Data subjects’ rights under the GDPR
What is personal data and who is a data subject? Everyone has the right to the protection of their personal data. Whilst not an absolute right, this right is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Ri...
Are big data and algorithms next on the European Commission’s competition agenda?
Margrethe Vestager has made it clear that the European Commission is looking into potential competition issues arising from big data. Whether tech giants and other big data collectors should brace...
Passporting in the EU for banking, financial services and insurance undertakings
Passporting enables businesses such as AIFMs, Banks, Insurers, Investment firms, Payment institutions to provide their services across the EU. Our latest insight sets out the basics of passporting in ...
ECJ clarifies full functionality requirement of a joint venture
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Austria Asphalt v Bundeskartellanwalt (Case C-248/16) that when there is a change in the type of control over an existing undertaking from sole to joint co...
New EU AML rules to impact beneficial owners of companies and trusts
Directive 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, known as the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (the “Dir...