Introducing Fieldfisher podcasts: Our expert lawyers share their views on the latest legal developments, interview key clients and compare ideas with leading legal and business minds on everything from technology regulation to infrastructure in Africa. Please browse our archive to see our many and varied discussion topics.
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Introducing our SnIPpets podcast series: Fieldfisher experts share bite-sized views on hot topics in IP law
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We are one of the UK's leading personal injury, medical negligence and asbestos compensation claims solicitors. For more than 30 years, we have helped thousands of people recover compensation for their injuries and illnesses.
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Fieldfisher are experts in European digital regulation and guide businesses through the complexities of the EU’s rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Europe is one of the world’s largest internal markets - with our focus on digital regulation for online platforms, social media and emerging technologies (AI, automation, AR/VR etc.) we keep you up-to-date with the EU’s digital agenda, and latest impacting European legislation for the industry.
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Africa Week 2024: In it for the long haul? Investing in Africa's transport infrastructure
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In the concluding episode of Fieldfisher's Africa Week 2024, Cecily Davis, partner in Fieldfishers Construction Practice talks to Tony Burkson, CEO of VAOB Infrastructure Group . Known for his entrepreneurial spirit and visionary approach, Tony discusses his focus on revolutionising infrastructure financing in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly withi…
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Africa Week 2024: AI in Africa - Navigating the challenges and seizing the opportunities
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Join Natalie Farmer, a partner FieldFisher's technology and Data group, and Akua Gyekye, Director of Government Affairs and Legal for Africa at Microsoft, in this latest episode of the FieldFisher Africa Week 2024 podcast. They explore the transformative potential of AI across Africa, discussing initiatives like Microsoft's Airband project and part…
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Africa Week 2024: Tackling ESG compliance in the mining sector
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In this insightful episode of Fieldfisher's Africa Week 2024 podcast, hosts Quinton Newcomb, Partner, and Natalie Quinlivan, Director, from Fieldfisher's commercial crime team, along with special guest Dr. Sarah Gordon, CEO of Satarla, delve into ESG compliance in the mining sector. Dr. Gordon explains the significance of Environmental, Social, and…
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Africa Week 2024: Managing African Wealth
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In this latest episode In Fieldfisher's Africa Week 2024 Danjuma Mshelia, an Associate in the London Private Client team, interviews Paul Agbaje, Head of Africa at SING Alliance. They discuss the growing trend of family offices among wealthy African families and the challenges these families face compared to those in developed markets. The conversa…
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Africa Week 2024: A just transition? The role of natural gas in the transition and alleviation of energy poverty in Africa
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In this episode, Oliver Abel Smith, a Partner in Fieldfisher's London finance group, welcomes Nigel Penney, CFO of Aminex PLC, to discuss the company's operations in Tanzania as part of Fieldfisher's Africa Week 2024. Nigel shares insights on Aminex's focus on natural gas development, the challenges and opportunities of transitioning to low-carbon …
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'Going home and meeting the gaze of yourself where you were previously able-bodied is a huge challenge'
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Send us a text Leading psychologist Dr Mark Salter discusses the unique experiences of amputees coming to terms with their new normal. Useful links: Fieldfisher Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Amputation Claimsโดย Fieldfisher
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Send us a text Claire Glasgow tells BBC 5Live in an interview on the alleged sexual assault victims of former Harrods boss Mohamed Al-Fayed. Useful links: Fieldfisher Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Familiar patterns of abuse by powerful menโดย Fieldfisher
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Bytesize Legal Update – Snap's DPIA for MyAI scrutinised by the UK data protection regulator
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The Fieldfisher Silicon Valley team delve into the final decision issued by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in relation to Snap's data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for its MyAI chatbot. Megan Ward and Hannah El Gazzar discuss how Snap's initial DPIA fell short of the UK GDPR requirements and why the ICO concluded that Snap's r…
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Bytesize Legal Update - The EU AI Act becomes law - what now?
