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How the EU's controversial plans for patents divide the tech industry

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Conan D'Arcy
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This week on Top in Tech, Senior Associate Jack Keevill joins Conan D'Arcy to unpack a new European Union push to overhaul technology patents. Will the reforms contribute to building tension between the EU and US?

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Reflections from this year's Milken Institute's Global Conference held in Los Angeles, April 30 to May 3

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Erin Caddell
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The Milken Conference is an annual gathering of more than 3,500 financiers, corporate executives, policymakers, journalists, entertainment figures and others from around the world, held last week in Los Angeles for the first time since the onset of the covid-19 pandemic. Global Counsel attended Milken to meet with clients who were in attendance, hear from the politicians…

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New in nuclear – financing the transition in Central and Eastern Europe

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Alexander van der Wusten
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While Germany is proceeding with its final phase-out of nuclear power, in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), interest in building new nuclear plants continues to grow. Particularly in Poland, which currently does not have any reactors producing electricity, but also countries like Czechia, which proposes to increase the share of nuclear power in its energy mix from the…

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US regional banking crisis and the need for deposit insurance

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Erin Caddell
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Financial markets and the banking system breathed a sigh of relief on May 1st following news that First Republic, the troubled San Francisco-based lender that had hovered on the edge of failure for days, would be acquired by JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, with funding and loss-sharing support provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). The S&P…

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Global Month Ahead: Turkish elections, G7 summit, and a grain deal in Ukraine

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Alexander Smotrov
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This month, Isabelle Trick is joined by Ed King to preview the upcoming G7 summit, Thomas Gratowski looks towards pivotal elections in Turkey, and Alexander Smotrov explains tensions over grain exports among EU nations and Ukraine.

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Is blocking the Microsoft-Activision deal just the start for UK digital competition regulation?

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Bart Myners
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This week on the podcast, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Associate Bart Myners to unpack the CMA's decision to block Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of Activision-Blizzard. They also touch on the UK's new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill, which empowers the CMA to introduce a range of pre-emptive measures on large tech platforms with a view…

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The IRA and GDIP: Much more than just a subsidy war

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Ben Bassett
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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has fired the starting gun on what is likely to be a new era of industrial policy around the green transition and, set alongside the CHIPS Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, marks a wide shift in US policy. It has also triggered an anxious response from the EU with the Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP), and although they are often…

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The geopolitics and economics of the UK's biggest post-Brexit trade deal

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Kian Ming Ong
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This week on the podcast, Associate Ross Nugent is joined by Senior Advisers Tiffany McDonald and Ong Kian Ming to discuss the UK's recent decision to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. The CPTPP will give access to commerce with 11 Indo-Pacific countries, but what exactly does it mean for the UK's place in a post-Brexit world?

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Can the UK government finally get the Online Safety Bill across the finish line?

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Josh Bates
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This week on the podcast, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Associate Josh Bates to check in on the UK's Online Safety Bill. The landmark internet safety legislation has advanced to the House of Lords, where further changes are expected to be proposed and debated while members approach the end of the parliamentary session and a looming general election. Meanwhile, social…

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How will EU-UK normalisation impact financial services trade?

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Stephen Adams
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The agreement of the Windsor Framework on the Northern Ireland protocol is an important step towards ‘normalisation’ of relations between the EU and the UK. One immediate consequence has been speculation that the EU and the UK may disinter and sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in financial services that stalled in mid-2021. While normalisation is…

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Could Central Bank Digital Currencies change the way we pay for trade?

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David Song
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The growing debate around Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) has begun to focus increasingly on the question of cross-border payments. A number of pilots around the world have begun to test the practical questions of whether CBDCs can improve global trade invoicing. These discussions and the review of pilots have generally been confined to CBDC specialists and a…

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Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler on the future of US tech regulation and the AI revolution

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Conan D'Arcy
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This week, Senior Practice Director Conan D'Arcy is joined by Tom Wheeler, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and a Senior Adviser at Global Counsel. Serving under President Barack Obama, Tom was a key figure in pushing the US adoption of net neutrality and remains active in the debates driving US tech regulation.

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Global developments and the future of UK cancer screening

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Mark Loughridge
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For patients given a timely cancer diagnosis, survival rates have never been better and, with revolutions in genomics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) gathering pace, the tide could soon turn comprehensively in favour of patients. However, the key to ensuring patients can benefit from this innovation is providing a comprehensive and accessible national screening service,…

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Why is the UK regulating US streaming services?

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Bart Myners
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This week, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Associate Bart Myners to unpack the UK government's new Draft Media Bill. Channel 4 privatization is off the table, but the bill is still a meaningful change in the regulation of streaming services and a move towards proactive promotion of British broadcasters and radio stations on connected devices. Conan and Bart unpack how the bill…

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Social tariffs: a progressive solution to the UK’s energy affordability crisis?

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Jasbir Basi
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With wholesale gas prices falling, the retail energy market has shown signs of opening up. Last month Ovo launched the first tariff deal where customers can pay £225 less than the Government’s Energy Price Guarantee. 

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After ChatGPT, are the UK’s new AI regulatory proposals already behind the curve?

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Conan D'Arcy
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This week on the podcast, Conan D’Arcy is joined by Associate Theresa Duemchen to discuss a new white paper released by the UK government on the regulation of artificial intelligence. But as generative AI products like OpenAI’s ChatGPT explode in popularity, can the government stay ahead of the area’s rapid advancements? 

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Global Month Ahead: IMF-World Bank Meetings, Elections in Bulgaria, and the Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

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Gvidas Venckaitis
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Welcome back to the Global Month Ahead, your preview of the key events of the month to come.

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Can a divided Congress finally pass a US federal data privacy law?

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Conan D'Arcy
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This week on the podcast, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Ugonma Nwankwo to discuss new momentum among US lawmakers to pass a federal data protection law. They unpack the new proposals, explore why Congress has been unable to pass similar legislation for over two decades, and what political risks remain for these new measures.

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