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1/30/2025 5:00:28 PM NIS2 implementation in Germany failed By Johannes Berchtold Christian Leuthner The efforts to implement the NIS2 Directive (NIS2) and the CER Directive (CER) have finally failed. Representatives from the German...
1/30/2025 12:53:59 PM Pact weighs in on Copyright and AI Consultation By Henry Birkbeck The UK screen sector trade body for independent production and distribution companies, Pact, has this month called on its members to...
1/27/2025 3:50:36 PM Immaterial damages in EU-data protection cases - Where is this going? By Andy Splittgerber After various ECJ decisions (e.g. January 25, 2024 - C-687/21) and the German Federal Court of Justice decision (decision of November 18,...
1/27/2025 9:23:22 AM January 2025 in Review: European Courts on Data Protection By Johannes Berchtold Hannah von Wickede The European Courts started into the year 2025 with a bang. In the second week of January 2025, they issued three highly relevant...
1/26/2025 11:26:00 PM UK proposes a targeted ban on ransomware payments and mandatory notification of such attacks for all By Aselle Ibraimova On 14 January 2025, the UK government announced a public consultation on legislative proposals on ransomware. The consultation closes on...
1/24/2025 3:48:53 PM The Potential Effects of a U.S. Withdrawal from MARPOL Annex VI By Han Deng Tallat Hussain Yun Ling Julia Norsetter +1 more... Show less On Monday, the U.S. changed administrations, and with this change, shifts in policy have already occurred. On the environmental front,...
1/23/2025 4:50:21 PM DORA: Clarification on ICT services By Howard Womersley Smith Aselle Ibraimova The European Commission clarified whether EU financial entities can descope from DORA services received from financial entities, which...
1/23/2025 4:17:46 PM Exploring Alternative Financing: Sale and Leaseback Transactions in Commercial Real Estate By Daniel McCarthy Traditional Lending Challenges: Commercial real estate has long relied on traditional loans from banks, but some in the market believe...
1/22/2025 6:02:32 PM SEC appeals lower court decision in Ripple, but outcome may hinge on new Administration's priorities By Jon Ammons On Wednesday, January 15, the SEC appealed a decision by District Judge Analisa Torres in the SEC's civil case against Ripple Labs, Inc....
1/22/2025 5:26:39 PM The Patchwork of Comprehensive State Privacy Laws is Expanding in 2025 By Tristan Albrecht In the absence of a comprehensive federal privacy law, the number of states with their own data privacy laws continues to increase. In...
1/22/2025 1:33:22 PM FDA's AI Lifecycle & Scientific Information Guidance Documents By Sung Park Cori Goldberg Gerard Stegmaier FDA is pushing out new guidance documents at a pace rarely seen, likely caused by the upcoming change in administration. Today, we are...
1/14/2025 5:26:23 PM Coinbase’s Suit Seeking Clear SEC Crypto Rules Scores Partial Victory By Mark Bini Kaela Dahan Natalia Terezakis One small step for Coinbase may portend a giant step for crypto. On January 13, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted Coinbase a...
1/13/2025 1:56:29 PM US Supreme Court accepts appeal that will determine the fate of zero dollar "out-of-pocket" preventive health care services By Tom Greeson This past Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted an appeal from U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals that can be expected to determine the...
1/13/2025 9:13:46 AM California Governor Suspends CEQA and the Coastal Act for Rebuilding Fire-Ravaged Areas By Phillip Babich On January 12, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that suspends the California Environmental Quality Act...
1/8/2025 7:43:41 PM Buyer Beware: Antitrust Agencies Impose Historic Gun Jumping Fine By Leah Hungerman Caitlyn Holsopple Courtney Averbach Michelle Mantine +1 more... Show less On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fired a warning shot to merging companies, sharply reminding parties of their...
1/7/2025 8:43:20 PM Fuelling ambition: A consultation on how the UK ETS will tackle shipping emissions By Tallat Hussain Julie Vaughan Last year, the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero launched a consultation proposing an expansion of the UK Emissions Trading...