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Multi-Billion Pound Meta Class Action Gets Court Date

The proposed action is seeking compensation for Facebook users in the UK estimated to be approximately £2.2 billion.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance Tech Group Revenue Swells: Co-head Talks Virtual Offices, Internet Risks and Screen Time

Co-head of Clifford Chance's tech group Jonathan Kewley discusses the group's growth and the increasing presence of technology in our lives.
5 minute read

International Edition

Twitter vs Musk Epitomizes the Legal Industry's Next Chapter

The Global Lawyer: A notable rise in a variety of disputes appears to signal the start of a new economic cycle for large law firms.
6 minute read

International Edition

Check Your Wallet: UK High Court Green-Lights Serving Court Papers By NFTs

Crypto exchanges will be following the ruling 'very closely', according to one lawyer, and it paves the way for further litigation in the space.
2 minute read

International Edition

Gleiss Lutz Among First European Firms to Step Into Metaverse

The German heavyweight joins a trend taking off primarily in the U.S. of organizations joining a virtual world billed as the next big thing in social networking.
3 minute read

International Edition

UK's Proposed Data Privacy Changes Are More GDPR Evolution Than Revolution

The U.K.'s proposed reforms aim to lessen the compliance burden on small and medium organizations. But while the reforms likely will not risk an EU adequacy decision, some attorneys believe Brussels may still have some questions.
4 minute read

International Edition

Canada's New AI Regulation Echoes EU Approach, Signaling Broader EU Influence

About a year after the European Union proposed regulations governing the use of artificial intelligence, Canada is now, too, proposing its first-ever private sector regulation of AI. Similarities between the two regulations reveal the influence the EU's AI act will likely have on other jurisdictions looking to rein in AI.
5 minute read

International Edition

Cybercrime Is Skyrocketing, but the Legal Profession Isn't Keeping Up

The "number and perniciousness of cyberattacks increased dramatically" in 2021, according to a new report by Canadian firm Blake Cassels & Graydon. And the number of reported cybersecurity breaches—just in Canada alone—has risen by more than 2,000% over the past decade, the report said.
4 minute read

International Edition

Inside India's New 6 Hour Cybersecurity Incident Notification Requirement

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) now requires a notification 6 hours after a cybersecurity incident for most types of incidents. Here's what entities who do business in India or work with Indian service providers need to know.
6 minute read

International Edition

Call to Action: Modernizing the 'War Exclusion' for the 21st Century

Many prudent businesses are revisiting their insurance portfolio, seeking confirmation that their coverage will adequately protect them if they are victimized by increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, including those connected to the acute conflict in Ukraine.
8 minute read

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