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Regulators have extensive resources at their disposal to enforce compliance with their laws and guidance – and an increasing number of companies conduct activities which are regulated, from data processing to selling to consumers. This article sets out our top tips for developing a constructive and effective global strategy for engaging with regulators. Click here to read on.

In the sphere of internet regulation, the current Ukrainian government has been more active in the past months than all former Ukrainian governments together in the past 20 years. At the beginning of May, the law establishing the first ever Ukrainian secondary liability regime for third-party copyright infringement came into force. Later that same month, the President of Ukraine approved a decree ordering ISPs to block access to a number of popular Russian online services…

In July and August 2015, a Canadian dating website operator, Avid Life Media (ALM), was subject to a data breach. The Australian Privacy Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada investigated the incident together and released a joint report regarding their findings. The affected websites included the Ashley Madison dating website which had users in over 50 countries. Among other disclosures, the unauthorised access resulted in the online posting of details from approximately 36 million…

Part of the Ghosts in the Machine b:INFORM SeriesArtificial Intelligence – Regulatory RiskIn this article forming part of our b:INFORM Ghosts in the Machine Series , we analyse the survey findings relating to regulatory risks arising from the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in financial markets and institutions. Click here for our article analysing the survey findings relating to legal risks arising from the use of Artificial Intelligence. And you are welcome to visit our Ghosts in…