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EU Initiates Renewal of UK Adequacy Decision Following the UK's Adoption of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

EU Launches UK Adequacy Decision Renewal Process - On 22 July 2025, the European Commission announced that it had launched the process to renew the adequacy decision for the United Kingdom (UK) and confirmed that the UK’s...more

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UK Adequacy Holds Firm Under New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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The DUAA introduces several reforms to UK data protection law, but their implications are relatively limited in practice. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was enacted on 19 June 2025 and amends rather than...more

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EU & UK AI Round-up – July 2025

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Over the last few months, organisations have accelerated efforts to engage with the requirements of the EU AI Act as we fast approach the date for when rules relating to general purpose AI models (“GPAI models”) come into...more

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - European Union - Update

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The EU introduces the pioneering EU AI Act, aiming to become a global hub for human-centric, trustworthy AI....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Something Is Better Than Nothing: UK and EU GDPR Reform Finally Arrives

In recent weeks, the EU and UK have both introduced changes to their respective versions of Europe’s landmark privacy legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These reforms mark the first substantial...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Data Act: Three Months To Go Before New Rules on Data Access and Sharing Take Effect

Executive Summary - The EU Data Act, whose requirements apply from 12 September 2025, establishes new rights for businesses and consumers to access data they generated using “connected devices,” limiting the exclusive...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Reaches a Deal on Rules for Swifter Cross-Border GDPR Enforcement

On June 16, 2025, the Council of the EU (Council) and the European Parliament (EP) reached an agreement on a new regulation (the Draft Regulation) to enhance enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The...more

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Preparing for the European Health Data Space - Opportunities and Challenges for Europe’s Digital Future

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The EU regulation designed to facilitate secondary use of clinical data for research brings benefits for health research, but also poses challenges for companies....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act: New Cybersecurity Requirements for Connected Products and Software

The CRA will affect a broad range of digital products placed on the EU market (including by those based outside the EU), including connected hardware/devices, software and remote data processing solutions. The EU has adopted...more

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Germany: New Government Plans to Centralize Data Protection Supervision and Reduce Regulation for Small and Medium-Sized Companies

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On April 9, 2025, the coalition agreement of the future German Federal Government, consisting of the three German parties CDU, CSU and SPD, was published. The document entitled “Responsibility for Germany” contains several...more

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EPRS publishes paper on potential challenges to UK data adequacy decisions

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On March 7 2025, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a paper outlining the challenges to UK data adequacy and ongoing national legislative reforms that could affect the renewal of the two existing...more

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The Data Act: Six Months to Go — But What To Do?

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Our clients are at the forefront of many of the developments covered by the report. That said, I couldn’t help thinking that the report overlooked a law that takes effect in less than six months’ time and which will have...more

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European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

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On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK...more

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EU & UK AI Roundup – January 2025

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The second half of 2024 saw a myriad of Artificial Intelligence (AI) related legal and regulatory developments for the EU and UK, critically with the EU AI Act coming into force on 1 August 2024. This has been followed by...more

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EDPB calls for alignment between GDPR and EU digital legislation; adopts draft Guidelines on data transfers to third country...

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On December 2 – 3 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) met for its 99th plenary session. It subsequently issued several documents, one of which calls for the need for greater alignment between the GDPR and EU...more

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AI News Roundup – AI safety global summit, deepfake crackdown, EU AI regulation criticism, and more

To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

AI Summer Roundup: EU and Colorado Celebrate Summer with AI Legislation

As we enter the end of the summer, the AI regulatory steam is not slowing down. Colorado is now the first US state to have a comprehensive AI law (going into effect February 1, 2026), and the EU published its sweeping AI law...more

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Limited-Risk AI - A Deep Dive Into Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act

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This blog post focuses on the transparency requirements associated with certain limited-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems under Article 50 of the European Union’s AI Act....more

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Delaware Data Protection Act: What Businesses Need to Know

In September 2023, Delaware became the seventh state in 2023 to enact comprehensive privacy law with the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA), joining Indiana, Iowa, Montana, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas. The DPDPA will...more

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The French Law on the Regulation of Games Including NFT is Passed: Place Your Bets

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We have been talking about it since last year: the bill to secure and regulate the digital space ("SREN") has now been passed. The legislative process leading up to the enactment of the SREN bill has been slow (as a reminder:...more

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The European Parliament Adopts the AI Act

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On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). It is considered to be the world’s first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for AI. It provides for EU-wide rules on data...more

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European Union Artificial Intelligence Act: An Overview

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On March 13, 2024, the EU AI Act received its final assent from the EU Parliament with 523 votes in favor, 46 against and 49 abstentions, bringing it one step closer to adoption. Minor linguistic changes are still to be...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Shaping the Digital Future: The Newly Adopted EU Data Act and Its Impact

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the European Union’s Data Act (Data Act), adopted on November 27, 2023 marks a significant shift in data, privacy, and intellectual property regulation. The Data Act applies to...more

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An Introduction To The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act

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On December 8, 2023, European Union (EU) lawmakers reached an agreement on the EU’s AI Act.  The EU AI Act has many similar themes to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and reflects a big step forward in the...more

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What Is at Stake in the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded onto the scene — both the technology and the scramble for laws and regulations to control it. We are often asked what's happening on the AI regulatory front. Here is what we know so...more

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