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Legal Departments Poised to Go on Tech Spending Spree to Bolster Compliance

Legal Tech Monitor

A Gartner report projects a 50% increase in spending on governance, risk and compliance technology by 2026—a surge sparked by rising regulatory requirements.

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EU and US Lawmakers Agree to Draft AI Code of Conduct

Inside Privacy

The European Commission proposed its AI Act— establishing binding rules on banned and “high-risk” AI systems — in 2021 (see our blog here ), however, the law is still being reviewed by lawmakers and is not expected to come into force before 2026.

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California Amends Data Broker Law

Inside Privacy

Most notably, however, the Act requires the creation and use of a new deletion mechanism for California consumers by January 1, 2026. The CPPA is responsible for creating this “accessible deletion mechanism,” which will allow consumers to make a single deletion request to all data brokers that maintain their personal information at one time.

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The EU AI Act – Navigating the EU’s Legislative Labyrinth

Debevoise Data Blog

Despite recent challenges in the EU “trilogue negotiations”, proponents still hope to reach a compromise on the key terms of the draft EU AI Act by 6 th December, with a view to passing to the Act in 2024 and most of the provisions becoming effective sometime in 2026.

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7 components of effective legal matter management

Simple Legal

Standardized workflow management Gartner’s 2023 Legal Technology Predictions Report estimates that by 2026, 40% of legal departments will tap into workflow automation to create an intake system for in-house work. Tips to get started: Audit your risk management and compliance. And for good reason.

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HHS Publishes Final Rule to Align Part 2 and HIPAA

Inside Privacy

Compliance with the rule is required by February 16, 2026. An upcoming final rule from OCR will finalize certain changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to address uses and disclosures of protected health information that is also protected by Part 2. The rule will become effective on April 16, 2024.

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India’s renewed approach to Chinese investments in the electronics sector

Ikigai Law

India intends to expand its electronics manufacturing and exports sector to US$ 300 billion by 2026. [xi] Which party would bear the cost of compliance? The change in India’s position to allow Chinese investments is based on multiple factors.