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Epic v Google: a major turning point in Big Tech regulation

This article analyses the Ninth Circuit’s July 31 2025 decision in Epic v Google and the Ninth Circuit’s willingness to bless forward-looking remedies in the regulation of Big Tech.

Google establishes fund for news outlets as publisher-tech relationship grows frostier

In early October, tech giant Google announced it had set aside over $1bn to pay media outlets to display curated content on its news apps, initially as part of a three-year programme. Google will pay publishers it chooses on a market-by-market basis to provide blurbs for the company’s Google News Showcase app (‘Showcase’) and to give readers free access to certain paywalled articles.

Pro bono advocacy in Brazil: how regulation, rankings and diversity commitments are shaping access to justice

This article examines the development of pro bono advocacy in Brazil following the enactment of OAB Provision 166/2015, which established a regulatory framework legitimising gratuitous legal services, and analyses how legal rankings, awards and diversity commitments have incentivised law firms to structure institutional pro bono programs that complement public legal aid and advance access to justice.

An efficient approach to arbitration in messy multi-party settings: Analysis of the proposal on DIS Supplementary Rules for Third-Party Notices in Arbitration

The German arbitration community is on a quest for practical solutions that can better suit multi-party disputes in arbitration. Prominent German practitioners recently proposed the DIS Supplemental Rules for Third-Party Notices in Arbitration (“SRTPN”), which the DIS and the wider arbitration community are currently scrutinizing. The authors contribute here to the discussion by re-viewing existing practices on multi-party arbitration and the possible advantages of third-party notices, particularly for the stakeholders of the construction industry.

Legal and business news from the IBA - August/September 2017

IBA Global Insight August/September 2017 - Chinese investment overseas, IBA Pro Bono Award nominees, law firm management webinar series, IBA Annual Conference 2017 Sydney, Google fined by EU for anti-competitive behaviour, China Working Group, India Contact Group, Code of Conduct survey

Australia’s draft News Media Bargaining Code

Amid the tensions between leading digital platforms and traditional news businesses, the Australian government has produced a novel proposal to use competition law to require designated digital platforms – initially Google and Facebook – to compensate news media businesses for news content. This article explains the origins of the proposed News Media Bargaining Code and developments after the proposal, including reactions from digital platforms.

Perspectives for a ‘right to be forgotten’ amid the reintegration of ex-guerrilla members in Colombia

One of the most important challenges after the signature of the peace process in Colombia with the FARC guerilla (the ‘Peace Process’) is how the government, and the society as a whole, can assure ex-guerrilla members that they will be able to reintegrate effectively into a digital driven society where information about their past, and about the crimes they committed, is just one click away.

Perspectives on a ‘right to be forgotten’ in the midst of the reintegration of ex-guerrilla members in Colombia

Perspectives on a ‘right to be forgotten’ in the midst of the reintegration of ex-guerrilla members in Colombia.

Algorithms: The Impact on Competition

China’s design for human rights

President Xi’s China is now a major player at the United Nations, supporting peacekeeping operations and emphasising global cooperation to protect human rights. But there are fears that China’s more active role could erode multilateral intervention and even lead to the demise of international human rights laws.

Tech giants: UK leads the way with digital services tax

The United Kingdom is going it alone with a proposal for a digital services tax (DST), with the aim of increasing the tax tech giants such as Facebook and Google pay in the UK. The DST was confirmed by the Chancellor Philip Hammond in his Budget at the end of October.

Interview with Renée Duplantis, PhD, former TD MacDonald Chair in Industrial Economics at the Competition Bureau

Interview with Renée Duplantis, PhD, former TD MacDonald Chair in Industrial Economics at the Competition Bureau.

European Commission tackles disinformation

IBA Global Insight June/July 2019: With online disinformation increasingly damaging democracy, Global Insight assesses the European Commission‘s action plan to address the issue, which has already signed up Facebook, Google and Twitter.

How legal directories are viewing the Covid-19 crisis - the Legal 500 perspective

David Burgess, Publishing Director of the Legal 500, examines how the Covid-19 crisis has affected the research process and provides insights into what firms and general counsel’s priorities are, and indeed should be, over the next 12 months. It is clear that firms that are heavily client-centric will emerge from the crisis with increased opportunities.

Big Tech and Big Law face pushback on mandatory arbitration in wake of #MeToo

On 1 November, thousands of Google employees staged a mass walkout demanding the company overhaul its policies for handling workplace sexual harassment following several high-profile scandals. A week later, the company bowed to demands and vowed to end its practice of mandatory arbitration in a move that has reverberated around Silicon Valley and rekindled the issue of employee rights in the #MeToo era.

