In October we wrote a piece discussing the difficulties in bringing a criminal case for submarine cable damage, looking at the Eagle S case in Finland. Our colleague Pia Bräysy from our Helsinki office has informed us of the following update:
On 27 August 2026, the Court of Appeal overturned
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On 15 July 2026, Ofcom published a statement setting out its decision to introduce a new Condition C9 into the General Conditions of Entitlement which sets out how Ofcom will require mobile operators and business messaging aggregators to protect mobile users from scam mobile messages (“New General Condition“)
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On 12 May, Ofcom launched a consultation on proposed updates to its General statement of policy under section 105Y of the Communications Act 2003 (the “Statement of Policy”) in respect of how it will assess compliance by public telecommunications operators with their security obligations under the UK telecommunications
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The KRITIS Umbrella Act (Dachgesetz zur Stärkung der physischen Resilienz kritischer Anlagen – KRITISDachG) has been in effect since March 17, 2026. For operators of critical infrastructure in Germany, this means: new obligations, tight deadlines, and hefty fines require swift action. For the first time, the law establishes
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NIS2, the EU’s second Network and Information Systems Directive, is not going anywhere. While the swathe of organisations newly in scope of the EU’s hallmark cybersecurity directive may have hoped that the EU’s recent announcements on regulatory simplification (including the Digital Omnibus) might have reduced their compliance burden, in
Continue Reading NIS2’s extended scope takes a deep dive: Unpacking the EU Commission’s proposed expansion to Submarine Data Transmission Infrastructure
The European Commission has just unveiled its proposal for the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The DNA marks a fundamental shift from regulating traditional “electronic communications” to a broader, cloud-integrated ecosystem of “digital networks”.
In a nutshell: The DNA replaces the fragmented framework of the 2018 Electronic Communications Code (EECC)
Continue Reading From Telecoms to “Digital Networks”: Navigating the EU’s New Digital Networks Act (DNA)
Earlier this week the European Policy Centre (with its partner the Vodafone Institute) published a new discussion paper looking at the strategic issues around European submarine cables and making some recommendations. Since it’s an area of work close to my heart I have reviewed and set out below – in
Continue Reading The Proposed European Strategy for Submarine Infrastructure
A recent decision from a Finnish district court has cast light on the legal and operational challenges surrounding damage to submarine infrastructure, particularly in contested or sensitive maritime zones. The case concerned the Eagle S, a Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker, whose crew faced criminal charges following an incident in
Continue Reading The difficulty of bringing criminal cases for submarine cable damage – the Eagle S case
On 25 June 2025, the European Commission has proposed the draft of the EU Space Act.
This proposed new law is intended to provide a harmonised regulatory framework at European level from 2030 to ensure safety, resilience, and environmental responsibility across the EU, while helping space tech companies grow and scale across borders.
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Reproduced from an article by Mike Conradi and Christian Keogh in SubTel Forum Issue #141 – Finance & Legal (March 2025)
Due diligence is a crucial element of any M&A deal. The term refers to one of the activities undertaken by a purchaser prior to closing a deal, in order
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