Worldwide: IT and Internet

The EU's Cyber Resilience Act introduces comprehensive cybersecurity requirements for connected devices and software sold in the European market. With key compliance deadlines approaching in 2026 and 2027, manufacturers, importers, and distributors must understand their obligations regarding security by design, vulnerability reporting, and lifecycle maintenance to avoid penalties and build customer trust.

El Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea examina si la Directiva sobre comercio electrónico se aplica a plataformas de vídeos que alojan contenido promocional de juegos de azar, y analiza bajo qué circunstancias estos proveedores pueden quedar exentos de responsabilidad cuando celebran contratos de asociación comercial con creadores de contenido.

The EU AI Act introduces new transparency requirements for AI-generated content starting August 2, 2026. Organizations using AI in customer communications, marketing, or public-facing content must assess whether their current practices comply with obligations around disclosing AI chatbot interactions, labeling AI-generated media, and identifying deepfakes.

Cyprus businesses face strict consumer protection obligations covering pricing transparency, withdrawal rights, unfair contract terms, and digital services. Non-compliance may trigger regulatory investigations, administrative fines, and reputational damage across e-commerce, marketing, and customer service operations.

In a recent judgment, the Honourable Court of Appeal analysed the scope and availability of the extraordinary remedy of retrial (ritrattazzjoni) under Articles 811(e) and 811(l) of the Maltese Code of Organization and Civil Procedure.

An applicant’s predominantly personal interest in access to the register may result in strict confidentiality obligations under Rule 262.2 RoP

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark ruling on when EU Member States can enforce their media, youth-protection, and platform laws against online services established in other Member States. The judgment fundamentally reshapes the application of the country-of-origin principle under the e-Commerce Directive, distinguishing between general statutory prohibitions and individual regulatory orders. This decision has immediate implications for how adult content providers, video-sharing

A European Patent Office Board of Appeal decision examines whether an interactive kiosk that randomly prints literary content based on user button presses constitutes a patentable technical invention.

The European Central Bank has issued an urgent directive to major financial institutions requiring comprehensive action plans to counter rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats powered by frontier artificial intelligence models. With an October 2026 deadline looming, banks must demonstrate concrete measures across vulnerability management, monitoring capabilities, and third-party risk controls as AI-enabled attacks compress the timeline between threat discovery and exploitation. This supervisory escalation s