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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
Sustainable disruption: 12 decarbonising technologies for cities

Managing legal risk from IoT systems in business premises

As the Internet of Things proliferates, what are the risks – and opportunities – that businesses should consider regarding the
Competition, antitrust and trade

Digital Markets Act: EU's new regulation of 'gatekeepers' pushes ahead in 2022

Significant change to competition rules in EU digital markets moves closer to implementation as European Council and European Parliament set
Blockchain

Singapore cautiously weighs up the future of blockchain

As the world gets to grips with blockchain, what regulatory and industry developments have come with its take up in
Commercial

EDPB consults on GDPR guidelines for international data transfers

Draft guidelines on how territorial scope and international data transfers interact under GDPR will help create greater legal certainty but
Mobility and Infrastructure

European Drone Forum turns focus on the application of drones at scale

The Osborne Clarke-sponsored international forum in Cologne brought regulators and the drone industry together to discuss their work and the
Digitalisation

New research by ECLA

We have partnered with European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) to produce an international thought leadership study that explores data strategies
COP

COP26 | How innovation will decarbonise and transform cities and the built environment

The Glasgow summit showed that there is global ambition to accelerate innovation in cities and industry and the next step
Blockchain

Report on the UK's blockchain landscape confirms London as global hub

The Big Innovation Centre highlights the strength and breadth of UK's blockchain ecosystem in its new report
Intellectual property

The future regulation of AI: UKIPO consults on patent protection

The consultation includes policy options on how patent protection for AI-devised inventions should be managed with respondents asked to rank
Employment and pensions

Driving change in employment in 2022: the challenges that arise from accelerating transformational change

The pandemic, hybrid working, employee engagement, reward and retention, and ESG are all areas posing challenges for businesses to focus
Intellectual property

The future regulation of AI: UKIPO launches further consultation on AI and copyright

The policy options make proposals on how to manage the copyright protection for AI-generated works and how to deal with