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Open source and sustainability – where’s the gap?

16.05.2023

Ralph Giles and Anneke Pol discuss the key role that open source could play in environmental sustainability projects...

Artificial intelligence: Risks in recruitment

04.04.2023

Our employment experts discuss the risks, solutions, and future regulation of using artificial intelligence in...

The AI Liability Directive

17.11.2022

Ralph Giles explores two new rules in the AI Liability Directive for attributing liability in non-contractual...

Financial regulation in the metaverse

08.11.2022

In this fourteenth article in our series, we examine the current and incoming financial regulations that will impact...

Competition/ antitrust in the metaverse

13.10.2022

In this eighth article of our metaverse series, Matthew Hunt discusses competition law issues which may arise in the...

Ofcom homes in on digital markets

29.09.2022

On 22 September 2022, the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom announced that it will shortly be launching a market...

The NS&I Act and the Advanced Materials sector

01.08.2022

Advanced materials are considered a “sensitive area” under the NS&I Act 2021 - what does this mean for...

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and brand protection in the UK

28.02.2022

“The same principles of brand enforcement apply to unauthorised use of trade marks associated with NFTs” –...

IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent Framework does not comply with the GDPR

10.02.2022

Implications for companies engaging in online advertising: the IAB’s Transparency & Consent Framework is not GDPR...

“It’s in the game” – the rise of in-gaming advertising

03.12.2021

In our “second-screening” culture, in-gaming advertising is on the rise. Rob Powell reviews a host of benefits...

What does “quality” mean when it comes to online advertising?

05.10.2021

Rob Powell explains what ad quality is for brand advertisers and ad publishers, and why they should all align to...

Transforming public procurement – goodbye red tape, hello streamlined innovation?

25.08.2021

Last December the Government published its eagerly-anticipated Green Paper, entitled Transforming Public...

Avoiding bias and increasing diversity in AI and health research – Part 2

12.05.2021

What can be done to decrease bias and increase diversity in health research? Fiona Campbell reviews in part 2 of our...

Avoiding bias and increasing diversity in AI and health research – Part 1

11.05.2021

Can inanimate drugs and medical devices be biased? Fiona Campbell explores the need to increase diversity in AI and...

The Commission’s proposed Artificial Intelligence Regulation

05.05.2021

European Commission publishes proposal for a Regulation on the EU Approach to AI. This is a “trail blazing first...

Pitfalls in negotiating and delivering digital transformation projects – a timely reminder

23.03.2021

Adrian Sim and Jamie Hatzel explore the pitfalls in negotiating and delivering digital transformation projects – a...

Epic’s Fortnite v Apple dispute arrives in the UK

25.01.2021

Epic’s Fortnite v Apple dispute arrives in the UK. Partner Stephen Smith and associates Matthew Hunt and Charles...

CJEU referral in German car litigation and EU Commission IP action plan

11.12.2020

Partners Pat Treacy, Sophie Lawrance and associate James Batsford review the changing FRAND landscape by looking...

Custom audiences

24.11.2020

Our adtech team give guidance and top tips on when utilising custom audiences.

Consent Management Platforms (CMPs)

24.11.2020

Our adtech team give guidance on Consent Management Platforms and top tips when implementing a CMP.

Digital ad buying

24.11.2020

Our adtech team give guidance on digital ad buying. What are the top tips for buy-side organisations?

Healthcare and life sciences sectors: the regulatory and cultural challenges for IT and outsourcing services

16.09.2020

Alex Denoon, Vik Khurana and and Sophie French review healthcare and life sciences sectors and the regulatory and...

Fortnite takes on Apple’s App Store in Epic antitrust battle royale

18.08.2020

Epic Games, the company behind the global phenomenon battle royale game Fortnite, has now significantly raised the...

COVID-19: Key implications for digital transformation projects

19.05.2020

In their joint ‘roadmap to recovery’ published last month, the European Commission and the European Council have...

How COVID-19 has impacted the adtech industry

29.04.2020

As we are all well aware, the impact of the coronavirus is being felt acutely across a broad spectrum of economic...

Coronavirus: what impact is it having on current IT & technology transactions?

