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Financial Services

Bill seeks to regulate Singapore entities providing virtual-asset services overseas

What are the new Financial Services and Markets Bill's main features and what could it mean for digital token services
Competition, antitrust and trade

Competition Outlook 2022

Antitrust activity across Europe is set for another busy year.
Digitalisation

Not everyone's cup of NFT

Are NFTs a type of property and what fraud and security risks arise from their technical implementation?
IT and data

Cookie Update: New Cookie Rules in Germany – New Guidelines of the German Supervisory Authorities – New Case Law

The year 2022 started with new and important developments in Germany and other EU countries with respect to cookies. Not
IT and data

UK international data transfer agreements laid before Parliament

Businesses relieved of uncertainty regarding data transfers outside of the UK as the ICO signals that agreements are almost finalised
Online Safety

Online Safety Bill: changes to watch out for

Potential amendments could mean that the Bill is about to get even more complex and controversial
Regulatory Outlook

Regulatory Outlook | January 2022

Welcome to our Regulatory Outlook. This revamped version of the Regulatory Outlook provides you with high-level summaries of important forthcoming
IT and data

Inbox advertising and the need for prior user consent

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the insertion of advertising messages in users' inboxes in
IT and data

Random Audit of Security Measures by Bavarian Supervisory Authority

The Bavarian Supervisory Authority ( Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht , BayLDA) has established a new department responsible for audits
Blockchain

Law Commission concludes English law supports smart contracts

Businesses can take comfort that smart contract technology can create legally binding agreements, but should be aware of remaining areas
Corporate

Predictions 2022: What could be in store for US and international business?

Businesses will be readying themselves for growth and transformation in a year in which the world hopes to move on
Digitalisation

Digitalisation | Five legal and regulatory predictions for 2022

As another year gets underway, and digitalisation continues to transform businesses across all sectors, we offer five predictions for tech