28 Apr 2022 Automated Vehicles Come One Step Closer By George Mole Whether considering how to reduce product delivery costs, reconfigure insurance models or improve associated technologies such as AI...
04 Apr 2022 Key themes for 2022: an interview with tech partner Laura Houston By Natalie Donovan I recently interviewed Laura Houston, a partner in our tech group, about the key themes she is currently discussing with clients in the...
16 Dec 2021 Key data privacy developments in 2021 and what to expect in 2022 By Cindy Knott As another eventful year closes, data privacy developments have continued apace and there is more to expect to in 2022. In the UK for...
07 Dec 2021 UK Law Commission confirms flexibility of the common law to accommodate smart legal contracts By Georgina Hoy Last week, the UK Law Commission (the "Commission") published its much anticipated advice to the Government on the application of the...
16 Nov 2021 Will you be ready when quantum breaks encryption? Steps to take now to prepare… By Natalie Donovan While the potential opportunities quantum brings are impressive, the seismic risk it poses to current encryption methods cannot be...
02 Nov 2021 Blockchain and ESG - Legal 500 Blockchain UK Chapter Published By Emily Bradley The Legal 500 Blockchain UK chapter for 2021—contributed by Slaughter and May—has been published. For the first time, this year's chapter...
14 Oct 2021 Is crypto a risk to financial stability? By Emily Bradley Do cryptoassets pose a risk to the stability of the UK's financial system? In a speech published on 13 October, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy...
03 Aug 2021 Can adopting a PET improve your privacy? By Natalie Donovan As many organisations struggle to unlock the full value and innovative potential of their data, the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation...
01 Jul 2021 Plenty more phish in the sea? Cyber risks for SMEs in the supply chain By Charles MacRae 57% of small and medium-sized enterprises believe they would go out of business from a serious cyber attack, according to a new report by...
26 May 2021 A Digital Picture is Worth a Thousand Ether: NFTs and Digital Art By Ian Ranson Recent months have seen an explosion in the popularity (and value) of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). An NFT is a unique (non-fungible)...
26 May 2021 NCSC says think twice about using DLT By Ian Ranson The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently published a short whitepaper on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to help...
18 May 2021 NFTs – “pegging value to virality”? By Charles MacRae Are they the next big thing or is it all hype? Will they revolutionise the art world or destroy it? Whatever your view, non-fungible...
28 Apr 2021 Alexa – be secure! New UK cyber laws to protect smart devices By Natalie Donovan The UK Government has announced “groundbreaking” plans to protect consumers using smart devices from cyber attacks. As sales in smart...
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...
10 Mar 2021 UK Government non-committal on Select Committee’s recommendations regarding AI strategy By Inder Dhaliwal The UK government has provided its response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence’s report ‘AI in the UK: No...
06 Jan 2021 Tech UK welcomes Brexit deal By Natalie Donovan The EU and UK finally agreed a deal, the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (‘TCA’), on 24 December, but what does it mean for the UK’s...