Navigating the Data Act’s B2B Unfairness Test: A Practical Guide
This new regime targets unilaterally imposed terms concerning data access and use, fundamentally altering the risk landscape for any company operating in the European data economy.
Marten Männis
Legal Project Manager at the European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA)
CSRD after the summer “quick-fix”: what changes, what stays, and how to prepare for 2026
For legal counsel, the practical effect is scope stability for wave one entities through the 2025 cycle: fewer surprises in mandatory datapoints, clearer materiality signposting, and limited tactical relief in disclosures where data maturity is weakest.
Commission Issues Preliminary Findings of DSA Breaches Against Meta and TikTok
These findings are preliminary and do not prejudge the final outcome of the investigations.
Has the Stablecoin Era Begun – GENIUS, MiCAR, and the New Global Payments Landscape
The arrival of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) and the U.S. “GENIUS Act” transforms stablecoins from a niche, unregulated asset into a formally recognised pillar of a new financial infrastructure.
France advances on confidentiality for in-house counsel – but in a deliberately limited form
Not a “new profession” and not a personal professional secret, but rather a statutory confidentiality attaching to certain written in-house legal consultations under tightly defined conditions.
Shadow AI and Privilege Forfeiture: Non-Technical People do not Understand AI
This has led courts to be overwhelmed by hallucinated case law or non-existent authorities being used as part of legal arguments.
FutureLaw 2026: Taming the Complexity of Legal Ops
The traditional postulate of the General Counsel (GC) as a reactive risk mitigator, operating as an isolated corporate "Department of No," is fundamentally obsolete.
France advances on confidentiality for in-house counsel – but in a deliberately limited form
The French compromise does not entail a “new profession” and not a personal professional secret, but rather a statutory confidentiality attaching to certain written in-house legal consultations under tightly defined conditions.
Has the Stablecoin Era Begun - GENIUS, MiCAR, and the New Global Payments Landscape
The appeal of stablecoins comes from its perceived price stability and lack of price fluctuation, prompting discussions on whether it can become a digital currency fit for everyday usage both for businesses and consumers.
Commission Issues Preliminary Findings of DSA Breaches Against Meta and TikTok
These findings are preliminary and do not prejudge the final outcome of the investigations. The Commission's investigation, conducted in cooperation with Coimisiún na Meán (the Irish Digital Services Coordinator), also found Meta's platforms deficient in two key areas concerning user protections.
CSRD after the summer “quick-fix”: what to expect
The CSRD’s core objectives remain intact, with the quick-fix trimming procedural burden to improve business usability and EU competitiveness. Whether the narrowed datapoint set preserves decision-useful information across the bloc will be tested in the next reporting cycle.
Navigating the Data Act’s B2B Unfairness Test: A Practical Guide
Beyond its well-known provisions on data access, Article 13 introduces a potent and binding unfairness test for B2B agreements.