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EU Agency Seeks Bolstering of Crypto-assets Regulation
January 16, 2019
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published advice asserting that the reach of the bloc’s current financial regulatory framework does not reach certain “crypto-assets” and that EU institutions are best-placed to plug the gaps in the regulation of such assets on an EU-wide basis.
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ECJ Adviser Seeks Geographic Limit for “Right to Be Forgotten”
January 16, 2019
CNBC reports that Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) Advocate General Maciej Szpunar advised the ECJ to rule that, under the EU’s “right to be forgotten” framework, search engines like Google are only required to remove access to content from users located in the EU - though in some future cases deletion of content from Google’s global platform could be warranted.
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ECJ Official: Search Engines Must Balance Rights When Deleting Links
January 16, 2019
Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) Advocate General Maciej Szpunar has advised the ECJ to rule that EU data-processing rules apply to search engines, such as Google, and that these platforms must perform a balancing test between the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression when determining whether to take down content.
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Lawyer Points to Enhanced Equivalence as Brexit Alternative
January 16, 2019
Barnabas Reynolds of the law firm Shearman & Sterling argues that a system of enhanced equivalence agreed between the UK and EU would offer both sides the benefits of continued frictionless trade in the services sector and would be a viable way forward after Parliament’s defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal deal.
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Barrister: WTO Rules Provide Cushion for “No Deal” Brexit
January 16, 2019
UK barrister Martin Howe QC asserts that Britain’s withdrawal from the EU without an agreement “is not a step into a legal vacuum,” as World Trade Organization (WTO) rules would reduce trade friction between the UK and EU for as long as there is no free trade deal with the bloc.
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