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European Legal update: 23.07. – 05.08.2024.
Data protection European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force Entered into force: 1 August 2024 On August 1 the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, entered into force. The AI Act ensures that AI developed and used in the EU is trustworthy, with safeguards to protect people’s […]
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The “Data Transfers – Estonia” article has been updated
Our partner Mihkel Miidla, senior associate Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, and associate Stella Victoria Ojala updated the article “Data Transfers – Estonia” published in OneTrust DataGuidance in June. According to Liisa Maria Kuuskmaa, the article is updated annually to reflect changes in legislation, new court and administrative practices, and other news in this field. Kuuskmaa believes […]
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Baltic business advised to prepare for new data laws
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force for six years, but the area of data protection legislation keeps evolving. “We have just started to live with GDPR when a new package of legal acts is knocking on the door,” Mihkel Miidla, head of our Data Protection team, noted at a webinar held […]
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European Legal update 05.12. – 19.12.
Assistant lawyer Nikola Cīparsone compiled the material. Technology & intellectual property Artificial Intelligence Act: European Parliament and the Council reach provisional agreement Reached: 9 December 2023 The AI Act introduces dedicated rules for general purpose AI models that will ensure transparency along the value chain. Specific banned applications of AI are set, as well as […]
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Bitė Group splits up its telecommunications and media businesses
We advised Bitė Lietuva on splitting up its telecommunications and media businesses. From now on, they will each be managed by different holdings. Bitė Group will merge its telecommunications businesses in Lithuania and Latvia, while All Media Group will merge its media businesses in the Baltic countries, including TV3 television, the streaming platform station Go3 […]