7/7/2026 3:45:36 PM Is the sky the limit? Long-arm jurisdiction – UPC vs EU national courts By Corin Gittinger Eva Acker In earlier posts we reported (here and here) on BSH v Electrolux (CJEU, decision of 25 February 2025, C-339/22 – BSH v Electrolux) and...
7/7/2026 9:54:07 AM Embodied AI decoded #1: A global snapshot of the rules reshaping robotics and embodied AI By Theresa Ehlen Nema Milaninia Philipp Roos Vera Ibes Fan Li Maxwell Smith +3 more... Show less Introduction AI is no longer confined to chatbots and software platforms. It now powers surgical assistants, warehouse co-workers,...
7/6/2026 10:22:35 AM What the CPC Network's Common Understanding and the European Commission's Updated Q&A mean for old stock under the EmpCo Directive By Tobias Timmann Matthias Hofer Matthias Klonner When the EmpCo Directive (Directive (EU) 2024/825) becomes applicable on 27 September 2026, traders must ensure that environmental claims...
6/30/2026 3:09:37 PM Shifting away from dependency: The EU’s Tech Sovereignty Package By Aaron Green Christoph Werkmeister Janet Lang Elena Brandt Max Grewe Anna Lehnert Victor Garcia Lopez Leonie Wittershagen +5 more... Show less After several delays, on 03 June 2026, the European Commission published its long-awaited Tech Sovereignty Package. This milestone...
6/25/2026 9:01:07 AM EU AI Act Unpacked #33: The final Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated content By Lutz Riede Theresa Ehlen Matthias Klonner The final Code of Practice on transparency of AI-Generated Content (final Code) was published on 10 June 2026, following a first draft...
6/23/2026 1:06:36 PM House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee publishes its report on the UK’s stablecoin proposals By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Noah Schmidt +1 more... Show less Following its inquiry into the growth and potential regulation of stablecoins, which launched on 29 January 2026, the House of Lords...
6/22/2026 2:27:07 PM Greenwashing Bans Take Shape: Austria's Draft Bill Implementing the EmpCo Directive - and going beyond By Tobias Timmann Matthias Hofer Matthias Klonner Lutz Riede +1 more... Show less The Austrian legislature has recently introduced a draft for consultation transposing a relevant part of the Empowering Consumer...
6/8/2026 4:36:37 PM EU AI Act Unpacked #32: Draft Commission Guidelines on “High-Risk” AI – Implications for Classification in Practice By Christoph Werkmeister Vera Ibes Isabella Oldani The Commission has published its first draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems under Article 6 of the AI Act...
6/5/2026 8:06:07 AM MiCA under Review: What the European Commission's Targeted Consultation Means for the Crypto Industry By Alexander Glos Jimena Gonzalez Daniel Klingenbrunn The European Commission has launched two parallel consultations on the functioning of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA): one...
6/2/2026 4:06:37 PM From blueprint to production: The FCA finalises its fund tokenisation framework By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Julia Robilliard-Smith Noah Schmidt +1 more... Show less On 30 April 2026, the FCA published PS26/7 (the Policy Statement). The Policy Statement finalises the framework the FCA consulted on in...
5/29/2026 3:06:37 PM The EUDI Wallet is coming – what businesses need to know By Christoph Werkmeister Lena Isabell Loeber Lennart Meyer The EU is moving towards a new framework for digital identity. Under the revised eIDAS Regulation each Member State must make at least...
5/5/2026 11:15:07 AM Payments Meet the Future: HM Treasury's New Package to Modernise UK Payment Services Regulation By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Bernice Cheung +1 more... Show less On 21 April 2026, coinciding with London's Fintech Week, HM Treasury released a package of measures to modernise UK payments regulation...
4/28/2026 9:15:36 AM Open Finance: The FCA Maps Out a Smart Data Future By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Bernice Cheung +1 more... Show less The FCA published Open finance: Our vision for a smart data future on 14 April 2026, which is its roadmap for facilitating the expansion...
4/17/2026 12:48:06 PM Targeting? Geoblocking? Something else?Advocate General on communication to the public via internet (Anne Frank) By Oliver Talhoff As we’ve already discussed in an earlier blog, it isn’t always easy to determine whether the availability of copyright protected works...
4/17/2026 9:06:07 AM Following CJEU guidance on Article 82 GDPR, German court rejects claim for non-material damages for unwanted direct marketing and expansive “loss of control” arguments By Christoph Werkmeister Sarah Hillebrand Lena Isabell Loeber In a ruling from March 2026, a Higher Regional Court in Germany further clarified the requirements for claiming non-material damages...
4/10/2026 12:50:56 PM Decoding the Cyber Resilience Act – Part 3: Managing CRA Risk in Practice By Satya Staes Polet Christoph Werkmeister Theresa Ehlen Elena Brandt Quentin Fontaine Annabelle Hamelin +3 more... Show less In the first and second posts of our CRA series, we examined the scope of the Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, the CRA)...