A €565,000 fine faced by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for data protection breaches demonstrates why it is crucial for data controllers to follow the ‘transparency principle’ under the […]
Continue Reading →Operators and users of data security centres should put in place individual risk management strategies to protect their critical assets and systems, according to recently issued guidance. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The courts in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) are pro-enforcement of arbitral awards. The applicable domestic legal framework for enforcing arbitral awards in Hong Kong SAR is set […]
Continue Reading →Although the courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) have not explicitly addressed whether bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can be a form of property, the courts have granted […]
Continue Reading →Businesses seeking to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in UK financial services have been advised to embrace ‘model risk management’ as a means by which to address risk inherent in […]
Continue Reading →Australia has selected Bass Strait off Gippsland in the Victoria state as the country’s first priority area to assess for suitability for offshore wind developments, according to the Department of […]
Continue Reading →The European Commission wants to oblige manufacturers and retailers to inform consumers about the durability and reparability of goods before they are sold. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →By pulling together and making use of data from various sources, garden communities can improve the lives of those who live and work there, attract new people to these places […]
Continue Reading →As more and more developers incorporate net zero ambitions into their project plans, the ability to monitor and respond to carbon emissions throughout the project life cycle will become increasingly […]
Continue Reading →Government and local authority support will be critical to the planning, funding, delivery and stewardship of future UK garden communities, according to those already involved in their creation. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Developers need detailed and realistic policy and regulation to deliver the increase in domestic power supplies the UK government is seeking under its new energy security strategy, an expert has […]
Continue Reading →The Council of the European Union has removed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from its ‘blacklist’ of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →EU member states can limit the short-term rental of residential property via platforms such as Airbnb to battle housing shortages as long as their measures are proportionate, the Court of […]
Continue Reading →Online businesses that engage with other companies using a telephone number or email address do not necessarily need to make that contact information available to consumers, the EU’s highest court […]
Continue Reading →New global reporting standards have been proposed to boost transparency over businesses’ impact on the environmental and their efforts to reduce that impact. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Online marketplaces will have to disclose the “main parameters” that determine how they rank product offers in response to consumer search queries, under new laws finalised in the Netherlands. Read […]
Continue Reading →The acts of issuing or facilitating the use of ‘stablecoins’ as a means of payment are to be regulated in the UK, the government has confirmed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A legal expert has welcomed the UK government’s announcement of which carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) projects it will evaluate for the second phase of its cluster sequencing process. […]
Continue Reading →The Irish government has acknowledged that the anticipated increase in demand for electric vehicles could put pressure on the country’s electricity grid. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The UK government has introduced further sanctions targeting Russia, amending measures targeting the aviation sector in particular and extending previous restrictions on Crimea. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Rights holders of creative works have rights under European copyright law if copies of their work are stored in the cloud for private use, the Court of Justice of the […]
Continue Reading →New fire safety guidance for high-rise buildings in Scotland has been welcomed by one legal expert, who said it provided clarity amid an ongoing issue with fire safety legislation. Read […]
Continue Reading →European financial regulators have published new guidance on how market participants should use the transition period before the EU disclosure regulation comes into force, following delay to the regulatory technical […]
Continue Reading →Public sector bodies in the UK have been issued with new guidance to help them deliver digital, data and technology projects. Read Complete Article
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