The judgment discussed below rendered two provisions of the Model Articles as inconsistent. Decisions made by a sole director of a company using the Model Articles may therefore be invalid or void. This means that sole directors of companies incorporated under the Model Articles should amend the Model Articles before incorporating them into their Articles…
The new legislative framework is aimed at fostering the government’s ambition to capture a 6% share of the AV market by 2035 which the (DfT) has estimated could be worth upwards of £41.7 billion. Background On 19 August 2022 the government published a policy paper entitled ‘Responsible Innovation in Automated Vehicles.’ The paper put forward…
Since Brexit, on 31 January 2020, the EU and the UK’s development of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) could begin to diverge. The European Commission adopted new Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data from the EEA to Non-GDPR adequate countries (the “New EU SCCs”). Separately, but in a similar vein, on…
A new Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) in the UK is proposed to substantially modify the prevailing privacy framework derived from EU law. Amongst other reforms, it vows to soften the regulations and overhaul the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Background Since the EU-UK Transition Period ended on 31 December 2020, the…
Background On the 18th of July 2022, a proposal for a new set of UK regulations on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) was set out by the UK Government. Regulators are being required to implement new “core principles” with the intention of encouraging innovation and fostering public trust all while steering clear of excessive…
The Preiskel Conference ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (‘AI’) & THE METAVERSE’ was held on 8th June, with the opening talk, ‘Regulation of AI & the Metaverse’, given by Senior Partner, Danny Preiskel. The talk has set the scene for a potential Digital Policy Alliance (“DPA”) initiative on the regulation of the Metaverse. The DPA is asking members…
TikTok announces the addition of new features and systems that will automatically filter out the videos which contain words or hashtags that users do not want to see on their feed. These customisation tools will become available in the coming weeks.
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In principle adequacy agreement On 5 July 2022, following one year of discussions, the UK and South Korea reached an agreement on a data adequacy decision in principle. The in principle adequacy agreement is the UK’s first of this sort since leaving the European Union. This decision will enable the secure exchange of data between…
Following a deal reached between the European Parliament and the European Council on 23 April and 24 March respectively, on 5 July 2022, the European Parliament approved the final text of the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) and the Digital Services Act (“DSA”). Alongside the DMA, the DSA focuses on improving safety, protecting fundamental rights in…
We are delighted to announce that Preiskel & Co Senior Partner, Danny Preiskel, has been chosen to be a judge at the prestigious Global Carrier Awards at Capacity Europe. The awards are set to be held in London on 19 October 2022. You can find out more about the awards here or on LinkedIn. There…
