License to travel: how regulation is benefiting business abroad
Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. ...more
Building a Moral Framework for AI - In the whirlwind of rapid technological advancement, it is easy to lose sight of the ethical foundations that should guide our journey. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly...more
The legislative train continues apace for the omnibus simplification package proposed by the European Commission last month. We have seen progress at both the European Council and Parliament level on the “stop-the-clock”...more
The Trump Administration’s Executive Order on January 23, 2025, titled, “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology,” laid the groundwork for encouraging innovation to develop a digital economy. This,...more
On March 20, 2025, a New York Supreme Court Justice in Albany County issued a decision and order declaring the New York State Department of Health (NY DOH)’s August 2024 implementation of an administrative rate reimbursement...more
The Georgia Supreme Court has denied a request by Sawnee EMC to take up and consider a final appeal in a long-running lawsuit over the right to serve an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The case arose from Georgia...more
The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on March 14, 2025, that the Committee of the Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) endorsed the Council’s negotiating mandate on...more
Amidst the flurry of tariff threats swirling around the world, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is terminating the waiver known as the Manufactured Products General Waiver from the Buy America requirements found in...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation on proposed regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the EU's 2024 anti-money laundering (AML) package. The AML package consists of a Regulation on the...more
Amid increasing economic tensions with the United States, China recently announced that it would ban Illumina, a U.S.-based company and the world’s leading producer of gene-sequencing machines, from importing its gene...more
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The meeting was hybrid with in-person accessibility at 160 N. LaSalle St., 5th Floor Auditorium and via livestream. Board members present...more
We have written at length about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) actions to promulgate regulations specifying the agency’s authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices and to phase...more
A groundbreaking law in Utah is poised to shake up how minors access apps. Earlier this month, Utah’s state legislature passed S.B. 142 (App Store Accountability Act), which requires major app store providers to verify users’...more
On 14 January 2025, the Advocate General proposed that the European Court of Justice (the ‘CJEU’) annul the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages. The annulment of a directive is rare, with the outcome of the CJEU’s decision...more
On 24 February 2025, the Arbitration Act 2025 entered into force, introducing various amendments to the Arbitration Act 1996. The amendments introduced do not effectuate a large-scale reform of the arbitration law of England...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. DWP 'actively considering' whether to give a legislative fix...more
At this point, everyone has dealt with a chatbot of some nature. Whether you’re trying to change a flight or get a prescription, they are everywhere. As AI, and generative AI in particular, become more and more prevalent,...more
Quebec’s mid-market M&A landscape has undergone a seismic shift in recent years, with local buyers increasingly outbidding international investors for highly sought-after assets. This trend is fueled by a combination of...more
The European Commission is currently engaged in a number of high-profile investigations of Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act. Its powers to enforce compliance are designed specifically for the DSA,...more
Dating back to the 19th century, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that when construing a statute, the courts are to “give effect, if possible, to every clause and word of a statute, avoiding, if it may be, any construction...more
Good Afternoon! It was a busy couple of weeks on the Moon! Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost became the second commercial spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon. It later achieved another first by successfully acquiring and...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Consultation Paper on 13 February 2025 presenting a proposal for a simplified disclosure template for private securitisations. ESMA’s stated aim is to reduce...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision significantly expanding the capabilities of both the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the national courts in EU Member States to issue cross-border injunctions...more
Despite current trade and geopolitical developments and uncertainties, Bennett Jones discusses opportunities for Canada’s mining industry in 2025 and beyond, including optimism driven by policy shifts and heightened demand in...more
The amended Company Law of China (the New Company Law) took effect on July 1, 2024, making substantial changes to existing rules in a wide range of areas including, among others, new timeline requirements for capital...more