Sep 25, 2023 New one-stop shop for UK AI and digital regulation By Natalie Donovan The Government announced last week that, as part of its plans to design and deliver an AI regulatory framework, the DRCF will pilot a new...
Sep 22, 2023 CMA sets out early thinking on the impact of AI Foundation Models on competition and consumers By Sarah Jackson Earlier this year, the UK Competition and Markets Authority announced the launch of an initial review into the impact of AI Foundation...
Jun 06, 2023 UK Government’s White Paper on AI Regulation Gets Stamp of Approval from CMA By Lucy Chambers It’s good to get a gold star on your homework, particularly when that homework relates to the future of AI regulation in the UK. On 1...
May 30, 2023 National merger reviews under the microscope: insights from digital and tech mergers assessed by competition authorities in the EU By Jennyfer Moreau Earlier this year, the European Commission published a report that provides an overview of how national competition authorities (NCAs)...
May 11, 2023 CMA launches initial review of AI foundation models By Jennyfer Moreau In a bid to showcase its proactivity regarding the rising adoption of AI, the UK Competition and Markets Authority has recently announced...
Mar 28, 2023 Towards a fair and innovative data economy: European Parliament backs new EU Data Act By Dr Nele Dhondt Jordan Ellison Alexander Chadd The European Parliament (EP) has backed new rules for access to, and use of, data generated in the EU across economic sectors making a...
Oct 31, 2022 G7 Publishes Compendium on Competition in Digital Markets By Katie Hudson Competition authorities from the G7, along with a number of guest authorities, have recently published a compendium on competition in...
May 10, 2022 UK Government's plans for digital regulation feature in Queen's speech By Annalisa Tosdevin The UK Government's plans to regulate digital markets featured in today's Queen's speech, despite recent press reports that the plans...
May 06, 2022 UK Government taking forward plans to regulate digital markets By Annalisa Tosdevin The Government has today confirmed that it is taking forward plans to establish a new pro-competition regime for digital markets. Amongst...
Apr 28, 2022 UK's digital regulators focus on algorithms By Annalisa Tosdevin The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) has today published two papers on algorithms, along with a call for comments inviting...
Mar 30, 2022 Who will guard the 'gatekeepers': EU one step closer to regulating Big Tech By Slaughter and May The European Union's institutions came together at the midnight bell, on 25 March 2022 and reached provisional political agreement on the...
Jan 28, 2022 General Court annuls European Commission’s 2009 €1.06 billion fine on Intel By Katie Hudson Thirteen years after the European Commission imposed a EUR 1.06bn fine on US chipmaker Intel on charges of abusing its market dominance...
Jan 21, 2022 European Commission expresses competition concerns with consumer Internet of Things sector By Alexander Chadd The European Commission has published its final report in its inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) sector, confirming its...
Jan 20, 2022 Meta challenges CMA's first Big Tech prohibition By Annalisa Tosdevin On 23 December 2021 Meta Platforms, Inc (formerly Facebook, Inc) challenged the CMA's decision ordering it to sell off Giphy, the...
Nov 10, 2021 The beginning of the end? Google loses General Court challenge over Shopping fine By Lucy Chambers Today the General Court, the EU’s second highest court, largely dismissed Google’s challenge to the European Commission’s 2017 finding...
Sep 14, 2021 An Epic judgment? The battle of Apple v Fortnite continues By Lucy Chambers On 10 September, a US federal judge issued a ruling in the case of Epic Games v Apple. The case has been a high-profile challenge by Epic...