According to reports published on November 19, the White House has prepared a draft Executive Order to preempt state AI regulations in lieu of a uniform national legislative framework, marking a significant escalation in federal efforts to assert control over AI regulation. The draft Executive Order, titled “Eliminating State Law Obstruction of National AI
Mind the Bot: FMLC Issues Report on AI in Wholesale Financial Markets
The report covers the private law issues that may arise when firms use AI to assist, or directly execute, market activities.
By Nell Perks
In late October, the Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) released a report that considers the private law issues that may arise from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in wholesale financial
AI liability in defamation Part II: The UK
As I observed in Part I of this article, no UK court has yet issued a judgment in a libel or defamation claim concerning AI-generated content, but several cases and legal actions are emerging and the issue is widely anticipated to reach the courts soon. Proceedings are emerging in other jurisdictions in the US (see
Shifts in U.S. Trade in Asia: Key Agreements from President Trump’s October 2025 Asia Trip – Part II: East Asia
Capping off a highly eventful week in Asia at the end of October, President Donald J. Trump has further reshaped the landscape of U.S. trade with the Asia-Pacific region through a series of new agreements. This latest round of negotiations includes new reciprocal trade deals and market access commitments across Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China,
White House Announces Details on U.S.-South Korea Trade Deal
On November 14, 2025, the White House released a Fact Sheet providing details on The Korea Strategic Trade and Investment deal first announced in July 2025. The Fact Sheet provides an overview on the following issues:
- Rebuilding and Expanding Critical Industries – South Korea will make investments into various sectors of the U.S. economy, including,
Il caso BVG: la brevità e la semplicità di un jingle non ne escludono autonomamente la capacità distintiva
Tribunale UE, sentenza del 10 settembre 2025, causa T-288/24, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) c. EUIPO
Il Tribunale ha chiarito che la semplicità e la brevità di un motivo sonoro non equivalgono a banalità e assenza di carattere distintivo, in quanto quest’ultimo deve essere valutato alla luce della funzione effettiva che il suono svolge nei confronti del
Getty Images v. Stability AI: English High Court Rejects Secondary Copyright Claim
The Court also found limited trademark infringement and seemingly departed from EU law.
By Sophie Goossens and Brett Shandler
On 4 November 2025, the High Court of England and Wales (the Court) handed down its long-awaited judgment in Getty Images v. Stability AI, a case brought by various entities in the Getty Images group as
Shifts in U.S. Trade in Asia: Key Agreements from President Trump’s October 2025 Asia Trip – Part I: Southeast Asia
Capping off a highly eventful week in Asia, President Donald J. Trump has further reshaped the landscape of U.S. trade with the Asia-Pacific region through a series of new agreements. This latest round of negotiations includes new reciprocal trade deals and market access commitments across Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, South Korea, and Japan. Some
Technology Industry Trends and M&A Outlook in the EU and UK, Part 3: Recommendations for Tech M&A and Strategic Transactions
In this blog post we set out key practical steps for technology-focused deal-making, having regard to the regulatory, antitrust and foreign investment screening issues identified in our earlier blogs here and here.
Key impacts of technology regulation on deal outcomes
The evolving regulatory landscape is having a significant impact on deal outcomes, including (i)
Technology Industry Trends and M&A Outlook in the EU and UK, Part 2: Antitrust/FDI Environment for Tech
Until the last year, merger control in the UK has been fairly hostile towards tech deals, with a highly interventionist competition authority taking an uncompromising line on global deals; even where those deals had only a limited nexus to the UK. The EU has generally taken a more pragmatic approach, clearing Google’s acquisition of Fitbit