FinTech By Tim Ryan What is a Collection? A Collection is a selection of features, articles, comments and opinions on any given theme or topic. It allows you to stay up-to-date with what interests you most, by collecting everything into useful packages. A Collection…
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Maritime technology: A primer on software agreements By Tim Ryan As maritime technology gains greater adoption, purchasers of maritime software will need to become familiar with the special contractual provisions that appear in software agreements. This article provides an introduction to the key issues which…
The UK Government’s White Paper on AI Regulation - 5 Key Take aways By Jade Kowalski It is hard to do anything these days without encountering a reference to “AI”. From overnight sensation ChatGPT to the doom-mongering resignation of the “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton; AI is undeniably a globally ‘hot topic’ – with no sign that…
Overview of Israel’s newly-proposed Guidelines for Regulating Digital Assets By Tim Ryan On 28 November 2022 Israel’s Ministry of Finance published a list of recommendations pertaining to the regulation of digital assets, a natural next step in the country’s push to embrace crypto and blockchain-based assets.
Data protection in emerging technologies: Blockchain By Christopher Air Blockchain and associated distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) are increasing in prominence and use across a number of sectors – including healthcare, logistics, real estate, banking and insurance. However, it is probably owing to more trendy…
Case Law Updates: CIS General Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom Limited By Michael Peeters CIS General Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom Limited Court of Appeal – 4 April 2022 (EWCA Civ 440) Most sequels are doomed to the same fate. Perhaps if they were a standalone piece they would receive better reviews, appreciated in their own…
“Single-minded loyalty”: High Court examines Bitcoin developers’ duties to restore lost private keys By Tim Ryan Background In Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for Bitcoin SV (BSV) and others [2022] EWHC 667 (Ch) the High Court revisited the scope of common law and other duties in the context of digital asset networks. The case concerned a claim…
Crypto Regulation: Cryptoassets to be included in the UK's Financial Promotion Regime By Jonathan Brogden Following HM Treasury’s Consultation Paper published in July 2020, it published a Consultation Response (the “ Response ”) on 18 January 2022. The Response confirms the UK Government's plans to expand the current UK financial promotion regime to…
“Would you like Bitcoin toppings on your pizza?” UK Advertising watchdog issues rulings against crypto companies… and Papa John’s By Tim Ryan On 15 December 2021 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, published seven rulings concerning breaches of the UK marketing rules (in particular, the CAP Code) by companies involved in the promotion of…
The ASA issues a “red alert” warning regarding NFTs and other crypto-asset advertising By Tim Ryan The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, last week published a statement on its website, announcing its plans for increased regulatory activity in the marketing of cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). In…
Facebook Oversight Board’s decision regarding President Trump’s account suspension (Case decision 2021-001-FB-FBR) By Kelsey Farish The Facebook Oversight Board (the board) announced in May 2021 that it upheld Facebook’s decision to temporarily suspend Trump’s account following content he posted during the US Capitol riots on 6 January 2021, on the grounds that doing so was…