On 20 April 2023 the European Parliament ("EP") finally approved the regulation on markets in crypto-assets ("MiCAR"). The approved final text of the MiCAR is yet to be formally endorsed by the Council...

Welcome to our February edition of Schoenherr's to the point: technology & digitalisation newsletter! We are excited to present a selection of legal developments in the area of technology & digitalisation in the wider CEE region.

Die Verbreitung virtueller Währungen hat in den vergangenen Jahren explosionsartig zugenommen.

The Digital Services Act ("DSA") is already applicable to the big internet players and from 17 February 2024...

The German Federal Ministry of Finance recently published the first draft of the KryptoTransferV, a new legislative act specifying AML requirements for crypto transactions between regulated custodians...

This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is used by so many in the legal profession to undertake a wide array of tasks formerly undertaken by specialized legal staff...

ESAs have published their Final Report on the draft implementing technical standards (ITS) for the European Single Access Point (ESAP)...

Welcome to the September edition of Schoenherr's to the point: technology & digitalisation newsletter (read online)!

The automotive industry's shift towards digital technologies introduces significant legal and compliance challenges under EU law, particularly concerning data collection and usage.

We are excited to present a selection of legal developments in the area of technology & digitalisation in the wider CEE region.

Die FMA veröffentlichte mit Ende des Jahres 2022 im Rahmen ihres Ausblicks auf das folgende Jahr auch ihre Prüfungsschwerpunkte für das Jahr 2023. Die Veröffentlichung der...

Licences connected to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are still far from being the norm. As a result, most NFTs still do not convey sufficient or appropriate IP rights to their underlying content.

Wer haftet für Schäden, wenn künstliche Intelligenz versagt? Mit dieser Frage hat sich die EU-Kommission intensiv beschäftigt und am 28.9.2022 in Ergänzung zum AI-Act zwei neue Gesetzesvorschläge...

The ESMA recently released its inaugural overview of the EU securities financing transactions (SFT) markets, offering a comprehensive look at the landscape based...

The scope of cybersecurity due diligence needs to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Welcome to the December edition of Schoenherr's to the point: technology & digitalisation newsletter!

We are excited to present a selection of legal developments in finance, corporate finance, debt restructuring and special situations investment in the wider CEE region...

If cryptocurrencies aimed to disrupt payments and initial coin offerings (ICOs) did the same for venture capital, the latest crypto-craze goes after the core banking business: lending and deposit taking.

On 21 April 2021, the EU Commission published a proposal for a Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (draft AI Regulation, proposed Regulation).