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A Shift in the Interpretation of Personal Data in the EU? The recent opinion of the Attorney General (AG) in the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) v. Single Resolution Board (SRB) case sheds light on important considerations on the scope of personal data under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation... Calculating GDPR fines for corporate groups: Lessons from the ECJ ILVA case When it comes to fining regimes, deciding whether to set fines based on an entire group's turnover or only an infringing entity’s can have significant consequences. The ECJ’s recent ILVA A/S case (C-383/23) sends a clear message: large groups, even if ope... Global minimum tax and Spanish rental property businesses Law 7/2024 of 20 December 2024, which establishes a top-up tax to ensure a global minimum level of 15% tax for multinational enterprise (MNE) groups and large domestic groups, was published in Spain’s Official State Gazette  on 21 December 2024 (Law), fol... Excluding anticipated profits and savings: EE v Virgin Mobile As businesses increasingly look to their tech providers to deliver costs savings, it is important to ensure that the exclusions and limitations of liability in those service contracts don’t inadvertently undermine the key commercial drivers underpinning t... Interaction of EU digital laws and regulators: EDPB and EDPS views The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have separately weighed in with their thoughts on how the matrix of EU digital rules should be navigated. In the EDPS’s case, this takes the form of its Towards a... French Finance Bill for 2025 - what will be new for individuals? After a chaotic process marked by the no-confidence vote of the Government formed by the French Prime Minister Barnier in December 2024 and the absence of a budget vote before the end of 2024, the Finance Bill was finally adopted on 6 February 2025, and m... French Finance Bill for 2025: what will be new for businesses? After a chaotic process marked by the no-confidence vote of the Government formed by the French Prime Minister Barnier in December 2024 and the absence of a budget vote before the end of 2024, the Finance Bill was finally adopted on 6 February 2025, and m... DP regulators focus on AI innovation and collaboration It has been a busy start to the year in the AI space, with data privacy regulators under increasing pressure to balance promoting innovation (and the potential for AI-driven growth) with respect for data subjects’ rights. We discussed the latest pro-growt... Ramsay reined in? Does the dissent in the UK Supreme Court case of Royal Bank of Canada signal changes to statutory construction principles? What do tax lawyers talk about at lunch? In my case, it’s been the UK Supreme Court's majority decision (4:1) in Royal Bank of Canada. My colleague, Zoe Andrews, has covered the facts and decision in outline here. It seems so unusual these days to have a ... Geo-blocking in the spotlight: European Commission launches evaluation of legal framework On 11 February 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of its evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2018/30 on geo-blocking (the Regulation), starting with a call for evidence released on the same day. The Regulation, which prohibits traders selling to...