30 Mar, 2021 Why diversity and inclusion are matters of fairness: understanding regulatory expectations through the lens of product and service design By Natalie Barnes My colleague, Ben Goldstein, wrote about why diversity and inclusion are regulatory issues following a number of high profile speeches at...
29 Mar, 2021 Linking and copyright: one size fits all (for now) By Slaughter and May Linking has always been controversial, as it sits at the intersection between copyright law and the reality and functioning of the...
29 Mar, 2021 Show and XML: IPEC explains protections available to XML schema owners By Ioanna Antcheva What is an XML schema? How does IP law protect an XML schema (or does it not)? Does infringement of copyright in an XML schema attract...
26 Mar, 2021 How are your competitors managing their cyber risk? Government publishes 2021 cyber breaches survey By Natalie Donovan The latest Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows that the risk level for businesses is potentially higher than ever under...
24 Mar, 2021 The return of the determined intruder: the ICO’s latest thinking on anonymisation and personal data By Bryony Bacon The ICO acknowledged last week that 'questions about when data is personal data or anonymous information are some of the most challenging...
23 Mar, 2021 Would you use the ICO’s AI risk mitigation toolkit? Have your say now. By Calum Scott For some time it has been acknowledged that the potential benefits of implementing AI systems are accompanied with many risks. When...
19 Mar, 2021 All for one, and one for all – regulators co-ordinate in the digital space By Natalie Donovan The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF), whose members include the ICO, CMA, Ofcom and (from April) the FCA , has published its...
18 Mar, 2021 No UPC in 2021 - try again next year? By Slaughter and May The drama of the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent project is one of many global dramas gripping our attention lately. As...
15 Mar, 2021 Expanding the legal foundations: UKJT consults on new rules for cryptoasset and smart contract disputes By Samantha Holland The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) has publicly consulted on draft new Digital Dispute Resolution Rules that can be incorporated into...
10 Mar, 2021 UK Government non-committal on Select Committee’s recommendations regarding AI strategy By Slaughter and May The UK government has provided its response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence’s report ‘AI in the UK: No...
10 Mar, 2021 Cutting the oxygen on cybercrime: Nominet expands law enforcement landing pages By Slaughter and May Think that you are too smart for the cyberscammers? The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) reported that 1 in 10...
02 Mar, 2021 The ePrivacy Regulation finally jumps out of the frying pan - but into the fire? By Slaughter and May The GDPR hasn't been the only EU privacy reform on the lips of politicians and businesses in recent years. The contentious ePrivacy...
01 Mar, 2021 Have you tried the ICO’s new AI toolkit? By Natalie Donovan The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is urging all organisations considering using data analytics on personal data to look at its...
01 Mar, 2021 Ofcom updates NIS guidance By Slaughter and May Ofcom has updated its guidance for those in the digital infrastructure subsector who are caught by The Network and Information Systems...
01 Mar, 2021 Mass claims for data breaches: perhaps a change of heart by the Government but don’t forget Lloyd v Google By Samantha Holland The UK Government has published its response to last year’s consultation reviewing the representative action provisions in s187 of the...