The European Council and Parliament are to assess the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act, in which the largest online platforms would face annual independent audits
The European Commission did not have a strong enough case within existing anti-competitive legal frameworks to block the $2.1bn merger, despite widespread condemnation from consumer rights groups
The lawsuit, lodged in December by 10 Republican-led states, accuses the tech giant of breaking consumer protection and antitrust laws
In the first case of its kind in the world’s largest surveillance system, a Chinese court has found a wildlife park’s use of facial recognition technology was illegal
Consumers in the bloc are set to have a powerful new right to bring forward class action cases
The firm has called for an urgent review of UK legislation in order to ensure the successful roll out of hands-free driving on the nation’s motorways
The sale comes as Paws Holdings aims to enhance its e-commerce offering in a market worth €41bn annually and Ocado Retail moves to focus on its grocery business, despite a rise in demand for pet supplies during the pandemic
In a first for the city-state, Singapore-headquartered law firm Rajah & Tann has teamed up with local cybersecurity provider Resolvo Systems to help businesses manage digital data amidst increasing cyber threats
More than half of senior fintech professionals also expecting rise in dealmaking, according to Pensar Media survey
Doug Hargrove considers how changes in the legal sector brought about by the pandemic could become a permanent, fundamental shift
Cooley has boosted its cyber/data/privacy team and East Coast trial bench with the hire of Tiana Demas from Facebook, where she was assistant GC and led a team investigating cyberattacks
The European Patent Office’s report shows the US is by far the most innovative country in Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, with Europe losing ground China and Korea
