04 February 2020
Ofcom sets out plans to support the delivery of full fibre broadband
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/ofcom-sets-out-plans-to-support-the-delivery-of-full-fibre-broadband

At the beginning of January, the UK Communications Regulator (Ofcom) set out a series of measures to support the UK Government's efforts to deliver world-class digital infrastructure and promote investment in fibre ...

07 January 2020
EU top court rules out possibility to create second-hand marketplaces for digital content
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/eu-top-court-rules-out-possibility-to-create-second-hand-marketplaces-for-digital-content

In a much-anticipated judgment delivered last month (Tom Kabinet, C-263/18), the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’), that is the highest EU court, ruled that the provision – over the internet – of e-books ...

16 March 2018
Practical Law Digital Business Global Guide in Association with Bird & Bird
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/practical-law-digital-business-global-guide-in-association-with-bird-and-bird

Technology has revolutionised the way the modern world does business.

08 July 2019
New study offers comprehensive assessment of open internet rules
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/new-study-offers-comprehensive-assessment-of-open-internet-rules

Bird & Bird, together with consultancy firm Ecorys, has produced a study on behalf of the European Commission on "The implementation of the open internet provisions of the Telecoms Single Market Regulation".

01 December 2020
EU aims to be a global norm-setter regarding IP
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/eu-aims-to-be-a-global-norm-setter-regarding-ip

As part of its mission to achieve technology sovereignty in Europe, the European Commission last week published an Intellectual Property (IP) Action Plan, which aims to drive economic growth by helping companies ...

07 October 2019
Sweden makes step forward to transpose new telecoms rules
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/sweden-makes-step-forward-to-transpose-new-telecoms-rules

Implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) has taken a step forward in Sweden, with the publication on 4 September of a memorandum by the Swedish Government.

17 October 2019
Competition-related takeaways from Vestager's European Parliament Hearing
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/competition-related-takeaways-from-vestagers-european-parliament-hearing

After a long hearing, the European Parliament backed Margrethe Vestager to become the Commission's new Executive Vice President for Digital and EU Competition Chief. Her public statements included some specific ...

17 March 2020
COVID-19: UK Public Health Perspectives
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/covid-19-uk-public-health-perspectives

As Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe, in an effort to prepare for all eventualities, on 10 February 2020, the UK Government passed into law The Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations ...

28 August 2019
EU data economy: legal, ethical & social issues
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/eu-data-economy-legal-ethical-and-social-issues

Do the privacy concepts of the GDPR fit with big data? Can anonymisation be used to maintain an acceptable level of predictability and utility of big data analytics? Is the current legal framework around data ownership ...

28 February 2020
Europe's digital roadmap indicates two-pronged approach to platform economy and competition rules
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/europes-digital-roadmap-indicates-two-pronged-approach-to-platform-economy-and-competition-rules

Margrethe Vestager gave an indication of how she intends to use her enhanced powers as both digital czar and competition law enforcer, when the European Commission presented its roadmap for Europe’s digital future on 19 ...