Ofcom has launched the final version of its industry guidance aimed at facilitating a safer online experience for millions of women and girls in the UK. It includes a range of practical safety measures. Ofcom has written to sites and apps with its expectation that they start to take immediate action in line with the…
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UK law Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 4) Regulations 2025 made The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 4) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/1213 have been made. These are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. Regulation 2 brings into force most of Part 2…
The European Commission seeks views about the impact of, and the need to update, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) in the quickly evolving media landscape. The AVSMD was last revised in 2018. The audiovisual media environment is changing due to digital tech, such as connected TVs, changes to media distribution; viewers’ evolving preferences to…
Scott Foster summarises the latest Court of Appeal decision in the Samsung / ZTYE FRAND litigation. Does pressing for your preferred court amount to bad faith? The Court of Appeal’s decision in Samsung v ZTE clarifies a live question in SEP/FRAND litigation: when parties are locked in a global forum battle, does pressing for your preferred court…
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David Chaplin, editor of Computers & Law, reflects on the recent Annual AI conference that looked at the challenges of AI implementation through the eyes of business A case study stitched together the presentations at the annual SCL AI conference hosted at the HSFK offices a couple of weeks ago. It was all about how…
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James Phoenix, a litigator, shares insights from a six month sojourn into agentic GenAI software development. Imagine, if you will, a trainee, but a rather unusual one; their output needs careful review and they never show up to meetings but what they are is indefatigable; they don’t get ill and they are ready to work…
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Peter Morgan raises some of the questions we will be wrestling with over the next few years as AI makes its way in society. Artificial Intelligence has crossed a threshold. What was once confined to research labs and speculative fiction now permeates every aspect of life – business, science, creativity, even governance. The pace of…
Naomi Foale and Alice Wallbank answer some the questions generated by the literacy requirements set out in the EU AI Act. What is AI literacy and does it affect our business?“AI literacy” is a knowledge and training requirement under the EU AI Act which came into effect on 2 February 2025. Article 4 of the…
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UK law Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 made The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/996 have been made. Regulation 2 brings into force sections 79, 88, 89 and 90 of the Data…
In Case C-413/23 P | EDPS v SRB, the Court of Justice of the European Union has overturned a previous ruling by the General Court which annulled a decision by the European Data Protection Supervisor. This case began after a resolution decision of Banco Popular Español on 7 June 2017. The Single Resolution Board (SRB)…