23 December 2020
Online Harms in the UK: Significant new obligations for online companies and fines of up to 10% of annual global turnover for breach
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/online-harms-in-the-uk-significant-new-obligations-for-online-companies-and-fines-of-up-to

Yesterday the UK government published its long-anticipated final response to the Online Harms White Paper. Partner Bryony Hurst and Associate Theo Rees-Bidder set out the headline points, and what we can expect next.

09 April 2020
COVID-19: The Music Shuffle
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/covid-19-the-music-shuffle

We take a look at how the music industry is adapting to COVID-19, what the pandemic means for live events, how the music community is pulling together and how changing consumer habits could create new opportunities ...

29 April 2020
Rethinking Business In The Age of Artificial Intelligence
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/rethinking-business-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence

There isn’t a single industry, organisation or value chain that is immune to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. We are accelerating towards Industry 4.0 mindsets and structures. Artificial ...

22 May 2019
IoT in the UAE and the maturing data protection landscape
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/iot-in-the-ua-and-the-maturing-data-protection-landscape

The UAE's new Internet of Things (IoT) regulatory framework is an important step in the government's IoT strategy. It is also a further indication of a shift towards federal data protection legislation in accordance ...

16 December 2019
Digital Platforms Inquiry - Australian Government Responds
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/digital-platforms-inquiry-australian-government-responds

The Australian Government has just published its eagerly awaited response to the ACCC's Digital Platforms Inquiry – Final Report. The Digital Platforms Inquiry was undertaken by the ACCC in order to consider the impact ...

15 September 2020
Australians don't play (Base)ball: How the ACCC is taking on Digital Platforms with lessons from the US' oldest pastime
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/australians-dont-play-baseball-how-the-accc-is-taking-on-digital-platforms-with-lessons

After the release of the Mandatory Bargaining Code by the ACCC, we look into how this will regulate the relationship between News Media and Digital Platforms in Australia, and how regulators in Europe and the UK are ...

10 February 2020
Bird & Bird retains top ranking in the 2020 Who's Who Legal's analysis of Data
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-retains-top-ranking-in-the-2020-who's-who-legal's-analysis-of-data

Bird & Bird has retained the top ranking in Who's Who Legal's annual analysis of Data recognising the leading lawyers in the areas of data privacy and protection, data security, information technology and telecoms and ...

20 January 2021
“Big Tech” under pressure - new Rules for Digital Platforms in the EU and UK
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/big-tech-under-pressure

The EU and UK have published ground-breaking proposals which threaten to revolutionise the governance of digital platforms. The regime will apply to “Big Tech” and will establish new rules of the game and be backed up ...

11 February 2020
Global M&A Review with Ciesco
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/global-m-and-a-review-with-ciesco

Bird & Bird was delighted to host Ciesco at its offices in London for its annual Digital, Media, Marketing and Related Technology M&A Review. The event saw an overview of the M&A landscape for the last 12 months, as ...

19 March 2020
Force majeure, and beyond: Other contractual and related issues on COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/force-majeure-and-beyond-other-contractual-and-related-issues-on-covid-19

Much of the recent commentary has focused on whether COVID-19 is a force majeure event which would entitle one party to suspend performance or cancel an existing contract but in this briefing we take a holistic approach ...