This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the publication of an interim climate target for 2040 in the Official Journal, the adoption of a joint opinion from the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor on proposals for revisions to the EU Cybersecurity Act and amendments to the EU NIS 2 Directive, and the publication of guidance on the implementation of a ban on Russian gas imports. In addition this week, the European Data Protection Board has launched its Coordinated Enforcement Framework for 2026, a call for evidence opened on the possible revision of the EU Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, and the Commission reported its first EU Digital Services Act transparency reports under the disinformation code. These highlights also include an analysis on the argument that copyright rules may not need overhauling to address AI challenges, but instead require a focus on enforcement and licensing.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the Council of the EU's final approval of the Cybersecurity Solidarity Act, the EU AI Act, the new hydrogen and gas Regulation and Directive, the EU electricity market reforms and the Regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy duty vehicles. In addition, the Council of Europe has adopted the Framework Convention on AI, the European Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta and sends requests for generative AI information from Microsoft under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) and the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have published the 2024—2025 work plan to enhance the European IP system. This week, the Regulation establishing sustainability rating scheme for data centres and the Regulation on the Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (EU REACH) have also been published in Official Journal.

This week's edition of Life Sciences weekly highlights includes news analysis on the Court of Justice’s decision to introduce an invention test for combination products to be eligible for supplementary protection certificates. Also included, is news that the MHRA published a collection of post-market surveillance guidance to support the new PMS regulation adopted 16 December 2024, EMA announced its readiness to support the implementation of the new regulation on health technology assessment effective on 12 January 2025, the ICH has adopted a new version of its Guideline for Good Clinical Practice E6(R3), the European pharmaceutical industry proposed a phased implementation of electronic product information for medicinal products, the European Commission has unveiled an action plan aimed at strengthening cybersecurity measures in the healthcare sector and it launched the COMBINE programme aimed at harmonising drug-device studies, among other stories.

This week’s edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. These highlights focus on key topics including data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of two Court of Justice rulings regarding the boundaries of the right of access under the EU GDPR and regarding the deceptiveness of dates in trade marks. In addition this week, the codified EU Designs Regulation was published in the Official Journal, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) launched a public consultation on a draft candidate EU Digital Wallet certification scheme and the Commission signed an agreement with the European Union Intellectual Property Office to strengthen IP rights enforcement under the EU Digital Services Act.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This week's edition of Life Sciences weekly highlights includes a case analysis by Pinsent Masons of the Patents Court’s invalidation of Abbott’s continuous glucose monitor patent for obviousness finding that Dexcom would not have infringed it anyway (Abbott Diabetes Care v Dexcom) and an MLex commentary on whether the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill represents a stricter regulatory shift for UK cybersecurity enforcement. Also included, is news that the WHO is consulting on collaborative registration procedures for marketing authorisations of new medicinal products to expand access in low- and middle-income countries, the British pharmaceutical industry in a blog has called on NICE to take a different approach in applying the ‘severity modifier’ for patient access to medicines and the Innovation Medicines Fund pathway has led to the world’s first CRISPR-based gene therapy for a blood disorder, among other stories.