26 Feb, 2024 A “missed economic opportunity”: the European Commission publishes its Digital Infrastructure White Paper By Phoebe McGibbon James Cook On 21st February, the European Commission (EC) published a White Paper titled “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?”. ...
20 Feb, 2024 DSA now fully in force By Catherine O'Callaghan As of 17 February 2024, the EU’s Digital Services Act (“DSA”) is now fully in force for all in-scope intermediary service providers. For...
19 Feb, 2024 New boundaries for digital markets? European Commission updates guidance on market definition By Jennyfer Moreau On 8 February 2024, the European Commission unveiled updated guidance on its approach to defining markets when enforcing EU competition...
08 Feb, 2024 Fake reviews and ‘hidden’ online fees to be banned under new digital markets and consumer protection rules By Tim Blanchard Jennyfer Moreau In a bid to better protect consumers from deceptive practices in the digital economy, the UK Department for Business and Trade announced...
08 Feb, 2024 New AI rules on the horizon for GenAI? UK Government response to AI white paper By Natalie Donovan The Westminster government confirmed this week that the UK “is on course for more agile AI regulation.” We’ve known for some time that it...
18 Jan, 2024 Is your website cookie compliant? ICO issues warning By Hilal Temel We’ve known for some time now that cookie compliance is on the ICO’s radar. However, recent ICO action confirms that now is the time to...
10 Jan, 2024 NCSC Publishes Guidelines on Secure AI System Development: a Concerted International Approach By Slaughter and May Everyone’s talking about AI at the moment (see our round-up of recent developments here and here). A consensus is building across...
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 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...
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...
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...
27 Sep, 2023 'Groundbreaking' online safety law finally passes By Jack Higgins The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was first introduced. The OSB, which the government...
22 Sep, 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...
25 Aug, 2023 DSA now in force for largest platforms By Catherine O'Callaghan Today, 25 August 2023, the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) takes effect for very large online platforms and search engines – the so-called...
11 Jul, 2023 Marathon or sprint: China's approach to generative AI By Elizabeth Huang Generative AI’s recent and explosive launch into the public consciousness has unsurprisingly landed it firmly at the top of global...
27 Jun, 2023 In the global race to regulate AI, will the EU get there first? By Issabella Cardu As pressure to regulate AI continues to mount around the world, the European Parliament has approved its negotiating position for the EU...