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UK Pensions: What’s New This Week—November 2025
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the...
Capturing the Value of Data in Technology Transactions
INTRODUCTION - Over the past few decades, the importance of data has grown dramatically. Deemed “the new oil”1 in 2006, today data is ...
First Civil Penalty Imposed Under the Privacy Act
The Federal Court's recent decision in Australian Information Commissioner v Australian Clinical Labs (No 2) FCA 1224 marks a turning ...
UK Regulators Publish Effective Practices on Cyber Response and Recovery Capabilities
The Bank of England, UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a joint document ...
Federal Reserve Governor Waller Introduces “Skinny” Master Account Concept and Signals Support for Payments Innovation
On October 21, 2025, Governor Christopher J. Waller of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) del...
State of the Act: EU AI Act Implementation in Key Member States
The dream of directly effective supra-national legislation, applying in exactly the same way in each EU Member State: an EU Regulation ...
White House Pursues Multilateral Approach to AI Leadership Amid Trade Negotiations and Commerce Department’s AI Exports Program – AI: The Washington Report
The Trump administration is advancing a multilateral strategy to reinforce US leadership in AI through domestic initiatives and interna...
CHINA: Amendments to Cybersecurity Law Effective 1 January 2026
On 28 October 2025, China passed amendments to the Cybersecurity Law, marking the first update since its enactment in 2016. These amend...
Recent Employment Developments in California: The Stay-or-Pay Ban and the “No Robo Bosses Act” Veto
Employers should pay close attention to two recent developments in California employment law. California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently sig...
Inside the Guide: Turning Data into Decisions
Last time in our blog series “Inside the Marketer’s Guide to AI”, we explored practical tips for using AI tools to create images and vi...