7/31/2025 10:11:12 AM Smart data progress report: FCA/ICO statement confirms Open Finance in the pipeline By Bryony Bacon Emily Bradley Legislation is now in place to revolutionise access to customer data in the UK by enabling new ‘smart data’ schemes to come to fruition. ...
7/25/2025 10:22:12 AM Digital Fairness Act: European Commission launches consultation and call for evidence By Jennyfer Moreau On 17 July 2025, the European Commission launched a long-awaited public consultation and call for evidence to inform its upcoming...
7/24/2025 11:34:08 AM Long awaited GPAI guidelines published ahead of 2 August deadline By Natalie Donovan Following hot on the heels of the general-purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice (see our blog), the Commission has finally published its...
7/22/2025 4:13:59 PM New AI law? What does DUA mean for AI in the UK? By Natalie Donovan Bryony Bacon Sam Edwards While there has been much focus in the UK on the impact of the EU’s AI Act and delays to the publication of an AI Bill, a new law was...
7/22/2025 9:41:21 AM Cyber - a pressing board-level issue By Natalie Donovan We have seen a significant uptick in cyber preparedness activity recently and an increased focus on cyber governance. While the global...
7/16/2025 11:48:39 AM Mining the copyright chapter of the GPAI Code By Richard Barker The final version of the EU’s General Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice was published on 10 July, after a two month delay. As we...
7/15/2025 8:58:33 AM UK vs EU: Diverging Roads in Digital Regulation By Annalisa Tosdevin With the CMA having recently published its provisional designation decision and roadmap for possible interventions in respect of Google...
7/10/2025 6:14:40 PM GPAI Model Code finally published By Natalie Donovan Today, the European Commission has published the final version of the General Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice – the voluntary guide...
7/1/2025 9:20:37 AM Advocate General recommends Court of Justice dismisses Google's Android appeal By Sarah Jackson Advocate General (AG) Kokott has proposed that a EUR 4.124 billion fine imposed on Google be upheld and that Google's six grounds of...
6/30/2025 7:46:17 AM To enforce or not? AI divides regulators By Cindy Knott Bryony Bacon Staying abreast of enforcement trends is a critical element of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) risk landscape for...
6/25/2025 4:03:01 PM CMA launches consultation on releasing Google from Privacy Sandbox commitments By Ingrid Lauwers On 13 June 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a notice of intention to release Google from commitments...
6/25/2025 4:02:24 PM Amazon commits to CMA to tackle fake reviews By Ingrid Lauwers On 6 June 2025, the CMA announced that Amazon had agreed to undertakings in order to tackle fake and misleading reviews. The details of...
6/17/2025 11:30:09 AM Data laws rebooted: Data (Use and Access) Bill agreed, as amendments tabled to the EU GDPR By Bryony Bacon Richard Barker On 11 June, the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA Bill) passed in the House of Lords and is shortly set to become law. This marks the...
6/12/2025 2:27:58 PM European Commission notifies SHEIN of consumer protection concerns related to use of ‘dark patterns’ By Jennyfer Moreau On 26 May 2025, the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC Network) directed the online marketplace and...
6/12/2025 12:08:32 PM Using AI in financial services? ICO and FCA collaborate to boost confidence By Bryony Bacon Emily Bradley A recent survey by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England identified that 85% of financial services organisations are...
6/5/2025 10:24:54 AM Cyber Update: New Software Security Code of Practice By Sam Edwards Natalie Donovan Background In May 2025 the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology used the government’s flagship cyber security event,...