Recent court decisions have signaled the English courts’ willingness to embrace multi-claimant litigation and to broaden the types of questions decided on a collective basis. These developments have led UK-based plaintiffs’...more
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The European Commission (EC) on April 21, 2021, proposed a regulation establishing a framework and rules (Proposed Regulation) for “trustworthy” Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. ...more
11/16/2021
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Assessment ,
Biometric Information ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
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European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform
This OnPoint summarizes key provisions of the European Commission's Proposed Regulation on Artificial Intelligence and offers some practical takeaways and strategic considerations for impacted organizations. Given the...more
Brexit has been postponed again, until at least 31 October 2019, but with the possibility that it may occur sooner, maybe even within a few weeks....more
4/15/2019
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Customs Unions ,
Election Results ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
European Parliament ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Special Election ,
Tariffs ,
Time Extensions ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Parliament ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The UK Parliament, having for the second time rejected the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK government and the EU, will vote on it for a third time next week. If it is approved, the UK will ask the EU for a...more
The UK may leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without a transition period or agreed arrangements on the terms of its exit. There are multiple implications:
- Businesses subject to an ongoing EU antitrust investigation on the...more
3/7/2019
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Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The English Court rules have long allowed a non-party to litigation to access and obtain copies of certain key documents in court proceedings. In our August 2018 update we reported on the decision of the English Court of...more
The UK House of Commons has rejected the government’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement. Unless the Agreement (or an amended version of it) is approved by the House of Commons, or the Brexit date of 29 March 2019 is postponed or...more
1/16/2019
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Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Movement ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
MiFID II ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Treaty ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement