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You might have yet to hear of the NIS2 Directive, but you should be aware of it if you’re in any sector that relies on digital infrastructure. Whether you’re a business owner, IT professional, or curious about how the EU...more
Pay equity and pay transparency are becoming increasingly important to global organisations. The European Union’s pay transparency directive is a landmark piece of legislation for organisations with employees across the...more
The Network and Information Security 2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 ("NIS2") entered into force on 16 January 2023. NIS2 sets cyber rules for organizations whose services are considered essential or important for maintaining...more
The ESPR aims to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, replacing the current Ecodesign Directive and introducing broader measures for sustainability....more
The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is set to become the world’s first comprehensive regulation on AI. After extensive negotiations, the European Parliament, Commission, and Council reached a political agreement on the AI...more
On 31 May 2024, a new Belgian law was published transposing the EU Collective Redress Directive into national law. The new Belgian law does not introduce an entirely new framework to allow so-called class actions as, unlike...more
Poland and other EU countries will have to implement the principles of equal pay and transparency into their laws by June 7, 2026, to comply with Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and Council of May 10, 2023,...more
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). It is considered to be the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for AI. It provides for EU-wide rules on data...more
On March 13, 2024, the EU AI Act received its final assent from the EU Parliament with 523 votes in favor, 46 against and 49 abstentions, bringing it one step closer to adoption. Minor linguistic changes are still to be...more
On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament approved the AI Act regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the Union. This is groundbreaking legislation and the first of its kind in the world, aimed at creating effective...more
The European Union just passed the world’s first comprehensive law regulating the use of artificial intelligence – which will put all the more pressure of the US to follow suit in the near future. This landmark law, finalized...more
The Italian government recently approved a draft 2024 budget law which provides for the extension of the domestic participation exemption regime on disposal of shareholdings (PEX) to those non-resident corporations that: (i)...more
On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament adopted the EU Data Act, a new regulation providing harmonized rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and interoperability requirements across the EU. It is widely...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata! Updata is an international report produced by Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team – it provides you with a compilation of key privacy and cybersecurity...more
Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more
In November 2022, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was adopted by the EU Parliament (Parliament) and approved by the European Council (EC). It has thus taken the last hurdle in the legislative process...more
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, delivered the Queen’s speech in which he announced that the government will be introducing the so-called Brexit Freedoms Bill, which was first announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on...more
Now that the political rollercoaster of the past 3 years over Brexit has drawn to a close with the UK electorate falling firmly behind Boris Johnson and a Conservative Party determined to leave the European Union (EU) with no...more
The European Union’s highest court will have another opportunity to consider the issue of the liability of online platforms for copyright infringing content uploaded and shared by users. Two referrals from national courts...more
The Situation: Under the new Italian framework, class actions will no longer be limited to consumer protection matters, and collective redress may be sought through simplified proceedings. The Developments: A recently...more
On 6 February 2019 the House of Commons and House of Lords approved The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (Patent SI), which, if it is signed into law, will come into force on Brexit day (i.e. 29 March 2019 or...more
• The new EU FDI Regulation provides a framework for screening foreign direct investments and will enter into force in mid-April. While China, Russia and other currently high-profile “foreign” countries are not expressly...more
EU Online Platform Regulation – deal reached - To date, much of the scrutiny on online platforms has focused on how they treat consumers. However, now for the first time specific EU legislation is set to regulate how...more
All three institutions of the European Union have now approved the EU Preventive Restructuring Framework Directive. This is the EU's first attempt to "harmonise" insolvency laws across the Member States, that have disparate...more
The Situation: The German Parliament has approved the Act on Model Declaratory Proceedings ("Act"), which introduces, for the first time, class action-style litigation for consumer claims. The Plan: The Act will give...more