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  22/01/2025

  Europe

  European Commission advisory body outlines proposal for revamped SFDR

  On 17 December 2024, the Platform on Sustainable Finance (the “Platform”) – an advisory body to the European Commission (“EC”) – published a briefing note for the EC outlining its proposal for a new categorisation system for sustainable finance products under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (“SFDR”).BackgroundDespite only coming into effect in March 2021, the implementation of the SFDR has been widely criticised. Consequently, in December 2022, the Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union...

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  22/01/2025

  International

  LCIA publishes latest costs and duration analysis: are parties getting value (and efficiency) for money?

  The London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) has published its third report on the costs and duration of arbitrations conducted under the LCIA arbitration rules, following previous reports published in 2015 and 2017 (the “Report”).  The Report covers all 616 cases that reached a final award between 1 January 2017 and 12 May 2024. This is the longest time period studied by the LCIA to date and apparently the longest time period covered by any costs and duration analysis by any arbitral institution to date.  In that period, the LCIA received the highest...

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  16/01/2025

  International

  CMS Expert Guide on Beauty

  With a highly circumspect online and IRL consumer, the beauty industry is facing increasing scrutiny on everything from ingredients to their supply chain. For those offering treatment services in particular, which has until now been the wild west of wellness, there’s a shift in consumer demand for transparency and accountability – namely a desire for better regulation and insurance. This follows well documented horror stories in national press worldwide of those travelling to secure these services at bargain prices with catastrophic results.This Expert Guide on Beauty considers...

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  14/01/2025

  Czech Republic

  Changes in the Employment of People with Disabilities

  CZ

  On 1 January 2025, significant changes to Czech law came into force regarding the employment of people with disabilities, especially the obligation to employ a mandatory proportion of disabled employees. The amendment to the Employment Act aims to encourage employers to hire disabled employees and prevent attempts to circumvent existing mechanisms.Mandatory Proportion of Disabled EmployeesThe core obligation for employers with more than 25 employees remains: at least 4% of their workforce must consist of disabled employees. There are alternative ways to meet this obligation:the direct employment...

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  14/01/2025

  Czech Republic

  Lawfulness in Data Processing: Common Pitfalls and Key Takeaways from the Czech DPA’s Decisions, part II

  CZ

  The lawfulness principle means that all data processing must comply with the law and have a valid legal basis, such as fulfilling a contract, complying with legal obligations, protecting someone’s vital interests, or serving the public interest. If none of these apply, the controller must either obtain the data subject’s consent or demonstrate that their or a third party’s legitimate interests override the individual’s right to privacy.Despite clear legal guidelines, mistakes are still very common. Drawing on the decisional practice of the Czech data protection...

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  20/12/2024

  Europe

  EDPB Opinion 28/2024: key takeaways on processing personal data in the context of AI models

  On 17 December 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued Opinion 28/2024 on certain data protection aspects related to the processing of personal data in the context of AI models, which offered timely guidance on AI issues, addressing questions on the anonymity of AI models, how controllers can demonstrate legitimate interest as a legal basis and how unlawful processing of personal data in the development phase affects the lawfulness operation of the AI model. Introducing new concepts The EDPB provides its own interpretation of certain stages in the AI models’ life cycle, such...

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