USTR Proposes Section 301 Tariffs on Brazil
On June 1, 2026, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 301”) to impose tariffs on imports of goods from Brazil due to Brazil’s practices involving digital trade and electronic payment services, unfair and preferential tariffs, anti-corruption enforcement,
Key Takeaway: BIS’s latest guidance closes an ambiguity created by the AI Diffusion Rule rollback, confirming that the original 2023 license requirement for advanced computing items exported to Country Group D:5 and Macau-headquartered entities remains in full force – regardless of where those entities are physically located.
On May 31, 2026, the U.S. Department of
According to President Trump, “Tariff is the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump promised to use tariffs as a central part of his foreign policy strategy. His America First Trade Policy memorandum also directs the administration to review various tariff- and tariff-adjacent levers the United States could use to further
A decade ago, “silent cyber” forced the market to confront unintended, unpriced coverage lurking among traditional policy lines. The same dynamic is now playing out with artificial intelligence, and it is accelerating faster than policy language, underwriting questionnaires or claims protocols can adapt. The result is a growing category of “silent AI” exposure, being AI-related
On 21 May 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) issued the latest edition of its System Risk Outlook report.
The System Risk Outlook report provides an overview of risks and vulnerabilities affecting the financial system from the perspective of Australia’s financial safety regulator.
Highlights include:
Introduction
The UK investigations and enforcement landscape continues to shift.
The Crime and Policing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 29 April, includes a significant expansion of corporate criminal liability, extending the senior manager attribution test to all criminal offences – a development with potentially far-reaching implications for businesses.
It is a time of
On May 1, the Connecticut legislature passed an artificial intelligence (“AI”) safety, transparency, and consumer protection bill (“SB 5”). While the Colorado legislature takes steps to streamline existing requirements for developers and deployers of AI systems, Connecticut has passed a multi-part framework that will impose requirements on large frontier developers, operators of AI companions, developers
Cybersecurity and data-compliance due diligence has evolved from a routine risk-mitigation exercise into a decisive factor that can determine the success or failure of mergers and acquisitions involving Chinese targets. This article examines the legal framework underpinning that shift, identifies five core areas of diligence that buyers must scrutinise, analyses recent enforcement actions and landmark
On May 8, 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) published draft guidelines (“Guidelines”) on the implementation of the transparency obligations under Article 50 of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”), opening a targeted consultation that runs until June 3, 2026.
The Guidelines are non-binding, but they are the first Commission instrument to provide interpretive guidance
The healthtech industry is experiencing intense competition as companies race to develop software and artificial intelligence (AI) tools for clinical decision support, medical telemetry, robotic surgery, surgical navigation, medical imaging analysis, drug discovery, clinical trial management, and countless other medical applications. This competitive landscape is driving substantial investment and rapid innovation, with established medtech providers,