19 Nov, 2024 Ofcom open letter clarifies how Online Safety Act will apply to GenAI By Jack Higgins On 8 November, Ofcom published an open letter to online service providers clarifying how the UK’s Online Safety Act (‘OSA’) will apply to...
13 Nov, 2024 AI Regulation Update: New EU Product Liability Directive Approved by Commission By Natalie Donovan AI regulation in the EU was never just about the EU AI Act – the AI Act was part of a package that included a new AI Liability Directive...
13 Nov, 2024 AI in recruitment: ICO publishes recommendations By Clare Fletcher Rebecca Cousin The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published the outcomes from a number of consensual audits it conducted on the use of AI...
11 Nov, 2024 Who’s responsible for what? EDPB’s opinion on the responsibilities of controllers and processors By Rebecca Cousin Rosie Wilson The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted an Opinion on the split of controller and processor responsibilities and the...
07 Nov, 2024 New winds blowing: Bank of England publishes speech on AI and financial stability By Emily Bradley Last week the Bank of England (the Bank) published a speech delivered by Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s Deputy Governor for Financial...
01 Nov, 2024 Following in the UK’s footsteps? Towards a Digital Fairness Act in the EU By Jennyfer Moreau Earlier this month, the European Commission published its long-awaited report on its Digital Fairness ‘Fitness Check’, where it evaluated...
31 Oct, 2024 Ofcom announces updated timelines for Online Safety Act implementation By Jack Higgins Ofcom has published an updated timetable outlining its plans for the implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’), with new duties on...
30 Oct, 2024 UK data reform presses ahead: Data (Use and Access) Bill introduced to UK Parliament By Rebecca Cousin Bryony Bacon Last week the Data (Use and Access) Bill (Data Bill) was published, being the most recent bill to be introduced to the UK Parliament to...
22 Oct, 2024 FCA launches new 'AI Lab' for financial services sector By Emily Bradley The FCA has launched a new ‘AI Lab’, seeking to support innovators as they develop new AI solutions while deepening its own understanding...
18 Oct, 2024 A "vote of confidence": the UK government welcomes a spate of investment in UK data centres By Phoebe McGibbon James Cook The UK government has welcomed plans from four operators to invest £6.3 billion in UK data centre infrastructure, announced on Monday as...
17 Oct, 2024 Are you ready for NIS2 – new EU cyber law applies from 18 October By Natalie Donovan New European cyber law NIS2 must be implemented at local member state level by 18 October. Do you know if you are in scope (and if you...
17 Oct, 2024 TCS v DBS – Quickfire contracting tips for commercial lawyers By Peter Elkin Digital transformation projects often carry a high level of risk, with much scope to go wrong. Several high-profile issues organisations...
16 Oct, 2024 Revolutionising Regulation: The UK’s New Innovation Office Takes Centre Stage By Alexander Gulli Commitments to boost investment and innovation in the UK were central to the Labour party’s manifesto, as we wrote about in our previous...
30 Sep, 2024 AT&T v Broadcom VMware – are you ready for renewal? By Matthew Harman In the latest move in an interesting (and now very public) dispute, Broadcom has responded to AT&T’s claim against it in the New York...
26 Sep, 2024 The ICO’s cookie focus is extending to ad tech: 5 things you need to know By Bryony Bacon The ICO has confirmed a continuation and extension of its work to tackle cookie compliance. In a statement issued last week, the...
26 Sep, 2024 European Commission publishes Competition Policy Brief on generative AI and virtual worlds By Jonathan Slade Jennyfer Moreau On 19 September 2024, the European Commission published a Policy Brief on competition in generative AI and virtual worlds. The Policy...