Daniel Preiskel, senior partner of Preiskel & Co, has been interviewed by LexisNexis for his views on Ofcom’s Final Statement on mobile call termination (MCT) market review 2018-21. In the interview published by LexisNexis, Daniel discusses the implications for communication providers and consumers of this Final Statement and the Ofcom MCT reviews over many years.…
Following public consultation, market research, and a BEREC opinion on the matter, on 26 April 2018 the European Commission announced the adoption of new guidelines for SMP assessment, to update those that have been in place since 2002. Key updates include a new section on joint dominance, and specific points regarding OTT services. With regards…
Following an application for judicial review by Liberty (the National Council for Civil Liberties). The High Court has ruled that Part 4 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (the “Act”) is incompatible with European law. Broadly, this part of the Act allows the government to require that communications companies store customer emails, phone calls, internet…
Ronnie will be speaking at Capacity Russia & CIS 2018 on a panel titled “Data Localization in Russia: Challenges & Solutions for Content Service Providers”. Data protection laws have been in place for over 10 years in Russia. However, the amendment made in September 2015 which states that data must be kept within Russia has impacted…
Preiskel & Co have collaborated with the Federation of Communication Services (FCS) to provide advice on the imminent GDPR. Preiskel & Co provided two seminars, conducted by Jose Saras and Daniel Preiskel, which focused on highlighting the possible affects of the GDPR on telecoms companies. For a brief overview of the GDPR, please follow the link: GDPR Introduction.…
Daniel Preiskel recently spoke at the Technology & the Law Conference 2018 on the topic of ‘Driverless and Connected Cars Key Legal Considerations’. The presentation explored some key issues surrounding the topic, namely: manufacturer licences; regulatory authorities; cyber security; liability; and the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill. If you would like a copy of the…
Merger control over tech sector critical national infrastructure: Government releases its Proposals Last week the UK announced its next phase of reforms to merger control, this was in the week that the Economist called for the “ Updating of national security safeguards” and the expansion of the remit of the Committee on Foreign Investment in…
Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, announced on Wednesday that France it will take Google and Apple to court over what it considered “abusive” contractual terms imposed by the tech companies. France will be seeking fines of 2 million euros from Apple and Google. Maire has been made aware that the tech companies unilaterally imposed prices and contract…
Preiskel & Co’s team has written the UK chapter for Getting the Deal Through’s Foreign Investment Review 2018. The chapter outlines the legal framework which applies to foreign direct investment in the UK, including examples of recent merger cases and proposals for reform which have been developing at policy-level. Read the team’s chapter here. For advice regarding…
Preiskel & Co LLP is pleased to have advised its longstanding client, LPQ Russia Limited, on its recent agreement with AmRest Holdings SE (WSE: EAT), the largest publicly listed restaurant operator in Central Europe. LPQ Russia trades under the Хлеб Насущный” (Hleb Nasuschny) and “Филипповъ” (Philippov) brands in Moscow. More details are available at this link.…