16.04.2020

“The COVID-19 crisis is having a direct impact on current, ‘live’ IT project negotiations. Organisations are,...

New regulatory requirements on outsourcing service providers?

14.02.2020

The PRA has published a consultation paper which will likely lead to financial services firms requiring greater...

International tax challenges in a ‘digital world’

02.12.2019

Julia Cockroft and Miranda Cass discuss the recent OECD consultations that seek to address the international tax...

The European banking authority has published new outsourcing guidelines

14.11.2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is an independent EU authority that aims to harmonise and supervise regulation...

Regulatory enforcement action against Raphaels Bank for IT failures – key points for FS firms and tech suppliers

13.11.2019

Vikram Khurana and Emily Atkinson discuss key points for financial services firms and their tech suppliers and...

FinTech evolution brings both risks and opportunities for traditional tech suppliers

31.10.2019

Financial services (FS) organisations continue to be the largest buyer of IT, technology and outsourcing services...

Thinking outside the box

14.08.2019

How the increasing use of standardised ‘out-of-the-box’ software solutions is changing the nature of traditional...

Tech contracts – “Why won’t you just comply with the law?!”

09.08.2019

We take an in-depth look at this particular contractual issue that regularly arises, especially in large-scale...

Going with the Flow(downs)

31.07.2019

Where a supplier engages a sub-contractor to perform elements of a service, there may be terms in the main contract...

Cryptography, PKI, Blockchain, Privacy & Trust

08.01.2019

Over the centuries we have needed trust and assurance in our transactions as well as reliance upon the validity of...

More Impact Online”: The ASA looks to the future with strengthened focus on regulating online ads and the potential use of machine learning to aid regulation

13.12.2018

The ASA’s strategy In November 2018, the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) released its latest five-year...

Maintaining competition in online advertising: the US FTC’s 1-800 Contacts decision

04.12.2018

In an important case on the intersection of IP and antitrust, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued anOpinion...

European Parliament Considers Use Cases for Blockchain Technology

15.11.2018

It has been a decade since Satoshi Nakamoto conceptualised blockchain technology. At the time, Satoshi – a person...

The Digital Services Tax

01.11.2018

What has been proposed? The Digital Services Tax (“DST”), nicknamed the ‘Tech Tax’ in the media, will...

Data protection and information security in EU, India and California – what next?

30.10.2018

Speakers are Robert Bond, Partner & Notary Public at Bristows LLP, Salman Waris, Partner at TechLegis and...

Intro to equity investments and transaction structure

26.10.2018

In this video Chris discusses the typical structure of an equity investment deal and the key issues founders and...

Venture debt

24.10.2018

Rich Swaine discusses the growth of venture debt in the UK as a means of raising money for technology companies and...

Convertible loans

23.10.2018

Tom discusses convertible loans – what they are, some of their key terms and why they are used to fund early stage...

Overview of SEIS and EIS

22.10.2018

In this video, Julia provides an overview of two related tax reliefs: the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)...

A question of privilege: an insight into EU privilege for UK lawyers post-Brexit

28.06.2018

One of the more esoteric recurring questions of the post-Brexit legal landscape concerns the future status of UK...

Data Protection Update

17.03.2018

Our data privacy experts will discuss current hot topics including: – Australian privacy law update –...

GDPR and Data Processing Agreements

28.11.2017

Any business that is subject to the EU General Data Protection Regulation as a Controller will need to have in place...

Smart buildings and data protection

24.11.2017

Tim Allen and Hannah Crowther of Bristows discuss smart buildings and the data being collected by them. They answer...

EU Reaches Agreement to End Unjustified Geoblocking

23.11.2017

On 20 November the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached an agreement (here) to adopt the...

Current legal trends in Robotics and Autonomous Systems

14.11.2017

As a society, we are beginning to recognise the importance of balancing the regulation of the development and use of...

Artificial Intelligence: the evolving legal landscape – and what businesses need to do to comply

08.11.2017

So far in our series on AI and the law, we have set the scene for the AI debate, examined some practical risks of...

Artificial Intelligence: how to manage the risks in applying AI

27.10.2017

In this third article of our series on AI and the law, we explore how industry and society typically seeks to manage...

