Technology Legal Outlook 2020

In this publication, our tech sector lawyers from around the world explore the key global trends in the technology sector that we believe will shape the legal outlook for businesses in 2024 and beyond.

Artificial Intelligence is shaping the outlook for 2023, bringing a new wave of digital change. We explore the rapidly evolving legal landscape for AI and share some practical steps to address legal risks in adopting AI.  

Gaming has become the world’s biggest entertainment industry – a rapidly evolving industry that presents significant opportunities and challenges for our clients. As gaming companies face a wave of new digital regulation, increasing regulatory enforcement, and heightened litigation risk, we are helping clients navigate these risks and supporting them in their ambitions.

In this publication, our tech sector lawyers from around the world explore the key global trends in the technology sector that we believe will shape the legal outlook for businesses in 2023 and beyond.

In this report we look at the key legal risks associated with dealing with cryptoassets and decentralised networks and the destabilising impact of key market events including major insolvencies in 2022.

Through our Contemplating the metaverse blog series, our teams across practices delve into the opportunities and legal risks companies should be considering.

The EU is currently pushing through a transformational digital regulation package. However, that package is made up of a number of different laws, such as the Data Governance Act, the AI Act, NISD2, the Digital Services Act and ten other related instruments.
Keeping track of all these new laws is a challenge. Our EU Digital Regulation Handbook provides a short, accessible summary of the status of each law, together with an assessment of comparable developments in the UK. The handbook is available here.

Delivering technological innovation to the timescales required to achieve the net zero transition goals will require rapid change across all aspects of the global economy.  A range of technologies are being developed and deployed to enable businesses to make this transition. At Linklaters we have a global team ready to support businesses on this journey.  Read more about how we support businesses investing in net zero tech and navigating an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. 

A comparative analysis of the regulation of online harms in eight key jurisdictions.

After the seismic events of 2020, the new year offers new hope for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, for economic recovery and for “building back better”. In this publication we explore the key global trends in the technology sector that we believe will shape the legal outlook for businesses in 2021 and beyond.

In our mid-year review, we explore seven of the key global trends likely to shape the technology sector in 2020 and consider the legal implications for businesses.

As part of our annual Year in Review, Year to Come campaign, we have produced a Technology Legal Outlook 2020 publication. This publication looks at six global themes relating to tech companies, digital markets and emerging tech.

As part of Year in Review, Year to Come series, our global fintech team has contributed to a global fintech Year in Review and Year to Come.

In this publication teams from 16 countries have summarised legal and commercial developments in the fintech space for 2019 and looked forward in predicting likely themes in 2020.

Artificial intelligence is moving into the mainstream and raises a number of practical, legal and ethical challenges.

If you are a GC or in-house counsel looking to exploit this technology you need to address these issues, many of which are new and need new responses.

A company's IPO is very often the most significant transaction in the development of the company. Its completion marks the start of the company's life as a public reporting entity. Access to the IPO Toolkit is via our Knowledge Portal.

Our DigiLinks blog will keep you informed on the latest cybersecurity, data privacy and tech news.

Insights, updates and news from our experienced Fintech lawyers around the world.

Explore our solutions across the mobility spectrum: automotive, charging infrastructure, batteries and gigafactories, mobility services and technology, transport and space.