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Competition, antitrust and trade

Big Tech's expansion into UK financial services raises FCA concerns

The UK financial regulator and Digital Markets Unit will coordinate on competition law issues raised by the tech majors
Financial Services

Singapore proposes regulation for digital payment token services

Asset segregation, lending and staking, and incentive restrictions are the main reforms raised in a recent MAS paper
Blockchain

Exploring the EU MiCAR crypto-asset transfer service

The new EU rules specify 10 crypto-asset services and our MiCAR 'deep dive' series opens with a look at transfer
Artificial intelligence

Employers using AI to recruit skilled workers need to stay up-to-date in Germany

What employment law and discrimination challenges are raised when artificial intelligence is used to recruit in Germany?
Employment and pensions

UK Employment Law Coffee Break | Flexible working, subject access requests and our July HR pensions spotlight

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the latest legal and practical developments for UK employers
Regulatory Outlook

Data protection | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023

UK efforts to facilitate cross-border flows of data | EU Commission proposes new procedural regulation for stronger GDPR enforcement in
Regulatory Outlook

Cyber security | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2023

Communications Committee launches inquiry into LLMs | NCSC publishes cyber threat report for the UK legal sector | Cyber essentials
Employment and pensions

GDPR for HR | Pay gaps, data access and IT security

This month's update looks at guidance on data subject access requests and ethnicity pay gaps, and IT systems safety tips
Financial Services

UK boosts consumer protection against authorised push payment fraud

New rules on reimbursing victims are likely to have significant industry impact
Knowledge Notes

Reviewing our UK business law predictions for 2023: how are we doing at the half-way point?

We examine how our predictions have turned out in practice, and what to watch out for as autumn draws nearer
Blockchain

Law Commission report positions UK as a centre for digital asset disputes

Long-awaited paper identifies the strength of English common law in addressing legal issues arising from digital assets