19.07.2023
17 minutes
This time on The Roadmap, technology lawyer Rob Powell chats to data privacy expert Hannah Crowther – who gives us the lowdown on the EU Commission’s decision to adopt the EU-US Data Privacy Framework – and, more importantly, what it means for you in practice.
They explore:
19.07.2023
From a copyright perspective, it may be fair to say the UK presently finds itself at a competitive disadvantage in the field of text and data mining (TDM) when compared with some other jurisdictions. Notwithstanding recent attempts to usher in a very broad copyright exception for TDM (a move that would be welcomed by
05.07.2023
28 minutes
In this episode of The Roadmap, our technology lawyers Anneke Pol, Charlie Hawes and Toby Headdon discuss the legal risks associated with generative AI, Large Language Models and Foundation Models as well provide some practical takeaways for those looking to implement these technologies into their own organisations.
The conversation covers the
28.06.2023
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently consulted on its decision to carry out an initial review of the AI market. The CMA is examining competition and consumer protection considerations in the development of AI foundation models. This initiative provides useful insight into the potential future direction of AI regulation in the UK.
Legal
26.06.2023
As announced in February, the EU and UK have agreed the Windsor Framework (the Framework) to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol. The changes seek to address the practical challenges of implementing the Protocol and, in particular, to simplify the process of supplying medicines from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI). The Framework
23.06.2023
EU and UK competition law expert, Stephen Smith has been quoted in Global Competition Review’s article, ‘Guernsey inches towards first ever competition law suspension ahead of telecoms tie-up’.
The piece summarises The Committee for Economic Development’s recommendation to suspend competition rules to allow telecoms operator Sure to acquire Guernsey Airtel. However, The Guernsey Competition
23.06.2023
The French data protection authority, the CNIL, has issued a fine of €40m against French adtech giant Criteo. The penalty is in respect of alleged breaches of the GDPR concerning consent, transparency, access rights and joint control.
The final penalty represents a reduction from the originally proposed €60m. It seems that the CNIL took
22.06.2023
In an attempt to stay ahead of the game, the ICO has prepared a report on the use of neurotechnology, a technology that is experiencing a period of rapid proliferation and one that the ICO expects to become commonplace in due course. For example, Neuralink, the brain implant company owned by Elon Musk,
Taking effect from 5 January 2023, the European Council has signed the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (the CSRD) into law, meaning that certain companies will be subject to new reporting requirements on sustainability, environmental, social and governance (SESG) matters in the coming years.
16.06.2023
First published in our Biotech Review of the Year publication (Issue
16.06.2023
On 1 June 2023, the European Commission (EC) adopted a new block exemption for R&D agreements (New BER) together with new guidelines on R&D agreements as part of a revised version of its wider guidelines on horizontal agreements (New Guidelines). The New BER will enter into force on 1 July 2023.
The New BER