Artificial Intelligence: some practical risks, challenges and limitations in applying AI

24.10.2017

In this second article of our series on AI and the law, we set out some of the key risks, challenges and limitations...

Artificial Intelligence: an introduction to our series on AI and the law

17.10.2017

In this post, we introduce a series of articles on artificial intelligence and the law. We will seek to set out the...

London Tech Week 2017: Connected Autonomous Vehicles event (Full video)

12.10.2017

Bristows hosted an event during the biggest UK Tech event of the year – London Tech Week.

EU Commission issues guidance to online platforms for tackling illegal content online

10.10.2017

On 28 September 2017 the European Commission published its Communication on ‘Tackling Illegal Content Online’...

Proposed EU Regulation for the free flow of Data in the European Union

25.09.2017

Amongst the ten European Commission priorities for 2015-19 was a desire to provide a single framework for the free...

Can UK Data Protection Law be made Brexitproof?

14.09.2017

The UK government has today introduced its “Data Protection Bill” (the Bill) in to the House of Lords. The Bill,...

How to use Legitimate Interests legitimately?

13.09.2017

Getting consent will be tougher under the GDPR – if you can’t give consumers a genuine choice what is the...

UK publishes cyber security framework

15.08.2017

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport recently published the UK Cyber Security Framework proposals...

Data protection updates – 20 July 2017

20.07.2017

Our data privacy experts will discuss current hot topics including: • Guidance on legitimate interests under...

London Tech Week 2017: Connected Autonomous Vehicles event (highlights)

17.07.2017

Bristows hosted an event during the biggest UK Tech event of the year – London Tech Week. View the highlights...

Incident Response Plans

07.07.2017

Robert Bond and Alex Dittel discuss the importance of Incident Response Plans, as well as the preparation needed and...

Draft Spanish Data Protection Law

03.07.2017

In advance of the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Spain has put out for...

Neuro technology and the right to mental privacy

27.06.2017

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Public Law on 13 June 2017. Click for a free trial of...

When are legitimate interests legitimate?

12.06.2017

When it comes to lawful grounds for processing personal data, we often focus only on consent. However, there are...

GDPR: Legal facts and a call to action

07.06.2017

With less than a year to go, we review the legal and commercial realities of GDPR, the cost of non-compliance and...

Data Protection codes of conduct hitting the fast lane under GDPR

31.05.2017

This article was first published in PDP Journals, Volume 6 Issue 3, May 2017 Robert Bond and Alexander Dittel...

Connected TV World Summit 2017

30.05.2017

Bristows Sacha Wilson at the Connected TV World Summit 2017 discussing “how media companies can harness...

Respecting Privacy, Safeguarding Data and Enabling Trust

24.05.2017

We should have reached a point in time where the need to respect personal information, keep data secure and enable...

The role of the DPO

21.04.2017

Irwin Spilka, Group Compliance and DPO at Stonehage Fleming, Adam Green, CRO at Equiniti, Michael Bond, DPO at GLH...

Database protection and the impact of Brexit

11.04.2017

In the digital era, data and its collation is an increasingly valuable asset, making available essential information...

Building a Data Economy: With new rights might come a new obligation to license

10.04.2017

The Commission has recently published its Data Economy Package, which includes a Consultation on Building the...

GDPR and data breach requirements

28.03.2017

An interview with Robert Bond at IT Leaders Forum.

What is my personal data worth? – Commoditised data as “counter performance”

28.03.2017

A recent opinion published by the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) has raised concerns regarding the...

GDPR and Data Processors

27.02.2017

Our data privacy experts discuss the obligations on data processors and their data controller customers under...

The Emperor’s New Clothes? The Commission opens three e-commerce competition investigations

24.02.2017

Continuing the trend to all things digital, the European Commission’s competition directorate has recently...

Should we rely on automated decision making technologies?

24.02.2017

This article was first published on LexisPSL, February 2017. Click for a free trial of LexisPSL.. IP & IT...

Landmark court case serves as a useful reminder of CCTV compliance

20.02.2017

A Scottish couple were awarded damages of £17,268 for the “extreme stress” they suffered as a result of the...

eSports: brand opportunities, legal considerations & the future

16.02.2017

A brand opportunity For those unfamiliar with the concept, “eSports” is the umbrella term used to describe the...

