CNN Interview On Financial Fair Play (Video Content)

TLT's AI Brief for September examines the growing pressure on accountability and disclosure in artificial intelligence, covering new regulatory consultations, landmark legal statements on AI liability...

The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, introducing age-based restrictions and comprehensive safety-by-design obligations for social media, video-sharing platforms, online games, and AI chatbots.

The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, a comprehensive regulation that extends far beyond a simple social media ban for under-13s. This ambitious framework introduces tiered age-based restrictions, safety-by-design obligations across digital services including AI chatbots and online games, and mandatory certified age-verification systems. With potential fines reaching 6% of global turnover and enforcement mechanisms piggybacking on existing DSA machinery, organisations offering digital servic

The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, introducing comprehensive restrictions on minors' access to social media and video-sharing platforms while imposing extensive online safety requirements across digital services. This landmark legislation will require businesses to implement safety-by-design frameworks, age verification systems, and guardian controls, with particularly stringent compliance obligations for Very Large Online Platforms that must prove their services are safe through independ

Lewis Silkin launches Lettu, an AI-powered platform designed to revolutionize how creators, talent managers, agencies and brands negotiate and finalize commercial deals.

The European Union has enacted its most comprehensive overhaul of passenger rights legislation in over twenty years, introducing significant operational changes for airlines while maintaining the core architecture of the existing compensation framework. With implementation required by October 2027, carriers face expanded obligations around automatic reimbursements, rerouting rights, and assistance provisions, alongside new clarity on extraordinary circumstances and claims procedures.

The Law Society's October 2026 foresight report examines how autonomous AI could fundamentally reshape England and Wales' justice system, warning that without proper digital infrastructure and governance frameworks, agentic AI risks compounding existing systemic failures rather than resolving them. With 94% of UK legal professionals now using AI tools regularly...

OpenAI's integration of advertisements into ChatGPT marks a significant shift in how retailers can reach consumers through conversational AI. As this emerging channel offers contextual relevance at moments of genuine purchasing intent, retailers must navigate complex advertising regulations, data protection requirements, and sector-specific rules to ensure compliance while capitalizing on this novel marketing opportunity.

Generative AI offers genuine opportunities for in-house legal teams, but it also creates distinct professional risks that require careful management. Recent regulatory guidance from the Law Society and SRA warning notices highlight critical concerns around AI-generated legal work, from fabricated case citations to confidential data exposure. How should in-house lawyers balance AI efficiency gains against their professional duties and regulatory obligations?

The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, a comprehensive regulatory framework establishing a minimum age of 15 for social media access and mandating safety-by-design principles for digital services accessible to minors. This analysis explores how the Act's four pillars compare with the UK's Online Safety Act, examines its relationship with existing EU digital regulations including the DSA and upcoming Digital Fairness Act, and outlines the practical compliance implications for platforms operati

Western countries are increasingly focussed on the effective implementation of their sanctions regimes.

The criminal trial of three executives accused of fixing prices for water storage tanks has been taking place this week in London.

Dans une économie de plus en plus globale, les Etats sont évidemment en concurrence pour attirer les investissements étrangers.

Issuing e-money and performing a payment service in the UK are both regulated activities which can only be undertaken by firms which are appropriately authorised, registered (as a small provider) or are exempt.

The European Union ("EU") has updated various sanctions regimes, including those against Afghanistan, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo...

In 2021, the French drug agency determined that the stocks of hundreds of specific pharmaceutical products must be maintained by pharmaceutical companies at a level equivalent to 4 months of coverage...

The UK Government is investigating 37 businesses for potential violations of Russian oil sanctions, focusing on possible price cap circumvention. No fines or prosecutions have been issued yet.

In December last year, the Court of Appeal determined in Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil CBC that there was judicial support for ordering alternative dispute resolution (ADR)...

Belgium has introduced public Country-by-Country Reporting ("public CbCR") through the law of 8 January 2024 amending the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations...

Article was first published in French in Revue Banque n°815-816, January 2018. French Article: Codes conventions miniers en afrique francophone