Privacy Commission Comments On Draft Legislation Introducing Electronic Communications In Judicial Procedure

As of today, the EU Data Act comes into force across the European Union. Part of a broader package of digital legislation, this regulation establishes...

On 9 April 2019, the EDPB, an independent European body which contributes to the consistent application of data protection rules throughout the European Union, published draft guidelines on the interpretation of ...

On 17 July 2020, in the Schrems II judgment, the CJEU declared the Privacy Shield invalid as a mechanism for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the United States.

A hospital was processing personal data of employees related to their affiliation to a trade union "B".

Cyber security continues to be an issue that gathers mainstream attention, and for good reason. Both the costs of, and length of time to recover from, a cyber incident are increasing.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its widespread availability offers significant growth opportunities for businesses.

Earlier this month, we published our third Workplace Data Privacy Update which covers key developments in workplace data privacy across 18 different jurisdictions.

Who has never found themselves clicking on a huge green button underneath the privacy settings, convinced that this would validate their choices, only to realise that they had just, against all odds, accepted all the default settings?

Although the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council of the European Union all agree on reducing the baseline protection period, the three institutions differ as regards the modulation system for extensions to the baseline period.

Over the past years, "legal tech" solutions have become increasingly popular to help inhouse legal departments and law firms share and reuse existing knowledge.

Companies are advised to confirm whether any changes should be made to their current practice of applying for patents and trademarks in light of the newly introduced procedures.

As outlined above, the Amendments will significantly tighten regulations on managers of funds marketed to Japanese investors.

On April 1, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner updated the Australian Privacy Principles ("APP") Guidelines.

Pursuant to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2014, male employees with a child born on or after February 27, 2015 are now entitled to three days' paternity leave for each confinement of their spouse or partner.

China's State Council recently published new merger control notification thresholds doubling the previous China revenue thresholds in an amended Regulation on Notification Thresholds for Concentrations of Business Operators (the "Regulation"), the first time since the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") came into effect in 2008.

On September 18, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner ("Commissioner") and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization's Data61 released...

Government Announces Bill For Mandatory Data Breach Notification Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, establishing exemptions from registration requirements for crypto asset offerings and creating a safe harbor mechanism for projects to transition out of securities law obligations. The regulation introduces a two-tiered framework with startup offerings up to $5 million and larger fundraising offerings up to $75 million, while providing tailored disclosure requirements and preempting state securities laws.

The GEM listing activities in Hong Kong have been declining since 2019, and there was no new listed issuer on the GEM in 2022.

On June 15, 2020, the Japanese government implemented new regulations that designate the manufacture of pharmaceuticals for infectious diseases and the manufacture ...