10/06/2023
UK ICO publishes guidance on employee monitoring
Monitoring personal devices is considered by 83% to be the most intrusive practice.
Government Regulation
10/06/2023
Incoming new rules and restrictions for marketing cryptoassets to UK consumers: what do you need to know?
These new rules significantly restrict the way cryptoassets can be marketed and advertised to UK consumers by both UK-based and offshore firms.
10/06/2023
UPC decision suggests burdens will attach to preliminary patent injunction applications
It considered that the option of enforcing of a European patent on a country-by-country basis cannot be considered equivalent to enforcing a unitary patent before the UPC
10/06/2023
Intelligence chief warns of cyber risk to LNG terminals
Regulators are also looking at which areas of infrastructure require additional cybersecurity protection.
10/05/2023
Ukrainian businesses face challenges recovering damages from Russia
One issue concerns state immunity and Russia’s claims of state immunity over Russian assets, seeking to protect such assets from enforcement procedures.
10/04/2023
UK kick off domestic data protection law shift
The SI signals that the government’s commitment to preserve the UK’s adequacy status and protect data subject rights continues.
10/04/2023
Dubai’s move to oversee stablecoins should ‘bring certainty’ to regulatory grey area
The guidance defines FRVAs as “a type of Virtual Asset that purports to maintain a stable value
10/03/2023
Proposed Amendments to the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime
The Bill demonstrates the Cayman Islands’ continuous efforts in adopting the changing international standards for anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing.
10/02/2023
Kenya-Singapore BIT enters into force
Section 1 of Chapter III of the BIT contains detailed ISDS provisions. Notably, it provides that the parties shall initially seek to resolve their disputes amicably within 12 months
10/02/2023
The Prevention of Discrimination (Guernsey) Ordinance, 2022
Where a person with a protected ground is employed to do work that is equal to that of a comparator
09/29/2023
Professional sports may run afoul of privacy law in collecting player biometric data
The FIFA Data Ecosystem, which includes optical tracking systems, provides a live feed of data to a range of sources including teams, media, broadcasters and competition organisers.
09/29/2023
New corporate governance framework for Cayman managers and funds
CIMA’s Rules impose binding obligations on regulated fund entities and violations may result in administrative fines or regulatory actions.
09/29/2023
Draft legislation envisages Ireland’s first electronic health information system
Ireland’s current health information system lags behind comparable countries
09/29/2023
DIFC sets out AI requirements in updated data protection regulations
The updated regulations have introduced the new concept of a “temporary custodian” of “inadvertently obtained information”
09/28/2023
Cayman Islands regulated funds – CIMA regulatory measures effective October 2023
It is likely that in practice, many regulated entities are already partially, if not fully, operationally compliant with the regulatory measures.
09/28/2023
UK regulators’ diversity plans for finance industry
Firms will have to report to the FCA each year on progress in relation to age; sex or gender; disability; ethnicity; religion, and sexual orientation.
09/28/2023
FCA outlines UK retail and wholesale insurance market regulatory priorities
The letter showed the FCA’s readiness to take enforcement action against firms and senior managers for failings.
09/27/2023
New Rules on Corporate Governance and Internal Controls: Deadline of 14 October 2023 to Demonstrate Compliance
Insurers should also review their reinsurance arrangements and strategy against the revised Rule and Statement of Guidance on Reinsurance Arrangements, which comes into effect in May 2024.
09/27/2023
FCA expects boards to drive good outcomes for insurance customers
Insurance firms should embed FCA rules as part of their culture, rather than simply consider them a box to be ticked off to avoid FCA enforcement action.
09/26/2023
Sami Benbatoul Called to the Manx Bar
Sami joined Appleby’s Advocate Training Programme in 2021