In a decision with far-reaching implications, the UK Supreme Court has determined that a grant of planning permission for oil production was unlawful for failing to take into account downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...more
In a move with significant implications for the crypto sector, the UK has enacted legislation to bring cryptoassets within the scope of the existing financial services regulatory regime. The relevant provisions of the...more
9/21/2023
/ Banking Acts ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Promotions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSMA ,
Investment ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Stablecoins ,
UK
In October 2022 the European Council approved the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation, one of the first attempts globally at comprehensive regulation of cryptocurrency markets. The regulation extends to money...more
The ground-breaking draft European Union Act on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which has far-reaching implications beyond Europe, is currently going through the legislative procedure of the European Parliament and Council. The...more
On April 21, 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published its draft Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI). It follows the strategies outlined in the February 2020 Commission’s White Paper on AI. The draft...more
5/3/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Popular ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Transparency
On February 19, 2020, the European Commission (Commission) published proposals for the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with potentially far-reaching implications both for users and developers worldwide. The...more
3/11/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Technology Sector ,
White Papers
With the UK General Election on 12 December 2019 only days away, both of the leading parties are promising policies that in different ways may impact inward investors into the UK. Whether this is the rapid Brexit promised by...more
The last few weeks have seen a raft of new investor-state arbitrations under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), including the first known investor-state claim against the European Union (EU) itself. These claims largely arise...more
10/21/2019
/ Energy Charter Treaty ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
Investor Protection ,
Investor-State Arbitration ,
Investors ,
Member State ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
UNCITRAL
Multinational corporations operating in the United States and abroad encounter complex and dispositive legal frameworks that govern not only substantive rights, but also procedural rules that dictate who may assert such...more
6/7/2019
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Contract Disputes ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Injunctions ,
Member State ,
Negligence ,
Notice Requirements ,
Putative Class Actions
• A U.S.-style class action regime looms large in the European Union.
• The current draft legislation imports certain hallmarks of the system celebrated by U.S. plaintiffs’ lawyers, but there is uncertainty over what...more
6/5/2019
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Collective Redress ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FRCP 23 ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Injunctions ,
Member State ,
Multinationals ,
Proposed Legislation