21 Dec, 2023 A “global gold standard”: the UK government consults on proposed measures to bolster the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure By Phoebe McGibbon James Cook The UK government is consulting on proposed regulations to improve the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure, including data...
21 Dec, 2023 Using AI in the transition to net zero By Natalie Donovan Chaya Kupperman Laura Houston The recent explosive growth in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated conversations in 2023. Part...
21 Dec, 2023 EU opens proceedings against X for possible breaches of the DSA By Catherine O'Callaghan X has become the first company to have formal proceedings for potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) launched against it...
20 Dec, 2023 ANNother patent? Has the High Court paved the way for increased patentability of Artificial Neural Networks? By Issy Spiro Patenting AI inventions is notoriously complex, with budding patentees having to weave a fine line between various exclusions from...
20 Dec, 2023 High Court refuses to throw out Getty Images’ IP infringement claim against generative AI provider Stability AI By Catherine O'Callaghan As 2023 draws to a close, generative AI remains a hot topic. Not only can you now look the term up in the dictionary, but we also have...
15 Dec, 2023 EU AI Act agreed as UK says it won't legislate until timing is right By Natalie Donovan After months of fierce debate, political agreement was finally reached on the EU’s landmark AI Act on 8th December 2023. Ursula von der...
14 Dec, 2023 A Christmas Data Carol: Contentious Data Past, Current and Yet to Come By Rebecca Cousin The end of the year is now firmly in sight, which is a somewhat scary prospect from a Christmas shopping perspective! That does however...
08 Dec, 2023 US Data & Trust Alliance announce first cross-industry standards for data provenance By Richard Barker As AI continues to dominate the headlines, one word that is consistently cropping up is “transparency” - particularly in relation to the...
30 Nov, 2023 Court of Appeal finds in favour of CMA cloud market investigation By Annalisa Tosdevin The Court of Appeal has today ruled unanimously that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was justified in launching a market...
30 Nov, 2023 Supreme Court confirms Deliveroo riders are not “in employment” By Clare Fletcher Helena Davies Employment status in the gig economy has been under scrutiny for almost as long as the platforms have existed. The original model was one...
30 Nov, 2023 AI update – will the EU AI Act get agreed next week and what’s happening in the UK? By Natalie Donovan The last few months have been a busy time for AI Regulation - from the US Executive Order, to the UK’s AI Summit (see blog) and private...
28 Nov, 2023 NFTs: CMS Committee highlights scale of potential copyright infringement By Richard Barker Last year, NFTs were everywhere and IP lawyers across the country were grappling to understand their potential impact on IP rights. This...
27 Nov, 2023 What you need to know about the new EU Data Act By Dr Nele Dhondt Jordan Ellison Following a political deal between the Council and the European Parliament (EP) on 27 June 2023 and formal adoption by the EP on 9...
23 Nov, 2023 UK government publishes responses to consultation on the Computer Misuse Act 1990 By Ollie Cantrill Cyber continues to be a key threat for both organisations and governments. The UK government has been considering for some time whether...
20 Nov, 2023 UK signs joint statement against ransomware payments – “New norm” or status quo? By Andres Chau On 2 November 2023, the UK government announced that it and more than 40 countries had signed a Joint Statement strongly discouraging the...
14 Nov, 2023 OpenAI offers to indemnify ChatGPT customers for copyright infringement By Catherine O'Callaghan OpenAI has announced that it will protect its business customers against copyright infringement lawsuits, following the lead of...