Simon Taylor

September 24, 2019 | International Edition

The Court of Justice has ruled that search engines such as Google do not have to remove links in so-called "right-to-be-forgotten" cases.

By Simon Taylor

3 minute read

September 23, 2019 | International Edition

The ruling comes at a time when tensions have been rising worldwide between the protection of an individual's data and freedom of speech. It also highlights the clash between EU regulators and U.S. tech companies.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

September 12, 2019 | International Edition

Margrethe Vestager was nominated for a second five-year term and given an expanded role overseeing EU digital policy. That may not be good news for Big Tech.

By Simon Taylor

2 minute read

September 12, 2019 | International Edition

The court battle signified the ongoing fight between internet service providers and publishers, who are seeking a share of the revenues earned from the distribution of their news products.

By Simon Taylor

3 minute read

September 10, 2019 | International Edition

Margrethe Vestager, who as the enforcer of competition policy for the EU has taken on Big Tech, will remain in charge of EU competition policy for another five years and also become the EU's chief of digital policy.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

September 04, 2019 | International Edition

The firm has hired Bas Vletter and Herald Jongen, two veteran corporate lawyers.

By Simon Taylor

3 minute read

August 12, 2019 | International Edition

Ana García Rodríguez is the new general counsel and global corporate secretary of Kutxabank, a financial institution based in the Basque Autonomous region of Spain.

By Simon Taylor

1 minute read

July 18, 2019 | International Edition

The ruling marks the second time European regulators have fined Qualcomm: Last year the company was ordered to pay $1.1 billion for illegally attempting to thwart rivals.

By Simon Taylor

3 minute read

July 17, 2019 | International Edition

The probe will examine the way in which Amazon uses the data it collects from independent retailers that sell their products on the Marketplace platform.

By Simon Taylor

4 minute read

July 11, 2019 | International Edition

The changes mean the San Franciso-based company is now in compliance with EU consumer protection law and will not have to pay millions of euros in fines.

By Simon Taylor

2 minute read