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Akin Intelligence - April/May 2024

Welcome to the April-May edition of Akin Intelligence. This edition is a double header, covering both months as we prepare for the launch of our new AI Hub—a one-stop resource for AI coverage that will launch soon. Starting...more

Updates to the UK National Security and Investment Act

Key Points - Following our Alert last month addressing the United Kingdom Government’s intentions to improve the workings of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the U.K. Government has now published two new...more

AI Tools Could Enhance UK Gov't Public Services Strategy

On Feb. 29, the U.K. government announced that U.K. ministers will pilot artificial intelligence tools to analyze responses to government consultations and respond to questions from Parliament, in an effort to boost...more

Updates to the UK National Security and Investment Act in These Dangerous and Uncertain Times

Key Points - On Thursday, the UK government announced its intention to improve the workings of the NSIA, “ in these dangerous and uncertain times [when] our economy is increasingly the target for our adversaries.” In November...more

Akin Intelligence - March 2024

Welcome to the March edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the EU AI Act was approved by the European Parliament, moving one step closer to becoming the first major AI law. In the U.S., the DOJ brought criminal charges...more

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Reflections and Predictions

The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging one for private equity (PE), with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt financing was expensive and scarce, expectations on valuations were tricky to...more

Political Deal on the EU AI Act: A Milestone but the Journey Continues

A ground-breaking, first of its kind, sector agnostic, comprehensive law regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) was agreed in the European Union on Friday, 8 December 2023, between the European Parliament, Commission and...more

Three New UK Laws Impacting Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Markets and Personal Data

On 7 November 2023, in the King’s Speech, the UK government announced three draft laws aimed at supporting tech companies’ growth and competitiveness: the Automated Vehicles Bill (AV Bill), the Digital Markets, Competition...more

Digital Lords Committee Hears Evidence From Artificial Intelligence (AI) Firms and Regulators

On 21 November 2023, as part of its inquiry into large language models (LLMs), the UK’s Communications and Digital Lords Committee considered the role of regulators and emerging trends regarding LLMs, including evidence from...more

UK CMA Publishes Thoughtful Report on AI Foundation Models

On 18 September 2023, following its initial review of artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models (FMs), the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its eagerly awaited report (the “Report”).The Report has...more

The UK Government’s Early Proposals for Innovation-Friendly AI Regulation

The UK government has recently published a Policy Paper setting out its early proposals for what the UK’s regulatory framework in respect of artificial intelligence (AI) might look like (the “Framework”). This follows the...more

The UK’s New Subsidy Regime: Not a Return to the 1970s and the Government Picking Winners?

The UK government introduced into Parliament a wholesale change to its State aid rules under the new Subsidy Control Bill on 30 June 2021 (the “Bill”). The regime, which is set to come into effect in H1 2022, subject to...more

Protecting the Crown Jewels: U.K. National Security & Investment Act to be Enacted in Autumn

While the U.K. has a mature approach to protecting national security overall, the government lacks effective statutory powers in relation to the ownership and control of businesses and other entities that could be used to...more

U.K. Competition & Markets Authority Publishes Important Brexit Guidance

In anticipation of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU on December 31 (‘Brexit’), the Competition and Markets Authority (the ‘CMA’) published its guidance on the expected changes to U.K. competition law regime. The guidance...more

Protecting the Crown Jewels: U.K. Introduces Expansive National Security & Investment Bill

1. Summary The United Kingdom (U.K.) government published the National Security and Investment Bill (“NSI Bill” or “Bill”) on November 11, 2020, the aim of which is to strengthen the government’s powers to scrutinize and...more

CMA Provisionally Clears Amazon’s Investment in Deliveroo Due to COVID-19 Impact

- On April 17, 2020, the CMA provisionally cleared Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo in light of the deterioration in Deliveroo’s financial position caused by COVID-19. - The CMA has provisionally concluded that...more

Expanded EU State Aid Framework Yields U.K. & German Stimulus Programs

- Extension of the existing State aid scheme would enable support for research, testing and production of products to tackle COVID-19. - It would also allow tax payment deferrals and wage subsidies to help avoid...more

[Podcast] The State of M&A in the UK, Europe and Beyond

In this episode, Akin Gump international competition and trade partner Davina Garrod and corporate partner Gavin Weir discuss M&A in the U.K., EU, U.S., China and more, its state of health and where it might go in 2020....more

Brexit – The Week Ahead (Week of December 10)

Monday, December 10 – Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruling on whether the United Kingdom can unilaterally revoke Article 50 (08:00 GMT); House of Commons debate on Brexit deal continues from around 15:30/16:30...more

Brexit is Not a Done Deal: UK Can Unilaterally Revoke Article 50

• On December 4, 2018, CJEU AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona opined that the U.K. could unilaterally revoke its Article 50 withdrawal notification, provided that the revocation has been decided upon in accordance with the Member...more

New U.K. National Security Powers to Call in Investments and Other Transactions

• The U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published its National Security and Investment White Paper, which proposes a voluntary notification regime and a powerful “call-in” mechanism. The proposal...more

Countdown To Brexit

At 11:00 p.m. U.K. time on 29 March 2019 the United Kingdom is expected to leave the European Union (“BREXIT Day”). The below timeline sets out milestones in the lead up to BREXIT Day, and thereafter. Please note that there...more

New UK Regime for National Security and Infrastructure Investments

• The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published a Green Paper consulting on amendments to UK merger control and public interest intervention legislation to cover gaps in the current framework for...more

Brexit on Ice? Court Rules That Only UK Parliament Can Trigger Article 50

Earlier today, the High Court of Justice ruled that the U.K. government does not have the constitutional capacity to trigger the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union without further primary legislation being passed. This...more

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