Tom Webb

London

Editor at Lexology

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Artificial intelligence: key updates and developments (17 February - 24 February)

1 month ago | lexology.com | Nadine Daher |Tom Webb

Updated as of: 24 February 2025 Germany investigates DeepSeek, civil society fights for copyright, and Alibaba pledges $50 billion for AI – plus more key updates.
Lululemon defeats greenwashing claim

2 months ago | lexology.com | Tom Webb

Updated as of: 20 February 2025 A Miami federal judge has called time on allegations that a major sportswear brand misled buyers of its products about its environmental credentials.
BHP stresses separation from Fundão dam operation

Oct 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

BHP is fighting High Court allegations that it was responsible for the 2015 collapse of a Brazilian dam, arguing that it did not operate it and had no knowledge of any safety risks. Filed underTopicsOrganisationsCourts
Dow Jones joins AI litigation fray

Oct 22, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

The publishers of the Wall Street Journal and New York Post says Perplexity’s AI search engine illegally diverts customers from its websites. Filed underTopicsLawsCourts
BHP Fundão dam disaster trial begins

Oct 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

A landmark trial seeking to hold BHP liable for its role in the 2015 collapse of a Brazilian dam opened today in the High Court of England and Wales. Filed underTopicsOrganisationsCourtsIndustries
DPC Google probe survives High Court review

Oct 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

In a judgment tackling the Irish data regulator’s duties to assess complaints, including how it should operate pursuant to the EU principle of sincere cooperation, Ireland’s High Court has allowed most of the data protection authority’s investigation into Google to survive. Filed underTopicsOrganisationsLawsCourtsIndustries
Gambling and betting regulation: key global compliance and market updates (17 Sep - 14 Oct)

Oct 14, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

An Austrian appeal court rules that loot boxes are not gambling, Brazil takes action against sports betting companies and Thailand’s cabinet eyes reform – plus other key updates. Filed underTopicsOrganisationsLawsCourtsIndustries
Bank lobby backs JPMorgan in regulatory data dispute

Oct 8, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

Major bank associations have slammed claims that banks lose property rights over information they are forced to share with regulators. Filed underTopicsOrganisationsCourtsIndustries
Meta’s Llama training “usurped” market for training data licensing, lawsuit claims

Oct 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

The author of the President’s Vampire novels seeks to represent a class of authors whose work was allegedly used to train Meta’s Llama large language model. Filed underTopicsOrganisationsLawsCourts
Republican AGs object to $62 million Google settlement

Sep 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Webb

Twenty state attorneys-general say a settlement ending a class action targeting Google’s location data practices should be overturned. Filed underTopicsOrganisationsCourts