Annika is a specialist lawyer for employment law and a member of the Employment, Pensions and Mobility Practice Area. She advises German and international companies as well as executives in all areas ...

The Digital Services Act (hereinafter "DSA") came into force on 16 November 2022. Yet most of the obligations that the DSA imposes on providers of intermediary services will not apply until February ...

The European Commission has for the first time imposed fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). What makes the proceedings against Meta particularly interesting is not just the size of the fine ...

The past few years have seen the government introduce new rules which seek to restrict the promotion, placement and advertising of food and drinks that are high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS). They seek ...

High hurdles for copyright protection. The Munich Local Court dismissed a lawsuit based on alleged copyright infringement seeking an injunction against three AI-generated logos. The ruling thus joins ...

Throughout 2025, the fintech sector went through a very turbulent year marked by regained level of industry optimism, high level of innovation in various key areas as well as positive developments on ...

While the European Accessibility Act (EAA) does not apply in the UK which has its own legislative framework, UK businesses operating in EU markets may be caught by the EAA. What does this mean in ...

The EU AI Act was meant to become the first attempt of a regulator to set guardrails for an evolving disruptive technology. The underlying concept is a risk-based approach and the concerns were mostly ...

Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR) have been in force since 26 May 2021 and 26 May 2022, respectively. Overall ...

Getty led at trial with its trade mark infringement claims, reflecting the importance these claims took on as the case developed and its copyright claims stumbled (more here). Getty relied solely on ...

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Adrian Toutoungi and David Klein look at the current legal framework for use of AI in defence and at the path forward for responsible governance.