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Big Tech and the EU

EU Commission proposes ‘ambitious reform’ to regulate big tech firms

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


Tech giants

EC ‘no option’ but to approve Google’s acquisition of Fitbit

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


Analysis

‘Its modus operandi is to monopolise and misrepresent’ alleges latest lawsuit against Google

The lawsuit, lodged in December by 10 Republican-led states, accuses the tech giant of breaking consumer protection and antitrust laws


Litigation

China’s first ruling on unlawful use of facial recognition technology

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


Legal developments

EU's landmark Collective Redress Directive gets the go ahead

Consumers in the bloc are set to have a powerful new right to bring forward class action cases


Automation

Kennedys highlights issues with UK's plan for hands-free driving

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


E-commerce

DWF advises Ocado Retail on sale of pet supplies brand Fetch to Paws Holdings

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


Joint venture

Top Singapore law firm Rajah & Tann announces joint venture to combine legal and tech solutions

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


Industry trends

Fintechs optimistic for quick recovery after initial pandemic ‘panic’, study finds

More than half of senior fintech professionals also expecting rise in dealmaking, according to Pensar Media survey


Industry trends

Out with the old, in with the new: how Covid-19 has forever changed the legal sector

Doug Hargrove considers how changes in the legal sector brought about by the pandemic could become a permanent, fundamental shift


Hires

Cooley strengthens cyber/data/privacy team with former Facebook assistant GC

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


Market trends

Europe losing ground to China and South Korea in study on Fourth Industrial Revolution

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


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