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The Lens Newsletter - April 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - March 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - February 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - January 2021 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Changing winds: VIE deals subject to Chinese merger control after all For more than a decade, companies structured as variable interest entities (VIEs) were commonly treated as “unacceptable” for Chinese merger control purposes due to their dubious legal status. This notion was recently “rectified”...
The Collapse of Cryptography? Considering the quantum threat to blockchain In our 2019 paper March of the Blocks we commented on the substantial compliance hurdles that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) presents to the ongoing development of blockchain solutions that involve storing (and transacting with) data. There...
The Lens Newsletter - December 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - November 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Relief for British Airways, but not for businesses facing fines in the future On Friday 16th October, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced its long awaited fine of British Airways plc (BA) for breach of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following a cyber-attack in 2018. This briefing looks at key...
The Lens Newsletter - October 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - August 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
The Lens Newsletter - July 2020 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May.
Hong Kong: Fintech laws and regulations 2020 An overview of the Hong Kong Fintech landscape and key legal and regulatory issues.
Lockdown pirates: at what cost? COVID lockdown has had us all settling in to a new way of living and leaving us with enough hours to binge watch the hottest new dramas. With cinemas closed, the film industry has adapted to offer new releases straight to digital rental. This week the UK...
Domain names in the time of COVID-19 – EURid steps up scrutiny It is not surprising that the use of COVID-19 related domain names has increased significantly in recent months. Some unscrupulous individuals and organisations have sought to exploit the public demand for coronavirus-related information, products and...