Our Scans · (ZY.4.15) Law · Weekly Summary

• [New] Legal challenges to the Trump's use of emergency powers to levy tariffs will likely persist and the appellate process by eventually reach the Supreme Court. / USA Marc to Market
• [New] Adopting the circular economy is a form of risk management: circular companies are better prepared to face emerging environmental regulations, such as the upcoming European Circular Economy Law, expected in 2026. Faistgroup.com
• [New] Ofcom is trying to use the threat of massive fines and even criminal liability to force compliance with UK law by American companies that have no presence in the UK. Techdirt
• [New] America could have two elite legal circles with significantly different instincts about religion and technocracy, knowledge of rural America and regional traditions, and views on politics, federalism, localism, civil society, and so on. Reason.com
• [New] Sri Lanka's fast advance towards a national digital ID system could be brought to a halt by a legal petition alleging a raft of violations in the implementation of the SL-UDI. BiometricUpdate.com
• [New] Key takeaways Treasury's plan to collect information about and surveil users of virtual currency mixing services appears to focus on bad actors who use mixers to shield their illicit activity from law enforcement, thus threatening the US financial system and its national security. DLA Piper
• [New] By engaging schools, civil society, and legal institutions alongside existing bank and police efforts, Singapore could develop a more resilient society-wide defence against the money mule problem that underpins the growing scam ecosystem. Maxthon | Privacy Private Browser
• [New] The Association of Intellectual Property Professionals of Costa Rica is developing a legal proposal for the donation of a registration program, which will be linked to Costa Rica's customs system. Bao Quoc Dan
• There are some broader societal implications to the American legal system that will need to be assessed as agentic AI becomes more ubiquitous. Community
• While the NASC focuses on prevention and disruption, Australian law enforcement works with ASEAN and other partners to trace and prosecute criminal actors. Stimson Center
• Texas's law will require AI system developers and users to adhere to certain safeguards (for instance, it prohibits intentionally harmful AI uses like encouraging violence or discrimination), and it gives the state attorney general broad powers to investigate AI-related harms. Alexander M Sidorkin
• A recent ruling by the German Federal Court of Justice has reopened the possibility that using ad blocking software could violate copyright law in Germany. The Register
• The UK's modern Industrial Strategy will invest £150 million in five transformative AI and technology programmes to help UK Professional and Business Services (PBS) sectors such as legal, management consulting and accountancy soar. Y&NY Growth Hub
• Legal aid firms will be the first to suffer if the Ministry of Justice presses ahead with the idea of using interest on lawyers' client accounts to fund free legal services. Legal Futures
• Most California business owners have one thing in common - a lingering fear of an audit that keeps them from taking aggressive but legal tax deductions. KDA Inc.
• South Carolina's law, signed in May, directs regulators to require utilities to plan for and invest in all reasonable, prudent and available energy efficiency and demand-side management resources, and to submit annual reports on the results of their efforts. Utility Dive
• For the first time, the EU's top court will weigh in on how copyright law applies to generative AIa turning point in the legal shaping of AI innovation in Europe. DLA Piper

Last updated: 12 September 2025