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technology & digitalisation
Schoenherr's experts advise on all legal matters arising in the telecommunications and media sector across the CEE region.
"The lawyers are very thoughtful and considerate, and provide solutions."
At Schoenherr we thoroughly enjoy technology, as well as helping our clients with their technology & digitalisation matters.
Our clients and their projects face many legal challenges, some of which have yet to be considered. These legal challenges do not adhere to classic legal areas or terminology, and so, in order to meet the legal demands of tomorrow’s technologies today, our group focuses on making technology & digitalisation happen in the current legal environment.
We provide 360° legal advice for all technology & digitalisation matters, and support to Schoenherr's transaction practices with legal and industry know-how.
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The technology & digitalisation group provides 360° legal advice for all technology & digitalisation matters. The combined knowledge of our legal experts ensures an optimised understanding of our clients' needs.
Since the scope of our services is constantly developing in accordance with technical developments and our clients' challenges, please refer to the non-exhaustive list of the legal areas in which we provide services at tech.schoenherr.eu
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At Schoenherr we integrate legal tech across five key domains: collaboration and transaction management, document automation, drafting and knowledge management, smart workflow tools, and AI/document review solutions.
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Poland: New technologies and food traceability
Today's food industry faces many challenges in ensuring food safety, quality and sustainability. As the demand for safe, healthy and organic food continues to grow, food traceability in the process of food making becomes a key element.
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04 November 2024
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Austria: Schoenherr advises Knight Capital on EUR 10m financing round for iDWELL
Schoenherr advised investment firm Knight Capital in the EUR 10m financing round of the Vienna-based company iDWELL. Specialising in the optimisation of property management through artificial intelligence, iDWELL is rapidly establishing itself as a leading player in the PropTech sector.
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Consumer Credit Directive II: consumer credit legislation for the digital age
A 2020 review of the Consumer Credit Directive (2008/48/EC) ("CCD I") by the European Commission (EC) found that CCD I has been only partially effective in ensuring a high level of consumer protection.
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Moving lock, stock and barrel to the cloud: what banks need to know when negotiating with service vendors
Skimming through business journals from the last decade or so, it feels like the transition to cloud computing has been looming over the banking industry for a long time. But with so many industries now taking steps to digitalise, even the traditionally cautious banking industry is being swept up in the tide.
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More than an ID: the European Digital Identity Wallet
Electronic identity ("eID") and electronic trusted services ("eTS") are currently regulated at the EU level in the eIDAS Regulation of 23 July 2014. A decade is an eternity in the world of new technologies and the eIDAS Regulation has become outdated and unsatisfactory in many areas. One of its biggest failings is in the true interoperability and cross-border recognition of national eID schemes.
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Key implications of the NIS 2 Directive: increased liability risk for management and broader scope
The revision of the NIS Directive (EU) 2016/1148 ("NIS 1") was published on 27 December 2022 in the form of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 ("NIS 2") and entered into force on 16 January 2023. NIS 2 is the Commission's response to Member States' inconsistent and fragmented implementation of NIS 1. The revision of this first EU-wide cybersecurity legislation will mean significant and far-reaching changes for companies in "critical" sectors.
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The EU Digital Services Act: 19 designated online platforms have completed their last-minute compliance preparations, Serbia is just looking over its shoulder
While most provisions of the EU Digital Services Act ("DSA") will not begin to apply until February 2024, the EU Commission has nevertheless designated 19 "very large online platforms" and "very large search engines" – so-called gatekeepers – for which the strictest rules under the DSA took effect on 25 August this year.
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