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M&A in 2023 and Trends for 2024

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M&A activity in 2023 was subdued, as dealmakers grappled with geopolitical tensions, inflation, rising interest rates, and increasing regulatory scrutiny, against a backdrop of general economic uncertainty. Challenges in the...more

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The UK’s Online Safety Bill – Implications for US and International Businesses

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On 19 September 2023, the UK Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”). The OSB aims to protect individuals from illegal online content and focuses on the protection of children by requiring the removal of content that...more

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UK Data Regulator Joins Scrutiny of WorldCoin

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WorldCoin is a cryptocurrency project which uses iris scanning technology to issue a “World ID” as a digital identifier. Privacy concerns over WorldCoin have been voiced by several data protection authorities worldwide....more

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AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 3

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Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more

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The EU Artificial Intelligence Act: What's the Impact?

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The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (or “AI Act”) is the world’s first legislation to regulate the use of AI. It leaves room for “technical soft law”; but, inevitably (being the first and being broad in scope), it will set...more

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Global Cross Border Privacy Rules and the new initiatives to support data free flow with trust

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ust over a year ago, on 21 April 2022, the seven economies (Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the USA) participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross-Border...more

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Data Privacy: What Nonprofits Need to Know in the United States, EU and UK, and China

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From long-standing laws to incoming legislation, global nonprofits must understand the requirements and prepare for scrutiny in their handling of personal data. U.S. privacy regulations are currently a complex framework of...more

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Increasing global cybersecurity regulation of private companies on the near horizon

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Within the past year, a number of countries around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and The Netherlands have initiated regulatory inquiries and developed new strategies for the purpose of more...more

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Cybersecurity Developments and Legal Issues

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For most large companies, a frictionless flow of information and the ability to transfer customer data, employee files, financial records and other information around the world quickly and cost-effectively is a critical...more

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January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules

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Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions - On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from...more

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Regulating Cybersecurity across the EU and the UK

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On November 28, 2022, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the Network and Information Security 2 Directive (NIS 2 Directive), replacing the current NIS Directive (Directive 2016/1148/EC). On 27 December 2022,...more

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Cyber laws will be updated to boost UK’s resilience against online attacks

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The UK government confirmed on 30 November 2022 that there will be changes to the UK’s cybersecurity regulations in response to a public consultation launched earlier this year. This follows recent updates relating to the...more

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UK’s National Cyber Security Centre Releases 2022 Annual Review

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The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently released its 2022 Annual Review, which reports on the state of cyber security threats in the country. As the UK’s technical authority for cyber security, the...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 21

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US Federal Appellate Court Issues Opinion on Proof of Injury in Data Breach Cases - On September 2, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a class action lawsuit that had previously been dismissed...more

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Cyber security breaches: how would you answer the crucial question?

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The crucial question that a company and its board will face if it suffers a cyber security breach is: "Had you taken reasonable steps to try to prevent a breach, and to prepare to handle any breach that occurred?" If the...more

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The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Taking Back Control of UK Data Protection?

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On 18 July 2022 the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) was introduced for discussion into parliament, in one of the UK's first drives towards data protection reform after Brexit....more

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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Issues Warning on Ransomware Payments

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On July 8, 2022, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (UK ICO) together with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), published a joint letter asking the Law Society of England & Wales to remind its members that they...more

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The UK and global Data Protection landscape – seeing the bigger picture and navigating the maze

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Introduction - The data protection landscape in the UK, and globally, continues to evolve. The pace and number of initiatives has continued into 2022. This requires a step back – to look for key trends and the most relevant...more

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UK Government publishes National Cyber Strategy for 2022

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On 15 December 2021, the UK Government published its new National Cyber Strategy for 2022 based around the following five strategic pillars, representing the goals that the government intends to achieve by 2025, as first set...more

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Spotlight on Requirement to Appoint an EU Data Protection Representative

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Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR) (together the GDPR), even if an organisation is not established in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom it...more

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Beyond Lloyd v Google: Are class actions for data breach dead?

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The decision of the UK Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google is a welcome relief for data controllers. However, is it the end of class actions for data breach?...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 1

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We are delighted to introduce Dechert Cyber Bits, brought to you by members of our top-ranked, global Privacy & Cybersecurity practice. Cyber Bits is a bi-weekly publication that will provide a short summary of key...more

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Significant Changes Proposed to UK GDPR

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On September 10, the U.K. government launched a consultation “Data: A New Direction” (Consultation), which proposes significant changes to the U.K.’s data protection framework. The U.K. government has signalled its...more

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Threat of follow-on civil claims against companies suffering cyberattack dampened by recent court judgment

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Cyber incidents have a serious regulatory and reputational impact, and increasingly form the subject of follow-on civil litigation. Such civil claims may be less financially attractive for claimants as a result of this case,...more

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UK Government launches consultation on proposed changes to the data landscape

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On 9 September 2021, the UK’s Digital Secretary, Oliver Dowden, announced a series of reforms to drive innovation and growth in the UK’s data sector. The Government clarifies that one of the key objectives of the reforms is...more

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