Topic: Data

On April 21, the EU Commission is expected to adopt a proposal for a regulation (the AI Regulation) of “artificial intelligence systems” (AI systems), imposing new obligations that will impact businesses across many, if not all, sectors of the economy. A leaked draft of the AI Regulation (the Draft) illustrates the potential scope and impact of the new law.

Recent US enforcement activity illustrates how the government is taking strong action against persons involved with misuses of cryptocurrency in order to meet this threat and deter others.

As the global economy looks to begin the recovery, some companies are exploring ways to gradually reopen their workplaces and face new questions over how to reintegrate their workforces in a safe, efficient, and legally compliant manner.

The UK Listing Review (led by Lord Hill) sets out a series of wide-ranging recommendations for changes to the UK listing and prospectus regime.

This briefing explains why market rationalization and exit risk is critical to global supply chain management and highlights the factors which can cause major loss and damage.

This briefing examines the potential role of various disruptive technologies in a business’ supply chain and considers key legal factors in digitalising supply chain processes through the implementation of such disruptive technologies.

Businesses are increasingly looking to make substantial changes to realign their supply chains globally, a trend accelerated recently by the global pandemic.

In a joint investigation report, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, together with the commissioners of BC, Alberta, and Quebec concluded that Clearview AI violated Canadians’ privacy rights under federal and provincial privacy laws by scraping billons of images of people available online to be continually used in what amounted to a virtual “police lineup.”

We consider some relevant areas of interest of the recently agreed position on the ePrivacy Regulation for telecommunications companies.

The Law Commission of England & Wales and the Scottish Law Commission (together, the Commissions) have jointly launched their third consultation paper on the regulatory framework for automated vehicles.