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The U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”) is moving towards implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program. When finally launched, the CMMC program will require many companies in the DOD supply chain with Controlled Unclassified Information (“CUI”) to obtain a third-party certification confirming that they are compliant with applicable cybersecurity controls. The impacted companies will…

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We are getting so used to the hype around generative AI (GenAI) that it may seem like we are on the verge of it being used for all purposes, everywhere, all the time. There is significant pressure on public sector organisations, in particular, not to miss the opportunity to reap its (expected, presumed) benefits. However,…

Read More “two interesting default prohibitions (Ireland and the Netherlands) — How to Crack a Nut” »

If you do use the blog for research or database purposes, citation would be appreciated, to the blog as a whole and /or to specific blog posts. Many have suggested I should turn the blog into a paid for, subscription service however I have resisted doing so. Proper reference to how the blog is useful…

Read More “X v Amstelveen Equity Trust BV et al. Holds (wrongly imo) that Article 26 Brussels Ia submission applies to non-EU defendants, too. Then grants an A33-34 stay viz Dutch defendants and, in a show of cakeism, a ‘metoo’ stay against the Turkish defendants.” »

Housing systems vary greatly among EU countries – in terms of their purpose, ownership and tenure, types of providers, categories of beneficiaries, funding and subsidised rent arrangements. All across the EU, however, housing affordability has become a significant problem, further exacerbated by the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. Written by Marketa Pape. The recent cost-of-living…

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