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I’d like to talk briefly about the importance of due diligence. The term is thrown around a lot, but what does it mean and why does it...

Yet again, I'm sounding my 'new ICO guidance' claxon. This time they've published even more AI-focused guidance, which contains...

Related to my take on the Cowen Policy Summit two weeks ago (link), it was reported that the Democratic National Committee’s platform...

Influencer marketing has never been more important to brands, as traditional celebrity endorsements have become more difficult to execute...

Video-conferencing has become a text-book example of a disruptive technology. Airlines and the hospitality industry may be most directly...

Great news for the British film & TV industries as the government announces a £500m "Production Restart Scheme" to assist with...

A bill making its way to California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk would provide Attorney General Becerra with an effective veto over...

Groundbreaking amendments have been proposed to Hong Kong's existing data protection laws. 

These include: 

- The introduction of...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has recently announced that it will be targeting container shipping with a new inspection...

As I am sure you are already aware, on 16th July the CJEU handed down a ruling invalidating the EU-U.S Privacy Shield as a legal...

Friends – I had the pleasure yesterday of watching the very excellent Cowen 2020 Cannabis Policy Summit (sorry, a link isn’t publicly...

As you may know, for some time now (well, since 2014), annual Federal appropriations legislation has included language that prohibits...

Friends, a curious bit of perspective.

Global M&A activity over the first half of 2020 is down by 32% in volume and 53% in value...

The CEJU issued it's long awaited judgement in Schrems II, finding the EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses valid for data...

The most recent data shows that spending on health care in the United States in 2018 grew to $3.6 trillion, or $11,172 per person. This...

The number of so-called mega-bankruptcies filed during the first half of the year tells only part of the story. The pain is not just at...

The National Cyber Security Centre has launched an exercise as part of its "Exercise in a Box" tool kit to test the cyber risks...

The Italian supervisory authority, the Garante, has issued a fine of €16.7m to a company for conducting a number of unlawful...

As attention turns to what emergence from the pandemic might look like and our prospects of entrenching green imperatives in our recovery...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just issued a report to Congress outlining the results of sampling tests conducted on CBD products. (

It was a pleasure assisting this talented team in completing a successful, safe, and COVID-19 free shoot during these trying times. It...

The Singapore Academy of Law's Law Reform Subcommittee on Robotics and AI has published two separate reports, titled Applying Ethical...

LNG has long been viewed as a more environmentally sustainable way of fueling ships and a route to shipping reaching the IMO 2050 targets...

Whilst it is too soon to tell what the cruise market will look like on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is common knowledge...

Where US discovery involves personal data of EU custodians, a party should consider and incorporate GDPR principles into their litigation...

Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act requires that every organisation must designate at least one individual as its data protection...

Recently, Akerna Corp. announced that it had raised $17mm in debt in the form of senior secured convertible notes. (link) One feature of...

Since the World Health Organization officially declared the pandemic on March 11th, consumers in the United States have lost at least $77...

It is encouraging to see Southeast Asia becoming a hotbed for US and Chinese big tech investments. These firms are looking to harness...

As Singapore gears up for its national polling day on 10 July 2020, an advisory has been issued to clarify that electors' names and...

In an encouraging development last week, the Bombardier Global 7500 business jet has received an Environmental Product Declaration - the...

The ICO has published initial guidance for businesses, such as bars and restaurants, on collecting personal data from their patrons. Much...

Friends, just a quick note on the news that the U.S. Treasury Department (through its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) has issued...

OK, while this is not exactly HOT of the press, it is still warm!

Early last month the Spanish data protection regulator fined Twitter...

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs recently adopted a permanent rule declaring as unconscionable price gouging of goods and...

The FCA has notified the EBA that it intends to comply with these Guidelines.  What happens after the end of 2020 is currently...