DWF has advised Worldline on the acquisition of the remaining 45% of shares in SoftPos from minority shareholders leaving Worldline as the sole shareholder.

Cobalt has advised the 15min group on its placement of a EUR 16 million bond issue.

In Montenegro the Law on Amendments to the Law on Copyright and Related Rights came into force and it aims to harmonize Montenegrin legislation with EU legislative, particularly in the part that facilitates broad access to copyrighted works by enabling the sharing of online content through various platforms.

Ellex and Taylor Wessing have advised Vinted on a EUR 340 million secondary sale of shares to new investors, raising the company's valuation to EUR 5 billion.

Wolf Theiss has advised GreyLion Partners on its equity investment in Birdseye Security Solutions. Lazarevic & Prsic advised Birdseye Security Solutions.

Presumably many of us have watched Bonanza when they were younger. Bonanza is an American Western TV series about the Wild West of the 1860s. It wasn’t an easy life – lawlessness reigned, and justice was only for the strong.However, in 2024, it’s a different story – the laws are in place and being effectively enforced. The development and use of artificial intelligence is no longer a lawless environment. Existing regulations remain in place, and now a new Artificial Intelligence Regulation has entered into force, carrying hefty fines of up to €35 million or up to 7% of a company’s global turnover. So, the answer to the question in the headline is already a pre-emptive 'no'.