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Gen AI: a Pandora's box of questions
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- 13 May 2024
- Bisman Kaur
An examination of the intellectual property issues surrounding Generative AI, and how they might be addressed.
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AI and inventorship: comparing patenting in the US and UK
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- 13 May 2024
- John Lanza, Jonathan Morrall
Courts in both the US and the UK have ruled that 'inventions' made by AI without human involvement are not protectable by patents, and that AI tools cannot be named as inventors on patent applications.
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After cloud providers, UK antitrust regulator takes aim at AI
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- 12 Apr 2024
- John Leyden
Sarah Cardell, CEO of the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has expressed concern that existing tech giants are exerting undue control over the emerging market for AI-based technologies and services, making life harder for new entrants.
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Applying IP strategy to service industries
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- 01 Apr 2024
- Kate Wilson
Considerable intellectual property (IP) is developed through the provision of services, but it is rarely capitalised upon in the long term. This article explores how those in service industries may develop a more effective approach to IP.
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EU-UK firms shift towards separate compliance regimes
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- 11 Mar 2024
- Thomas Helm
Thomas Helm explores how post-Brexit divergence is forcing firms with both a UK and an EU presence to operate two separate compliance policies and reporting systems.
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Gaming, IP rights and the metaverse
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- 01 Mar 2024
- Justin Davidson
This article explores the emerging concept of the metaverse, and examines its implications for intellectual property rights and the video games industry.
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How to capture IP created by employees and contractors
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- 26 Feb 2024
- Nathan Charnock, et al.
Lawyers at Allen & Overy explain how businesses can ensure they capture ownership of intellectual property created by employees and contractors, and provide a multi-jurisdictional guide to the default rules.
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Ethical failure led to the FTX scandal
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- 01 Jan 2024
- Daniel Butcher
Analyzing aspects of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX's fraud and money laundering scandal highlights the importance of ethics, corporate governance, and internal controls, says Daniel Butcher. Some of the failures at the company included unreliable financial statements, mishandling of confidential data, diversion of corporate funds, poor or no recordkeeping and a lack of control of company cash.
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Data protection and privacy class action lawsuits in the UK: the damages conundrum
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- 01 Jan 2024
- Melissa Stock
A review of UK class action lawsuits relating to privacy and data protection — the majority of which have not succeeded.
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Quincecare revisited: the Supreme Court decision in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC
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- 01 Jan 2024
- Victoria Judd
A discussion of a recent case in which the Supreme Court confirmed that the Quincecare duty of care does not extend to circumstances where a customer gives explicit instructions to a bank to make a payment.
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Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc says sexism is 'amplified' in finance
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- 13 Dec 2023
- Olivia Konotey-Ahulu
Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc has testified before British lawmakers about the prevalence of sexism in the financial services sector, stating that it is worse than in wider society. She shared testimonies she received, ranging from sexual harassment to women being excluded from key meetings. Blanc and Nishma Gosrani, a financial services partner at consultancy Bain & Company, discussed the Women in Finance Charter, a voluntary initiative aimed at promoting gender diversity in the industry.
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A better approach to supplier contracts
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- 01 Dec 2023
- David Frydlinger, Oliver Hart, Kate Vitasek
Traditional purchasing contracts don’t work in complex strategic relationships where the parties are highly dependent on each
other and flexibility and trust are required. The authors describe a formal relational contract which companies can use instead. A formal relational contract lays a foundation of trust, specifies mutual goals, and establishes governance structures to keep the parties’ expectations and interests aligned over time. Article includes model wording and the table 'Which type of contract is right for you?'.
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Navigating AI: a pragmatic guide for corporate boards
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- 01 Oct 2023
- Chris Smith
The article focuses on how the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) across various sectors is compelling boards to redefine their roles in providing oversight and guidance on AI strategy and risk management. It emphasizes the importance of a human-centred approach to AI, aligning strategic decisions with an organization's mission and values, addressing ethical dilemmas, intellectual property concerns, and privacy challenges.
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Navigating ESG litigation
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- 04 Sep 2023
Recent environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related UK court cases provide insights into the impact on corporate accountability. The article reports on the ripples generated by the UK's McGaughey & Davies v USSL ruling; a pivotal claim presented by the plaintiffs had asserted that USSL's directors transgressed their duties by failing to implement a strategy for departing from fossil fuel-related investments. Similar claims played out in the ClientEarth v Shell case.
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Getting data sorted
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- 25 Jul 2023
- Stephen Pritchard
The article focuses on data classification as a pre-requisite for data protection, security, and compliance, and it explores the tools available for data classification, including offerings from major tech companies as well as open-source options. It mentions these tools use machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate data classification, ensuring accurate data management and governance.