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It's finally here - the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on the 1st of August 2024. So what happens now? In this episode, we explore what the timeline for implementation of the Act looks like, what are the priorities businesses need to be cons…
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Personal Injury claims involving horses and riders
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Send us a text Personal injury solicitor Jennifer Kelly discusses the intricacies of running a personal injury claim involving horses and riders with specialist barrister Nathan Tavares KC, with the BHS' Alan Hiscox offering advice on keeping drivers, riders and horses safe. Useful links: Fieldfisher Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Pursuing …
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Send us a text Successful claims for clients who switched to Fieldfisher: Jo, along with her daughter, was injured in a serious road traffic accident and desperately needed help with rehabilitation. After several years with a solicitor who did very little, Jo made the 'life-changing' decision to bring her claim to Fieldfisher. Useful links: Fieldfi…
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Bytesize Legal Update: Pay or OK Models for Behavioural Advertising
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On April 17, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its guidance on "consent or pay" models implemented by large online platforms for behavioral advertising. The headline is that, in the EDPB's opinion, in most cases it will not be possible for large online platforms using "consent or pay" models to demonstrate that they have obt…
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Bytesize Legal Updates: The UK guidance on Loot Boxes
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In this episode of Fieldfisher's Bytesized Legal Updates podcast, James Russell and Paul Lanois, technology and data specialists at Fieldfisher Silicon Valley, discuss the UK's recent guidance on loot boxes in video games. They explore the industry's self-regulatory approach, transparency standards, probability disclosures, and responsible play. Th…
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The recent guidance issued by the Spanish Data Protection Authority (DPA) on cookies proposes a new exemption for analytics cookies used for strictly limited first party anonymised and aggregated statistical purposes. In this episode of Fieldfisher's Bytesize Legal Update podcast, legal advisor Pardeep Dhanoya and senior associate Andrea Ortega pro…
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Bytesize Legal Updates: The French data protection authority fines Amazon France Logistique
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The French data protection authority, the CNIL, has fined Amazon France Logistique €32 million for its use of excessively intrusive employee monitoring systems and failing to provide transparency and adequate security to personal data in relation to the use of video surveillance systems, in breach of the GDPR. In our latest Bytesize Legal Update, F…
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Automation Unwrapped: Simon Delavalle, Chief Technology Officer, Veolia Nuclear Solutions UK
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In this episode of Automation Unwrapped, Chris Eastham interviews Simon Delavalle, Chief Technology Officer at Veolia Nuclear Solutions to provide a glimpse into the remarkable projects and innovations revolutionising how we solve complex challenges by harnessing the power of automation. They discuss the use of robots and automation in the nuclear …
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Bytesize Legal Update: The evolving legal landscape of the requirements for age assurance
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The FTC's proposals to amend COPPA and the updated Information Commissioner's Opinion on Age Assurance, are just two of the most recent updates in the area of Age Assurance. With governments and regulators heavily prioritising children's data and their online safety, understanding when you need to implement Age Assurance and how to select the most …
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Bytesize Legal Update - The Lithuanian Ministry of Health Decision
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The recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision in the Lithuanian Ministry of Health case grapples with the definition of "controllership" under the GDPR. In this case, nearly 4,000 users' personal data had been collected by a Covid-19 mobile app released to the public without the Lithuanian Ministry's express approv…
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Automation Unwrapped: Nicholas Zylberglajt, CEO of Unmanned Life
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Olivier Proust, Partner in our Brussels office, speaks to Nicholas Zylberglajt, the CEO of Unmanned Life, an award winning software platform for seamless orchestration of autonomous robotics. Nicholas speaks about how the power of automation is reshaping industries far beyond a few isolated examples, his challenges and predictions for the coming ye…
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Bytesize Legal Update - The SCHUFA case
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The Court of Justice of the European Union handed down two landmark judgments last week aimed at the credit reference agency SCHUFA which considers what constitutes automated decision-making under Article 22 of the GDPR, and the issues around the lawfulness of retaining public registry data for commercial purposes. In our latest ByteSize Legal Upda…
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Bytesize Legal Update - The EU AI Act: A Comprehensive Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
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In this latest podcast Oliver Proust, a Partner in Fieldfisher's Technology and Data team based in our Brussel's office, delves into the latest developments surrounding the EU AI Act. Olivier provides a comprehensive overview of the key provisions and implications of this ground breaking legislation that aims to regulate artificial intelligence (AI…
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The Data Act seeks to optimize and leverage the volumes of data (both personal and non-personal) created within the IoT market in order to improve data accessibility to individuals, businesses and governments and create interoperability standards for data sharing. The Data Act also looks to redress contractual arrangements with cloud hosting, by pr…
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Bytesize Legal Update - The UK OSA receives Royal Assent - what now?
