Alison Rankine

Dec 3, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Veronica Scott |Alison Rankine

Passage of the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 to amend the Online Safety Act 2021 (‘the Bill’) comes shortly after the Australian government announced its intention to introduce the new legislation on 9 November, meaning the Bill was rushed through by the government. Prime minister Anthony Albanese accepted the regulation was not perfect, but said that “social media is doing harm to kids”, that he is “calling time on it” and “it was the right thing to do”.

Nov 19, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Garrett Monaghan |Maureen Daly |Alison Rankine

Given Ireland’s very considerable, and growing, renewables and tech sectors, Ireland has a unique perspective in this new and critically important intersection between AI and ESG. As AI and ESG continue to impact businesses in Ireland, it is essential that board members and executives understand the implications and business potential of both.

Nov 19, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Mark Marfe |Sarah Taylor |Aleesha Way |Alison Rankine

The court found Philips’ patent for wireless charging of portable electronic devices to be valid as granted and infringed by Belkin. Notably, a FRAND defence was not available to Belkin. The injunction granted covers several European countries including Germany, but carves out Belkin GmbH and Belkin Limited in Germany, as there is a contradicting legally binding national judgement already in place that involves both businesses.

Nov 19, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Alison Rankine |Attila Bangha-Szabo

The Data Act came into force on 11 January 2024. “Interestingly, it did not have the anticipated massive impact that a new area of law – the data law – with obligations as far-reaching as the GDPR, would have suggested. Instead, it was introduced rather quietly and discreetly,” said Maximilian Gärtner, a data law expert at Pinsent Masons. The Data Act is designed to enhance the EU’s data economy by making data, particularly data generated by internet-of-things devices, more accessible and usable.

Nov 12, 2024 | pinsentmasons.com | Wouter Seinen |Alison Rankine

Inthe wake of the 2024 US presidential election, the tech industry is braced forincreased volatility. While the US have had a tradition of fostering technologyand innovation, attracting investors and entrepreneurs from the EU, Trump’svictory in the is poised to bring significant changes to the technology sector. Europeanlaws such as the EU’s Digital Services Act and the UK’s Online Safety Act aimto control tech companies more precisely.