Europe: Technology

Exclusive new data from GCs at the world’s top tech companies has revealed the most important factors governing their choice of external counsel – as well as highlighting the firms most effectively delivering on their demands.

The Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics, published in June 2026, addresses fundamental questions about authorship, verification, and the use of work in AI systems that are now central to European litigation and legislation.

Procurement leaders struggling with margin pressure and outdated cost models need a new approach to product teardowns. This framework transforms traditional teardown events into an AI-enhanced continuous cost intelligence pipeline that delivers real-time component-level insights and competitive benchmarking to drive sourcing strategy and design decisions.

As businesses reconfigure operations across Asia amid escalating trade barriers, export controls, and supply-chain disruption, leading organizations are fundamentally rethinking how they approach risk management. Rather than treating risk as a damage-limitation exercise, forward-thinking companies are embedding it as a core design principle that shapes capital allocation, network architecture, and strategic positioning across the region.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently entered a new phase, characterized by the increased deployment of so-called "AI Agents." While generative AI has already transformed how organizations function...

FinanceMalta speaks with Jurgen Kreuz, Founder of SECaaS.IT, during the 18th FinanceMalta Conference to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats and compliance requirements. The discussion delves into how financial institutions can navigate emerging security challenges while maintaining regulatory adherence in an increasingly digital environment.

AI Agents are transforming commerce by autonomously selecting goods, comparing prices, and initiating payments on behalf of consumers. This briefing explores the complex regulatory challenges and opportunities that agentic commerce presents for businesses, from contract formation and payment regulation to consumer protection and strategic partnerships.

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The Marks & Clerk AI Report 2024 explores the challenges of ownership and protection of AI-generated designs. While AI-generated products can meet design registration requirements, questions remain about who qualifies as the owner. The report reviews patent rulings on AI inventorship and explores protections available via Registered and Unregistered Design Rights in the UK, EU, and US. The UK offers Unregistered Design Rights, potentially available for AI-generated designs if marketed in qualify

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Private wealth is changing faster than many legal structures were designed to accommodate, because internationally mobile families, founders, investors, family offices and philanthropists are now expected to reconcile succession planning, asset preservation, tax transparency, family governance, bank compliance, reporting duties, charitable impact, digital assets and reputational risk...