Welcome to October edition of the AI & GDPR Monthly update, bringing you the latest insights into artificial intelligence and data protection. We’ll cover new AI regulations, opinions, court and authority decisions across the EU, and the latest use cases in AI implementation.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth.”

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) may appear routine, yet in the M&A process they serve as a strategic cornerstone. In this episode, Jason Saltzman, Partner and National Lead of Dentons’ M&A Group, speaks with Michael Beeforth, Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, and Riley Dearden, Partner, Corporate group, about how NDAs build trust, protect sensitive information, and shape negotiations before a deal is signed. Whether advising buyers or sellers, the discussion offers practical insights to help set your deal up for success.

New Zealand: On 22 October 2025 the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment finally released the outcome of its consultation on proposed reforms to the climate-related disclosures regime. The result? Wide-sweeping changes to the scope of the regime that go even further than those contemplated in the consultation process that kicked off last December, bringing welcome relief for all Climate Reporting Entities currently caught in the regime’s tangled web. In this Financial Law Insight, we discuss the highlights of the reform package, what the Financial Markets Authority is doing to overcome the regulatory uncertainty created, and what the implications might be for future climate-related reporting. 

United Kingdom: The French Banking Federation (Fédération Bancaire Française or FBF) has released a new version of its Master Agreement for Repurchase Transactions (the 2025 FBF Repo Agreement). 

United Kingdom: Ofgem has now confirmed how it will judge which long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects can receive government-backed revenue support. This is a key step in the UK's plan to ensure the electricity system can stay reliable as more renewable power comes online.

Dentons has advised JSCB Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank (SQB) on its inaugural offering of Rule 144A/Regulation S US$300 million 9.45% fixed rate resettable perpetual additional tier 1 notes.

United Kingdom: At the end of summer 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published updated guidance for social media platforms (SMPs) to help them comply with their consumer law obligations relating to incentivised endorsements and fake reviews.

29.10.2025 Gesetz zur Änderung des Staatsangehörigkeitsgesetzes sowie weiterer Vorschriften
G. v. 27.10.2025 BGBl. 2025 I Nr. 256

ändert
- ETIAS-Durchführungsgesetz (ETIASDG)