Significant changes to Japanese data protection law

15.02.2017

The data protection regime in Japan is likely to change shortly as a number of provisions to the Act on Protection...

Insuring Driverless Cars

13.02.2017

The Government recently held a consultation on proposals to support Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (“ADAS”)...

Copyright in the digital single market – harmony and disharmony for copyright exceptions

13.02.2017

2016/17: Data Protection Top 10

13.02.2017

2016 was, well, an “interesting” year. In between Brexit and Trump, there was plenty of news (and a few...

CCTV, drones and surveillance

13.02.2017

A small business owner, pleaded guilty to the offence of failing to register with the Information Commissioner’s...

Data protection in UK (England and Wales): overview

13.02.2017

A Q&A guide to data protection in the UK This Q&A guide gives a high-level overview of data protection rules...

Privacy breach damages: High Court provides some insight

13.02.2017

This article was first published in Privacy Laws & Business UK Report, issue 89, January 2017 The Court of...

Data privacy case law round-up

10.02.2017

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL, February 2017. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL. IP & IT...

Data Protection in 2017

08.02.2017

This video was first published on LexisNexis Webinars, February 2017 In spite of Brexit, the European Union general...

The compliance of EU-US data transfers faces another legal challenge

07.02.2017

This article was first published in Compliance & Ethics Professional®, February 2017 • EU data...

Privacy in UK (England and Wales): overview

26.01.2017

This article was first published in Practical Law UK, January 2017 A Q&A guide to privacy in the UK (England and...

European Parliament considers regulatory regime for Robotics and AI

17.01.2017

On Thursday 12 January 2017, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament approved a draft resolution...

Compulsory Licencing: the Brave New World for (non-personal) data in Europe?

17.01.2017

The Commission has published its Data Economy Package for non-personal data*, which is the final building block of...

A Brief Introduction to Adblockers

13.12.2016

In this video, Sacha Wilson gives you a brief introduction to adblockers for those unfamiliar with them. The video...

Brexit and copyright law: will the English courts revert to the ‘old’ test for originality?

06.12.2016

This article was first published on Kluwer Copyright Blog, December 2016 As discussed in this blog post, the impact...

An introduction to Adblockers for lawyers

05.12.2016

Adblocking has become somewhat of a sensitive topic over the past few years for both online advertisers and...

Copyright in the digital single market – a fairer and sustainable marketplace?

29.11.2016

On 14 September 2016, the European Commission published this communication unveiling its proposed Directive on...

Copyright in the digital single market – fair remuneration for artists?

29.11.2016

On 14 September 2016, the European Commission published its communication unveiling a proposed Directive on...

Data Subject Access Requests

27.11.2016

The right of access is nothing new, but GDPR has caused a surge. Join our experts who will explore the do’s...

Brexit: Why the Court of Justice may yet have a role to play…

24.11.2016

A full panel of all 11 Supreme Court judges will hear the Government’s appeal against the High Court’s ruling of...

A bluffer’s guide to Brexit models

26.10.2016

With the passing of four months since the UK woke on 24 June to the realisation that it was embarking on a path to...

Term sheets in equity investments (from a company’s perspective)

25.10.2016

Emma discusses the ins and outs of term sheets in an equity investment deal from a company’s perspective.

E-Commerce Sector Inquiry: Digital Content

13.10.2016

Last week, the European Commission published its Preliminary Report in the e-commerce sector inquiry. The Report...

Robotics and law: Key legal and regulatory implications of the robotics age (Part II of II)

07.10.2016

This article was first published in Computer Law & Security Review Volume 32, Issue 4, August 2016, Pages...

Copyright Across Borders: Bitesize summary of the EC communication on copyright

16.09.2016

On 14 September 2016, the European Commission published a communication proposing a Directive regarding the...

New guidelines on EU net neutrality: a force to BERECkoned with

09.09.2016

“All data packets are equal”, says the European Union. But should some be more equal than others? At the end of...

BEREC addresses adblocking and zero-rating with net neutrality implementation guidance

08.09.2016

EU telecoms authority the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (‘BEREC’) published on 30...