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It's official - the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) has finally recieved Royal Assent - clearing the last hurdle to become law in the UK. So what happens now? In our last podcast episode, we explored the Online Safety Bill's journey through Parliament, which businesses would be caught by the legislation and what information was still to come. This tim…
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Bytesize Legal Update - The Clearview AI Decision
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Clearview AI, a US-based facial recognition technology firm, has successfully challenged a £7.5 million fine imposed by the UK's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), for unlawfully storing facial images of UK citizens. The first-tier tribunal concluded that the ICO "did not have jurisdiction" to issue a fine or take enforc…
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Bytesize Legal Update - The UK's Online Safety Act
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After a long series of delays, the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) has finally finished its journey through Parliament, and just awaits Royal Assent to become law. Like Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA), the UK law aims to tackle the challenge of online harms and protect vulnerable groups online, but varies significantly in both its scope of applica…
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Four new enforcement decisions by Swedish regulator bring the issue of using Google Analytics in Europe back into question. Following the French, Italian and Austrian decisions last year, the Swedish regulator imposed fines on two of the companies, but not the others. Does the lack of fines suggest the use of Google Analytics will increasingly be p…
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Bytesize Legal Update: Swedish DPA fines Spotify
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On June 13, the Swedish data protection regulator issued Spotify a fine of 58 million SEK (approx $5.4 million USD) for failures in its data subject rights process. In particular, violations of Article 15 and Article 12(1) of the GDPR. What is the legal significance of the case? What did the court have to say about Spotfy's "multi-channel" approach…
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Bytesize Legal Update: the EU US Data Privacy Framework
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On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). The DPF replaces the Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield) which was invalidated by the Schrems II decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in July 2020. How is the DPF different to the Privacy Shi…
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IP expert and director, Sheena Sheikh Brown, summarises the recent decision in Lidl v Tesco [2023] EWHC 1517 (Ch) in this short SnIPpets podcast. This covers the highlights from the consequentials hearing following the first instance decision where Tesco was held to infringe Lidl's IP rights in the Lidl logo. In this decision the Court assessed whe…
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Africa Week: Powering Africa's renewable future
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In the final podcast in our Africa Week series, Fieldfisher's Co-Head of Africa Cecily Davis speaks to Pamela Dusu, Senior Legal Counsel at Globeleq, a leading independent power producer operating and developing diversified power projects in Africa, about powering Africa's renewable future.โดย Fieldfisher
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Tech Week: Funding and financing 101
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Episode 3 of our London Tech Week podcast series, Fieldfisher's Josh Cronin speaks to Jack Bates, Director of Venture Debt at tech-focused lender, Shawbrook Bank. Josh and Jack discuss "funding and financing 101", covering current trends in investment financing in the tech sectorโดย Fieldfisher
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Africa Week: Hydropower Projects in East Africa
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As part of Fieldfisher's Africa Week, today's podcast focuses on hydropower projects in East Africa with Doreen Karake, Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Ruzizi III Energy Limited, interviewed by Fieldfisher's Co-Head of Africa, Cecily Davisโดย Fieldfisher
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Tech Week: Chapter2 Talent - Building the right team
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In today's episode of our London Tech Week podcast series, Fieldfisher's Josh Cronin speaks to Leo Harrison, Founder of Chapter2 about building a company using tech-based solutions.โดย Fieldfisher
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Africa Week: AFC's role in Africa's economic march forward
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Episode 2 of our Africa Week podcast series, Fieldfisher's Cecily Davis talks to Nana Eshun, General Counsel at the Africa Finance Corporation about the AFC's role in Africa's economic march forwardโดย Fieldfisher
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Africa Week: ESG in the Mining Sector
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A focus on the Segilola gold mine project in Nigeria with Louise Porteus, Director at Porteus Consulting, in conversation with Fieldfisher's Co-Head of Africa, Cecily Davis.โดย Fieldfisher
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IP expert and director, Sheena Sheikh Brown, summarises and considers the impact of the Shenzhen Carku Technology Co. Ltd v The NOCO Company [2022] EWHC 2034 (Pat) decision in this 5 minute SnIPpets podcast. In a nutshell, the High Court ruled that requests made to Amazon to delist competitors' products amounted to unjustified threats by a patent h…
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Bytesize Legal Update: The Meta Decision
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On 22 May 2023, the Irish DPC announced it had fined Meta €1.2bn for infringement of Article 46(1) GDPR when it transferred personal data from the EU to the USA. What is the legal significance of the case? Going forward, what does it mean for businesses who transfer their data abroad? In our latest Bytesize Legal Update, Fieldfisher's Natalie Farme…
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Bytesize Legal Update: SRB v EDPS Case T-557/20
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Flick Fisher and Natalie Farmer discuss the new EU ruling providing welcome clarification on the standard for anonymization. In this case the EDPS had decided data transmitted to the recipient was pseudonymized data simply because SRB held additional information to decode the data. The Court overturned the decision, and our experts help you underst…
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Fieldfisher IP expert and director, Sheena Sheikh Brown, summarises the weighty decision of Anna Pasternak v Lara Prescott [2022] EWHC 2695 (Ch) in this 5 minute SnIPpets podcast. In brief, in 2022, the UK High Court dismissed a detailed copyright claim brought by the great-niece of Boris Pasternak (author of Doctor Zhivago), that a substantial par…
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The UK government has now published its much-anticipated White Paper detailing its new approach to regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the UK, the aim of which is ‘to guide the use of artificial intelligence in the UK, to drive responsible innovation and maintain public trust in this revolutionary technology'. Director Sheena Sheikh Brown br…
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In the first of our podcast series, Fieldfisher Director and IP expert Sheena Sheikh Brown summarises the decision of the Louboutin v Amazon joined cases (C-148/20 and C-184/21). This decision saw the CJEU rule that Amazon and other online marketplaces can be held directly liable for counterfeit goods sold by a third party on its platform, if a use…
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Sheena Sheikh Brown summarises the judge's combined UK/EU approach to copyright infringement, studying the case of Shazam Productions Ltd v Only Fools The Dining Experience Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1379 (IPEC). The Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court (IPEC) ruled that a fictional character is capable of copyright protection as a literary work a…
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