Civil Law

 Fighting fraud in age of AI is more complicated!

SCWorld.com reported that “The latest fraud figures are sobering: U.S. consumers reported more than $ 12.5 billion in fraud losses in 2024, a 25% jump from the previous year, according to the FTC. Businesses are feeling the effects too, with nearly 60% reporting higher fraud losses year over year, according to new Experian research.”  The October 16, 2025 article entitled ” How to fight fraud in the age of AI” (https://tinyurl.com/2st2zetc) included these comments:

As fraudsters scale their operations with … Read the rest

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Emerging Trends in Criminal Cases Involving Internet Companies: Analysis of High-Frequency Crimes and Risk Control Suggestions

I. Introduction

In recent years, following a period of explosive growth, China’s internet industry has gradually entered a stage of stock competition. Driven by intense internal performance metrics and the lure of substantial financial gain, cases of employees exploiting their positions, system vulnerabilities, or management deficiencies to commit crimes to seek illicit profits have become increasingly common. Such incidents not only inflict significant economic losses on companies but also severely erode corporate culture and business credibility. For internet enterprises, establishing a … Read the rest

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DUAA 2025 : transferts internationaux de données – refonte de l’évaluation des risques au UK

Cet article est le sixième d’une série d’articles[1] examinant les changements apportés par le « Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 » ou Loi DUA par comparaison au RGPD.

L’approche du RGPD britannique en matière de transferts internationaux de données sera révisée.

La loi conserve l’exigence fondamentale selon laquelle les données personnelles ne peuvent être transférées vers un pays tiers ou une organisation internationale que lorsque le transfert est fondé sur :

  • une décision du Secretary of Sate « approuvant le transfert »
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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters:  September 29, 2025 to October 3, 2025

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.

  • The FCC released a Public Notice announcing that, effective 12:01 AM on October 1, the agency will “suspend most operations” in the event of a government shutdown, which has since occurred.  During the shutdown, many FCC databases, including those relevant to broadcasters (such as the
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Civil Law

China Issues Measures for the Administration of National Cybersecurity Incident Reporting – Published in collaboration with Shanghai Pacific Legal

In a significant regulatory development, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has officially issued the Measures for the Administration of National Cybersecurity Incident Reporting (the Final Reporting Measures), which will take effect on 1 November 2025. This follows the release of a draft version in late 2023 and marks the first comprehensive, cross-sector regulation governing cybersecurity incident reporting in China.

The Final Reporting Measures represent a major step forward in China’s cybersecurity governance framework, offering more detailed … Read the rest

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Section 8 Company Limited by Guarantee: An Alternative to Traditional Section 8 for FEMA & FCRA Issues Faced by Foreign Owned and Controlled Entities

Section 8 Company Limited by Guarantee: An Alternative to Traditional Section 8 for FEMA & FCRA Issues Faced by Foreign Owned and Controlled Entities

Summary: The blog discusses the progressive shift in the implementation of CSR activities by foreign-owned and controlled entities, and how a Section 8 company limited by guarantee can serve as an alternative to the challenges faced by traditional Section 8 companies under the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, 2019, and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.

Introduction

Corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) has evolved from a voluntary philanthropic activity to a mandatory legal requirement under the Companies Act, … Read the rest

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Netherlands Delays Implementation of Pay Transparency Legislation

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The Dutch government has announced that the target date for introducing domestic legislation to implement the Pay Transparency Directive is now 1 January 2027, instead of 7 June 2026 as required under the Directive. 

The Netherlands was one of the first member states to publish draft implementing legislation – see our previous blog here.  It says it is working on a careful implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive, but that the original planned timeline for timely implementation of the … Read the rest