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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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GDPR Enforcement: Lessons from Recent Data Privacy Penalties

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Recent decisions by the French data protection authority (CNIL) have highlighted the importance of GDPR compliance, particularly in the areas of data retention, consent for processing sensitive personal data, and marketing...more

DLA Piper

EU: ECJ Rules That Competitors Are Entitled to Bring an Injunction Claim Based on an Infringement of the GDPR

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Introduction - In its judgement of 04 October 2024 (C-21/23), the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”, “Court”) ruled, that the provisions of Chapter VIII of the GDPR, do not preclude national rules which grant undertakings the...more

Littler

2024 European Employer Survey Report - October 2024

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Executive Summary- As Europeans across the continent head to the ballot box in a contentious election year, employers are navigating numerous challenges—from potential employment law changes to managing divisive political...more

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OFSI Issues First Monetary Penalty for Breach of Sanctions Imposed on Russia in Response to Its Invasion of Ukraine

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On 27 September 2024, the UK’s financial sanctions regulator, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), announced that it had issued its first monetary penalty for a breach of UK financial sanctions imposed...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

[Webinar] Navigating the AI Landscape: Governance, Privacy, and Compliance in a Changing Legal Environment - October 16th, 12:00...

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Join industry experts Allison Spagnolo, Asha Muldro, and Matt Corwin as they dive into the rapidly evolving landscape of AI governance, privacy concerns, and the legal frameworks that are shaping corporate compliance. As AI...more

Jones Day

European Commission President Unveils Proposed New Team of EU Commissioners and Political Priorities

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The Situation: On September 17, 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new proposed College of Commissioners and announced key European Union ("EU") policy priorities for the next five years....more

Alston & Bird

Belgian Data Protection Authority Publishes Guidance on the Interplay between the GDPR and the AI Act

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On 19 September 2024, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued new Guidance on the interplay between the recently adopted EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (the AI Act) and the General Data Protection...more

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UK Retail Workers Win Landmark Equal Pay Case

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More than 3,500 workers have won a legal fight for equal pay against major UK retailer Next Retail Ltd. Following a six-year legal battle, the Employment Tribunal ruled that Next had failed to demonstrate that the lower basic...more

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D.C. Circuit Resolves District Court Split on the Enforcement of Intra-EU Investment-Treaty Awards in the United States

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In a highly anticipated ruling published last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in NextEra Energy v. Spain that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to enforce arbitral awards issued in intra-EU...more

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The start of your AI Act compliance journey

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Businesses across the world are currently looking at ways of implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in their operations. In doing so, they face complex new regulatory compliance obligations, including those set out in the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Illumina/Grail: EU Court Overturns Below-Threshold Merger Review Policy

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On September 3, 2024, the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled that the European Commission (EC) had no jurisdiction to review Illumina’s acquisition of Grail, overturning the EU’s revised Article 22...more

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EU Court Upholds Commission’s Power To Demand Data Held by Foreign Companies

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In Nuctech Warsaw (T-284/24), the EU Court of Justice held that EU subsidiaries can lawfully be required to provide access to email accounts and data held by their overseas parent company. The ruling involved the following...more

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EU Data Protection Regulators Publish Additional Guidance On The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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Last month, the European Data Protection Board – which is composed of the national data protection authorities (‘Supervisory Authorities’) of the countries in the European Economic Area (‘EEA’), as well as the European Data...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

European Commission Publishes FAQs on EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

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The FAQs aim to clarify key aspects of the CSRD, including the scope of the rules, compliance dates, and exemptions. On 7 August 2024, the European Commission (Commission) published a set of frequently asked questions...more

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Dutch Data Protection Authority Warns that Using AI Chatbots Can Lead to Personal Data Breaches

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On August 6th, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued guidance cautioning companies about the potential data protection risks associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbots....more

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The EC sheds light on the key concept of distortion under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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The European Commission (EC) has issued preliminary clarifications concerning the distortion test under the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). These preliminary clarifications come only a year after the FSR came into...more

Morgan Lewis

EU AI Act Compliance: 10 Key Steps for Providers and Deployers of AI Systems

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The European Union’s new AI Act (the Act) went into efect on 1 August 2024. The Act is the first-ever comprehensive law focused on artifcial intelligence and machine learning (collectively, AI). The Act impacts many...more

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Can Privacy Be Bought? How Scrutiny of Meta’s Subscription Model Has Wider Implications –PART II

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In Part I, we discussed the European Commission’s (“Commission”) disapproval of Meta’s “pay or consent” subscription model. In Part II, we delve into the European Commission’s findings, prior findings by the European Data...more

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EU’s 14th Sanctions Package: Compliance Obligations Expand and Exits Are Facilitated

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On 24 June 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted its 14th sanctions package directed against Russia, imposing an asset freeze against an additional 116 individuals and entities and expanding sectoral sanctions targeting key...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - July 2024

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To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

Goodwin

The Rapid Rise of AI, in Five Charts

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With remarkable speed, AI has evolved from an intriguing concept into a practical business tool that is drawing large investments and more regulatory oversight. The launch of generative AI (GenAI) tools in late 2022 helped...more

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Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for June 2024

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Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

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2024 Mid-Year Privacy Report - A Comprehensive Look at New Developments in Data Privacy Laws

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Introduction - 2024 has been another big year for privacy. Several new state privacy laws are going into effect, with several more coming in 2025, while a federal privacy law continues to be discussed that would further...more

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New UK Consumer Laws on Fake Reviews, Subscription Contracts and Drip Pricing: Impact on US Businesses

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In May of this year, the UK Government passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) into law. The DMCC is wide-ranging and covers three key areas: consumer law, digital markets, and merger and antitrust...more

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European Commission takes preliminary view that social media platform’s ‘pay or consent’ model does not comply with the DMA

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On 1 July 2024, the European Commission (the ‘Commission’) announced its preliminary findings in an investigation of a leading social media platform, concluding that its ‘pay or consent’ advertising model implemented in the...more

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