock Dahl Sarah-Jane Fick Ann Matthias

February 14, 2023

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Circular thinking in construction: using Blockchain to verify the origin of second-hand goods

The reuse and repurposing of second-hand technology, goods and complex materials will play an important role in achieving a more...

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Alicia Hildner Daniel Klingenbrunn

February 14, 2023

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Will instant payments become the new normal? ECB welcomes the EU Commission’s proposal

An undeveloped EU instant payment landscape and the EU Commission’s push

Although they promise rapid payment processing within seconds any...

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Christoph Werkmeister Mark Egeler Tim Walree Julia Utzerath

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February 10, 2023

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European Commission starts monitoring GDPR enforcement in large-scale cross-border investigations

The European Commission has pledged to introduce a new system for monitoring GDPR enforcement by national data protection authorities...

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Christine Lyon Christine Chong

February 6, 2023

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And we’re off!: Updated California Consumer Privacy Act regulations near the finish line, with invitations to comment on further rulemaking

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) significantly expanded the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as of January 1, 2023, but...

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Alicia Hildner Daniel Klingenbrunn

February 6, 2023

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Security vs. convenience: EBA clarifies application of Strong Customer Authentication for Digital Wallets

It's been a while since strong customer authentication (SCA) has been in the spotlight. For those who do not immediately remember what...

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Claire Harrop Cyrus Pocha

February 6, 2023

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A new chapter for UK cryptoasset regulation

Regular readers of the TQ blog will have discerned the authors’ increasing exasperation at the UK’s piecemeal approach to cryptoasset...

February 3, 2023

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Freedom of media and data protection:

Data privacy and journalism can sometimes be at odds. While data protection seeks to restrict the processing of personal data, journalism...

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Irem Güzel Satya Staes Polet

February 2, 2023

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Belgian Constitutional Court judges that interested third parties should have a right to appeal decisions of the Data Protection Authority

On 12 January 2023, the Belgian Constitutional Court judged that Article 108 of the Law on the establishment of the Data Protection...

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Adam Golden Harriet Hanks

February 1, 2023

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Life sciences - what to expect in 2023

We anticipate a year of reserved optimism in the life sciences industry for 2023. Despite uncertain financial markets and pricing...

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