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Paul Hastings LLP

UK Blocks Transfer of Graphene Assets on National Security Grounds

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On 20 August, the UK government issued a Final Order under Section 26 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) blocking a proposed joint venture between Versarien plc (Versarien) and Anhui Boundary Innovative...more

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UK Online Safety Act: Codes of Practice and Risk Assessment Guidance

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Under the UK Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), providers of regulated user-to-user and search services (service providers) have a raft of new duties, including to keep people safe from illegal harm. The duties are focused on...more

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Navigating AI Liability Risks

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Our webinar explored liability that can be incurred from the creation use or deployment of AI systems and raised some important questions around the current and future regulatory landscape applicable to AI and liability. We...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Safety: The Role of the Board in Assessing and Managing AI Risk

As AI systems become more complex, companies are increasingly exposed to reputational, financial and legal risk from developing and deploying AI systems that do not function as intended or that yield problematic outcomes. The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Winter 2024

The oversight obligations of boards continue to expand. Recent enforcement actions and new laws in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and supply chains create new challenges for boards, as we explain in this...more

Perkins Coie

Online Safety Risk Assessments Have Arrived: Five Steps for Building a Globally Adaptable Process

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Safety risk assessments are becoming a preferred regulatory tool around the world. Online safety laws in Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States will require a range of providers to evaluate the safety...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit 2023

Day 1: The Bletchley Declaration - On the first day of the summit, 28 countries and the EU signed the Bletchley Declaration (“Declaration”). The Declaration establishes an internationally shared understanding of the risks...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

No-Poach Prosecutions: A Growing Problem for M&A Deal Teams?

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M&A deal teams should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers in the US and Europe. No-poach, non-solicitation, and wage-fixing agreements - arrangements between companies...more

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No-Poach Prosecutions: A Growing Problem for Private Equity?

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Buyout firms and portfolio companies should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers, both in the US and in Europe. No-poach and wage-fixing agreements — arrangements between...more

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Game over for loot boxes?

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The findings of the UK's Immersive and Addictive Technologies Inquiry may significantly impact the economics of video game companies. Executive summary - On 12 September 2019, the UK government's Digital, Culture, Media...more

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Does your compliance program address UK exposure?

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Tech companies of U.S. origin tend to have compliance programs focused on U.S. laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") and relevant tax and labor laws. The UK has enacted laws covering bribery and...more

Hogan Lovells

Brexit ahead for TMT …8 months on

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Eight months ago, just before the Referendum, I anticipated the implications of a Leave vote for the sector. Today sees the publication of the first results of the Hogan Lovells "Brexometer", which will track the attitudes of...more

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Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 7.12.16

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The SEC’s opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors over whether the electric automaker breached securities laws by failing to disclose to investors the fatal crash involving one of its cars in self-driving mode...more

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