20 Dec, 2024 ICO gen AI consultation response: 5 things you need to know By Bryony Bacon The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its response to its data protection and genAI consultation. While there is...
21 Nov, 2024 DMCC Act seeks to make consumer protection fit for the digital age By Richard Barker The UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, bringing in long-anticipated...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
12 Sep, 2024 The EU Data Act - one year to go: what you need to know to prepare By Jonathan Slade Laura Houston Whether you want to explore different aftercare services for the IoT products you use, switch your cloud service provider, or agree...
15 Aug, 2024 Hong Kong Introduces Regulatory Regime for Stablecoin Issuers By Vincent Chan Despite its name, the global stablecoin market has been far from stable in recent years. In response, regulators and governments across...
13 Aug, 2024 Talking AI with the experts - Faculty explain compliance through a technical lens By Natalie Donovan We know that AI raises a wide range of legal risks, and that you need to understand enough about how the technology works to fully...
05 Aug, 2024 European Commission finds X in breach of the DSA By Catherine O'Callaghan In another reminder that the Commission is actively enforcing the Digital Services Act (“DSA”), X (formerly Twitter) has been sent the...
01 Aug, 2024 EU AI Act in force today By Natalie Donovan The EU AI Act entered into force today (1st August), 20 days after it was published in the Official Journal. As mentioned in my previous...
01 Aug, 2024 EU, UK and US competition authorities publish shared principles for competition in AI By Paul Walter On 23 July 2024, the Competition and Markets Authority, the European Commission, the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade...
24 Jul, 2024 How should privacy teams be managing AI? By Cindy Knott Bryony Bacon Not a week goes by without AI making the headline news, one of the latest items being the landmark EU AI Act entering into force on 1...
24 Jul, 2024 Good Governance around AI – what does it require? By Natalie Donovan Rob Sumroy As AI adoption increases, and new AI laws, regulation and guidance are published, organisations are rightly focussing on their AI...