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UK privacy reform progresses - Data Protection and Digital Information Bill in Parliament (again) The new draft of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill, containing the Government’s data protection reform proposals, was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 8 March. This ended months of uncertainty after the original proposals were ... Remote driving: Law Commission gears up for regulatory change Autonomous vehicles have dominated headlines for some time now, but the Law Commission has recently turned its attention to remote driving. On 20 February 2023, it published a 134-page paper advising the UK Government on the legal status of remote driving... WEF: Without AI we won’t meet ESG Goals The World Economic Forum has recently said that without AI, we won’t meet ESG goals and beat climate change. It is clear that advancements in AI are likely to lead to more developments in green technology generally, but how can AI help a company under pre... Tech and Sustainability are inseparable: key takeaways from ClimateTech roundtable There is nothing novel in the suggestion that technology has a central role to play in tackling the climate crisis. However, after various iterations of this revolution, the dialogue and momentum around ClimateTech appears to have reached something of an ... New Spanish tax on non-reusable plastic packaging As part of the EU’s economic recovery package and circular economy policies, the EU introduced a “plastic levy” based on the amount of non-recycled plastic packaging waste produced by each Member State as a new own resource with effect from 1 January 2021... Buy Now, Pay Later, Regulate Soon? Valentine’s Day 2023 saw not only flowers and chocolates, but the much-anticipated publication by the British government of draft legislation setting out how it intends to regulate the buy now, pay later (“BNPL”) sector. That BNPL agreements would eventua... How would you like to pay? Moving towards the digital pound In a significant step, the Bank of England and HM Treasury have declared that it is "likely" that a digital pound—the catchy moniker for a UK retail central bank digital currency—will be needed in future.  As illuminated in a joint consultation paper publ... Spanish “tax haven” list replaced after 32 years with new “non-cooperative jurisdiction” list In line with new international criteria, the term “tax haven” used in Spanish Royal Decree 1080/1991 (that’s right, 1991!) has been replaced by the term “non-cooperative jurisdiction” to make the concept more flexible. Under Spanish law, any countries and... Faces and breaches: ICO doubles down on tailored approach to UK data enforcement In the first few weeks of 2023, the ICO has continued to espouse its commitment to exercising its full spectrum of enforcement powers. Monetary penalties increasingly form only a small part of the UK’s regulatory picture as the ICO shifts from blunt, “wha... UK and US Governments crack down on ransomware criminals Handling ransom demands (and whether it possible and/or desirable to pay) is one of the most critical aspects of managing a cyber attack. This involves considering the applicable, and evolving, sanctions position, among other risks. Last week, the UK and ...