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ICO under fire for taking limited action over potentially life-threatening data breaches
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- 04 Jul 2023
- Sebastian Klovig Skelton
The article focuses on criticism directed towards Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for its limited enforcement action against Thames Valley Police (TVP) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) regarding serious data protection failures that jeopardized the safety of witnesses and prisoners.
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Fraud brainstorming sessions and interviews in a remote world: Initial evidence
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- 01 Jul 2023
- Gillian Rose Barnes, Dana R.Hermanson
This study provides initial evidence of how the sudden transition to remote work during the pandemic in March 2020 affected auditors' fraud risk assessment processes. The authors explore how auditors performing fraud-related interviews perceive the virtual process in comparison to pre-pandemic processes. The interviews also suggest that the remote environment is enhancing auditors’ personal flexibility but impairing the training of newer auditors.
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Managing people's data ethically
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- 01 Jul 2023
- Michael Segalla, Dominique Rouziès
Article discusses how Ai-driven decisions have led to discrimination against women and minorities in recruitment, criminal sentencing, medical diagnosis and credit approval and led to thousand of fines under GDPR. An overview of a robust ethical review is given and the 'Five Ps of ethical data handling'
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UK cryptoasset financial promotion rules: a paradigm shift
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- 26 Jun 2023
- Konstantinos Adamos
Konstantinos Adamos of Revolut explains the changes the UK's cryptoasset financial promotion rules bring to the crypto market, and how firms should prepare.
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UK anti-greenwashing rule to fill conduct gaps
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- 19 Jun 2023
- Thomas Helm
Thomas Helm explores how market participants expect the FCA’s new anti-greenwashing rule to remove any lingering ambiguity around sustainability claims.
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Generative AI at watershed moment with spate of legal challenges
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- 13 Jun 2023
- Andrew Kersley
The article focuses on the legal challenges surrounding generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for copyright laws, data protection, and the control of personal data. It also discusses the concerns related to the use of copyrighted data for training AI models and the potential impact on cultural industries.
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The war against AI web scraping
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- 13 May 2023
- Matthew Sparkes
Article looks at the process of using websites to train artificial intelligence without giving website owners anything in return. Owners are banning robots or even threating to take legal action.
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Resiliency and strategic risk management: Protecting strategic value includes a mix of metrics, cybersecurity, reputational risk management, and more
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- 01 May 2023
- Mark L.Frigo, Dennis H.Chookaszian
The authors discuss how CFOs and boards can support strategic resiliency and risk management skills as core competencies for creating and protecting long-term value. In a conversation together, they look at tools for long-term value creation, cybersecurity and resiliency, strategic resiliency and risk assessment, reputation risk, skills for business leaders, strategic life-cycle analysis and lessons on resiliency from bank failures.
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Generative AI and cybersecurity: advantages and challenges
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- 25 Apr 2023
- David Linthicum
Article discusses the fact that most cybersecurity professionals have yet to explore the cybersecurity potential of AI, it explores what generative AI is and how to can succeed with AI-enabled cybersecurity and the challenges involved.
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Distributed ledger technology: cutting through the paradox
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- 01 Mar 2023
- John Siena
Article discusses how distributed ledger technology (DLT) is expected to accelerate its transformation of the financial services industry but legal and regulatory frameworks for financial services have taken time to adapt. The author argues that it is essential that legal systems grappling with digital assets are mindful of the risks and pitfalls of inconsistency with other legal systems and a consistent application of governing law should be considered.
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Blockchain implementation and cybersecurity
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- 01 Mar 2023
- Sean Stein Smith
The article discusses the items that management teams and management accountants need to discuss, analyse, and stress-test with regard to blockchain implementation and cybersecurity.
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Navigating foreign investment restrictions: spotlight on the EU and UK
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- 01 Jan 2023
- Samantha Mobley, Farin Harrison
An article exploring the foreign investment review regimes in place in the UK and EU. According to the author, affected parties ought to understand the rules and develop an appropriate regulatory strategy, in order to minimise the risk of delays or failed transactions.
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Data classification: what is it and why do you need it
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- 15 Nov 2022
- Stephen Pritchard
The article explains why data classification is vital to organisations. Topics discussed include tracking of information based on its sensitivity and confidentiality, key elements of a data classification policy, and compliance with regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Also mentioned are the basic principles of data management, namely confidentiality, integrity, and access.
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High cybersecurity risks demand a proactive defense
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- 01 Oct 2022
- Irene M Walton
The article discusses cybercrime and data breaches, which are considered major threats for accountancy firms. Topics include the increase in incidences of breaches that featured ransomware or extortion since 2018. Some of the major defences that should be considered are also mentioned.
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How Lloyd's of London is digitising
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- 20 Sep 2022
- Karl Flinders
Article discusses that the insurance market Lloyd's of London's joint venture with DXC Technology is modernising the organisation by digitising its largely paper-based analogue processes through cloud computing and the transformation of business applications.
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