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On 5 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the trial of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to detect collusion in public procurement by scanning and analysing bidding data at scale.1 According to Sarah Cardell, the Chief Executive of the CMA, the pilot has already proved successful with one government department. The CMA’s... Continue Reading…

It’s DORA day! The EU financial services sector has been anticipating today since the Digital Operational Resilience Act was published in December 2022. DORA brings a significant shift to the sector in terms of how financial entities must manage risk linked to use of technologies, and it has created one of the most comprehensive gap... Continue Reading…

In a recent webinar forming part of DLA Piper’s ‘Digital Evolution in conversation with’ series, Kristof de Vulder caught up with Alessandro Ferrari, Linzi Penman and Conor McEneaney to discuss the scope and impact of the upcoming Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). They offered practical guidance to organisations dealing with one of the most comprehensive... Continue Reading…

First introduced in December 2020 by the European Commission, the European Cyber Resilience Act (“ CRA”) regulation was published in the Official Journal on November 20th. It will come into force on December 10, 2024, but will not be immediately applicable. Most obligations will only apply as from December 2027, with the exception, for example,... Continue Reading…