Hallmarks and hallmark moments

A piece of “family silver” often reveals its most important details on the underside. Tucked away on the back, there is often a row of small stamped symbols: a walking lion, a leopard’s head, or an anchor, a single letter in a particular typeface, and perhaps

Continue Reading What the EU’s new Code of Practice means for AI-generated content transparency

Artificial intelligence has quietly reshaped recruitment. From sourcing, screening to selection of candidates, AI tools promise speed and scale in an ever-globalised workforce landscape following the boom of remote work infrastructure. However, a recent intervention by a UK regulator has surfaced regulatory pressure on the vendors building these systems.

The

Continue Reading AI in recruitment: the ICO’s wake-up call for vendors

On 10 June 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers approved, at a preliminary stage, two draft legislative decrees on artificial intelligence.

The first draft concerns the powers of national authorities, supervision, sanctions, testing environments and training, and also contains provisions relating to employment.

The second draft regulates the use of

Continue Reading AI: Italian Government gives initial approval to national implementing decrees

Organisations increasingly use AI-enabled tools throughout the recruitment process. These tools screen CVs, score suitability, run online assessments, and analyse behaviour. They can speed up hiring and may help reduce the human bias found in traditional recruitment. However, their use often clashes with data protection rules that limit decisions based

Continue Reading UK: ICO Report on Automated Decision-Making in Recruitment

On 10 February 2026, the Federal Government adopted its official government draft (Regierungsentwurf) for the AI Market Surveillance and Innovation Promotion Act (KI-Marktüberwachungs- und Innovationsförderungs-GesetzKI-MIG), setting out Germany’s supervisory architecture, enforcement powers, and penalty regime for AI systems under the EU AI Act (

Continue Reading Germany’s AI Implementation Act (KI-MIG): Who are the responsible supervisory authorities?

During the session of September 17, 2025, the Italian Senate approved Bill No. 1146-B, entitled “Provisions and delegated powers to the Government regarding artificial intelligence.” The text was published on the Italian Official Journal as Law No. 132 of 2025 and is set to become applicable starting from

Continue Reading Italy passes its own law on artificial intelligence: new rules effective October 2025

In the rapidly evolving tech industry sector, artificial intelligence (AI) stands at the forefront of innovation. Although stakeholders active in the technology sector represent the natural leaders of AI and are adopting AI to a greater extent than companies related to other industry sectors,[1] they are faced with an

Continue Reading AI in the tech sector – touch points and regulatory difference across the EU and Australia

In a recent webinar, Kit Burden, Partner in our Tech and Sourcing team caught up with Gareth Stokes, Global Co-Chair of our Technology Sector and AI Practice, along with Aarushi Jain, Partner in the Technology and Media team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas to discuss AI in the global market. In

Continue Reading Exploring the AI landscape from policy to practice

Part 2: You’re Only Liable Twice: Agentic AI errors.

Agentic AI and its ability to perform tasks autonomously on behalf of users, without the regular prompting associated with more traditional AI models, is the new frontier of AI. Many organisations are betting big on the significant advancements and conveniences it

Continue Reading For Your AIs Only: Agentic AI Steps Out of the Shadows

The European Commission has recently published its “AI Continent Action Plan”[1] and, doing so, set itself no less a task than winning the global race for AI leadership and making Europe the leading AI continent. This shall be achieved by, inter alia, investing over EUR 200 billion to boost

Continue Reading Becoming the world’s leading AI Continent: The Commission’s “AI Continent Action Plan”