Brexit won’t shift UK privacy law in short-term

05.09.2016

Bristows quoted in Bloomberg BNA in relation to UK privacy law and EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation...

So what does Brexit mean for copyright (and database rights) in the UK?

05.07.2016

This article was first published on Kluwer Copyright Blog, July 2016 Brexit will obviously have an impact on some of...

Brexit – What Next? A competition law perspective

27.06.2016

What next for Brexit? Sophie Lawrance gives a perspective on competition law

European Commission’s E-commerce Sector Inquiry: A summary of its preliminary findings on Goods

19.06.2016

The European Commission launched an inquiry into the e-commerce sector as part of its Digital Single Market...

Tax issues for Tech start-ups

13.03.2015

Miranda Cass and Samuel Rippon discuss some of the important tax issues that affect start-up companies, their...

Surveillance Technologies and Privacy: Automatic Number Plate Recognition

02.02.2015

The development of modern-day surveillance technologies, which are significantly more intrusive than their...

New UK “Google Tax” on Diverted Profits

23.01.2015

In December 2014 the Chancellor announced in his Autumn Statement that a new tax, to be called Diverted Profits Tax...

Spanish “Google Tax”

22.12.2014

In January 2015 Spain will introduce its so-called “Google tax”, a measure which has caught the attention of...

Contracting for Agile Software Development

23.05.2014

In this video Toby Crick considers how and to what extent it is possible to agree meaningful contractual terms to...

Contracts for Start-Ups – The basics

13.09.2013

Adrian Sim looks at the contracts start-ups need to put in place to get up and running and how to protect their most...

Digital Copyright – Liability of ISPs

11.09.2013

It has been just over two years since the High Court of England and Wales first considered the liability of ISPs for...

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ICO to investigate data security of period and fertility tracking apps

13.09.2023

Dark patterns – where privacy, consumer and competition laws meet

21.08.2023

AI – an issue of ‘national security’?

03.08.2023

The text and data mining copyright exception in the UK “for the sole purpose of research for a non-commercial purpose”: what does it cover?

19.07.2023

The CMA puts AI under the microscope

28.06.2023

CNIL fines Criteo €40m for adtech breaches

23.06.2023

Can you read minds yet? The ICO publishes its report on the use of neurotechnology

22.06.2023

Open source and sustainability – where’s the gap?

16.05.2023

What a time to be (AI)live! What’s next for Generative AI?

09.05.2023

Artificial intelligence: Performance management and allocation of work

04.04.2023

Artificial intelligence: Risks in recruitment

04.04.2023

The AI Liability Directive

17.11.2022

Financial regulation in the metaverse

08.11.2022

Working in the metaverse – what employers need to know

03.11.2022

Data protection in the metaverse

27.10.2022

Online harms and safety in the metaverse

25.10.2022

Can we monitor our employees? The ICO outlines its new guidance

21.10.2022

Reputation in the metaverse

20.10.2022

Jurisdiction and torts in the metaverse

18.10.2022

Competition/ antitrust in the metaverse

13.10.2022

Taxation in the metaverse

11.10.2022

Is competition law taking over data protection claims?

10.10.2022

Copyright in the metaverse

06.10.2022

Advertising in the metaverse

04.10.2022

Brand protection in the metaverse

29.09.2022

Ofcom homes in on digital markets

29.09.2022

NFTs in the metaverse

27.09.2022

Welcome to the metaverse: part two

21.09.2022

Welcome to the metaverse: part one

20.09.2022

The NS&I Act and the Advanced Materials sector

01.08.2022

The ICO publishes its three year strategy

15.07.2022

New and expansive legal permissions for text and data mining on the horizon

29.06.2022

NS&I Act, 5 months in…

20.06.2022

Two worlds collide: the Data Act proposal v GDPR

14.06.2022

Seminar: Value recognition in AI transactions – Bristows and One Nucleus panel event

11.05.2022

Change to Northern Irish law on prize draws

03.05.2022

New Chapters of the ICO’s Anonymisation Guidance

04.04.2022

The NS&I Act and the ‘Computing Hardware’ sector

28.03.2022

How will the NS&I Act affect investors looking to acquire companies operating in the advanced robotics industry?

16.03.2022

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