Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.

While the ongoing changes to the senior managers and certification regime to streamline processes and remove certain restrictions are welcome, the scheme has worked well overall since its 2016 inauguration, and firms’ compliance and risk management-thinking have shown a marked improvement, say lawyers at Faegre Drinker.

U.S.-specific patent issues can be challenging for European life sciences companies because they require decisions at the intersection of legal, scientific, regulatory and commercial functions, necessitating proactive, cross-functional steps from EU patent counsel, says Paul Calvo at Sterne Kessler.

A recent Institute of Chartered Accountants' article highlights a growing trend of requests to extend going concern assessment periods to 15 months or more, potentially leading to auditors assuming a duty of care to third parties, say lawyers at RPC.

Two draft delegated regulations recently published by the European Commission give effect to the Omnibus I simplification, highlighting a consistent policy direction: fewer companies in scope, later and lighter obligations, and explicit protections for smaller value chain counterparties, say lawyers at MoFo.

The U.K. government's recently proposed changes to the scope of National Security and Investment Act transaction screening for foreign investment in sectors including communications, data infrastructure and energy should create a more proportionate, predictable and targeted regime, say lawyers at Skadden.

Anthropic’s recent announcement that Claude Mythos, an AI general-purpose language model, could soon enable virtually anyone to exploit vulnerabilities in major web browsers and operating systems marks an imminent increase in threat levels that current defense cybersecurity regulations were not designed to navigate, say attorneys at Fluet.

The German Federal Court of Justice's imminent ruling on Lidl's use of loyalty apps could clarify whether retailers must disclose a total price when consumers register with personal data, highlighting the European Union's increasing scrutiny of loyalty app marketing, accessibility and data protection compliance, say lawyers at Freshfields.

The EU's latest package of restrictive measures against Russia marks a significant shift from merely resisting Russian jurisdictional tactics to proactively protecting arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction agreements, elevating the procedural importance of dispute resolution clauses, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square.

The recent enforcement of the Crime and Policing Act is a watershed moment for U.K. corporate criminal liability, facilitating the prosecution of organizations for the actions of their senior managers by extending liability beyond the individual with the directing mind and will to those who play a significant role in a business’s decision‑making, say lawyers at WilmerHale.

The Competition and Markets Authority’s recent hidden fee fine against the AA — its first infringement decision using its new direct enforcement powers — as well as its investigations into fake online reviews and scrutiny of subscription contracts, demonstrate the regulator's new focus on tackling the most egregious breaches of U.K. consumer law, say lawyers at Wilson Sonsini.

Following the Financial Times Stock Exchange Russell's recent eligibility change aligning free float requirements for foreign and non-U.K. issuers, advisers to those considering a London listing should also assess index suitability, say lawyers at Debevoise.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent reaffirmation that it won’t make special rules governing how financial service providers use artificial intelligence means advisers must pivot to interpreting already uncertain regulatory boundaries to help clients make defensible decisions about their AI use, says Sophie Sheldon at Simmons & Simmons.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority’s recent draft guidelines on customers' rights to an explanation in automated decision-making processes under the General Data Protection Regulation raise important operational and governance considerations for companies, say lawyers at Hogan Lovells.

To ensure supply chain resilience in times of crisis — such as the recent blockage of the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz — it is important for everyone involved in the chain to understand the distribution arrangements and laws applicable across jurisdictions, say lawyers at Brown Rudnick.

The forthcoming European Union e-evidence regulation signals the need to preserve digital evidence that is stored outside the issuing jurisdiction, bringing the EU significantly closer to the model employed by the U.S. and reflecting a shift in the legal landscape for cross-border data transfers, say lawyers at MoFo.

The Competition and Markets Authority’s investigations into five companies’ alleged misleading online reviews are the first use of its administrative powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, marking a turning point in U.K. consumer protection enforcement, say lawyers at Fieldfisher.

The Serious Fraud Office’s emphasis on tighter case management and making greater use of technology in its latest business plan suggests a concern with strengthening complex financial crime enforcement, however the agency may not have the resources to deliver meaningful change, say lawyers at Signature Litigation.

The recently recorded enforcement award from The Hague District Court, allowing an investor to seize Spanish real estate in the Netherlands in satisfaction of an arbitration award, exposes the precise point at which International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes enforcement becomes coercive sovereign execution, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.