Austrian competition law: tough on big tech

There have been some major developments in Austrian competition law regarding big tech companies. The aspects of particular interest are a tighter scrutiny of tech mergers and an enforcement initiative as to the terms and conditions used by digital platforms. This article first gives an overview of the respective new Austrian merger control thresholds that cover the acquisition of tech startups. It then analyses the investigation of Amazon by the Austrian Federal Competition Authority

Technology Resources for Arbitration Practitioners - Virtual Arbitrations

The resources outlined here are available for planning and conducting virtual arbitration hearings. They are divided into three categories: (i) video-conferencing platforms, some of which offer features unique to hearing management; (ii) remote interpretation and translation services; and (iii) services provided by arbitral institutions for virtual hearings.

Reflections on the IBA European Regional Forum Retreat in Budapest

Arriving in Budapest, I was excited to join my first IBA European Regional Forum (ERF) retreat as a council member. Bringing together over 50 officers, council members and Advisory Board members, this was a great (and slightly daunting!) opportunity to immerse myself in the ERF and find out more about their current and upcoming projects.

Digital Services Act & Digital Markets Act: Europe regulates big digital platforms

This article reviews the recent European Union regulations, namely the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act which regulate digital platforms with operations in Europe, from different perspectives. Likewise, the article revises some regulatory projects in Brazil and the United States, before turning to Argentina, where the regulation of the intermediaries’ responsibility is an issue of current relevance. Due to the lack of an ex-ante regulation regarding these topics, this article goes over some of the cases treated with consumer protection regulations as well as with antitrust law and data privacy provisions.

Personal tales from the wild side part 2: the gang are back with more insights across the globe, focusing on navigating through

Personal tales from the wild side part 2: the gang are back with more insights across the globe, focusing on navigating through the Covid-19 crisis and preparing for the new normality. A webinar presented by the IBA Law Firm Management Committee. 9 June 2020, 1300-1415 BST.

Employment rights: Time’s up for mandatory arbitration

IBA Global Insight April/May 2019 - The #MeToo movement has placed previously obscure non-disclosure orders in the spotlight. Global Insight examines why mandatory arbitration clauses may be equally damaging – covering similarly iniquitous behaviour – and considers how they’re being challenged.

A lawyers survival guide to Covid-19

Tales from the wild side, a lawyers survival guide to COVID-19 with personal reflections from leading legal practitioners and industry specialists from across the globe with a mix of professional and more intimate content

Levelling with the tech giants

The scale at which the tech giants operate – and their significant presence in our lives – makes holding them to account a challenge. Global Insight investigates signs that governments, activists, unions and courts – and even tech companies themselves – are, however, beginning to do so.

A law firm’s website as a marketing tool

Users of Law firm websites mainly consist of students, head-hunters, business people, potential clients and anonymous visitors from different locations, with varying purposes. This article looks at how a potential client’s visit to your website can convert into a request for a proposal.

New report from the IBA Communications Law Committee explores the ‘fair share’ debate in internet infrastructure funding

A new comprehensive report from the International Bar Association (IBA) Communications Law Committee examines the ongoing global debate over who should bear the cost of internet infrastructure, expansion and maintenance. It is a controversial issue revolving around whether…

Making Executive Compensation Less Controversial: The Rise of Pay Ratios

Developments in executive compensation have resulted in more legislation and regulations on executive pay being introduced over the past two decades than in the previous 150 years. Ever since the last financial crisis, executive compensation has remained high on the agenda of many authorities. When there are concerns about executive remuneration, legislators first of all try to find the remedy through increasing the level of transparency. Such a transparency measure, currently favoured by various countries

The role of artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to pharmaceutical research represents one of the most significant transformations the sector has experienced in recent decades, with the global AI-in-pharma market projected to grow at a 40–43 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) through 2030. This rapid expansion also brings significant regulatory and governance challenges, particularly with respect to the regulatory acceptability of data generated through AI based methods and the requirements governing the appropriate use of personal data for algorithm training. These issues are prompting authorities worldwide to develop principles and frameworks aimed at ensuring the trustworthy, transparent, and responsible integration of AI into medicinal product development.

Legal and business news analysis - August/September 2018

IBA Global Insight August/September 2018 -Russian corruption: growing calls for tougher sanctions to combat ‘dirty’ money; The United Kingdom has long been recognised as a favoured destination for wealthy Russian investors, but the flow of ‘dirty money’ from Russia is tainting the country’s reputation. It is increasingly viewed as a safe haven for the Kremlin’s coffers, according to a recent report by the UK House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee

Italy – its unusual route towards a ‘single ultra broadband network’

A robust broadband infrastructure is vital for a country’s economic growth and technological advancement. With this in mind, the Italian Government has set the objective of ensuring broadband internet access for every household.

European Fashion and Luxury Law Conference summary

The European Fashion and Luxury Law Conference, meticulously organised by the European Regional Forum (ERF) of the International Bar Association (IBA) in Milan on 23 April 2024, was a resounding success. The event, which was fully booked, showcased a remarkable assembly of speakers, each highly esteemed within the industry. These speakers brought with them a wealth of knowledge and expertise, which they shared across a series of discussions and presentations.