In Case T-1078/23 | Meta Platforms v Commission, the EU’s General Court annulled the European Commission’s decision designating Meta as a gatekeeper for Marketplace under the Digital Markets Act. However, it maintained the gatekeeper designation for Meta’s interpersonal communications service, Messenger. In September 2023, the European Commission designated Meta as a gatekeeper under the DMA….
UK law High Court considers case where solicitors used misleading AI-generated material in correspondence with court In Cork and another v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch), the High Court considered a case involving misleading legal submissions made by the applicants’ former solicitors. The court found that a junior lawyer had relied on generative AI to…
UK law GDS and DSIT publish guidance on AI-assisted vulnerability risks in open-source code The Government Digital Service (GDS) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) have published guidance on safely publishing source code in the open and reducing the risk of AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery. Technology leaders are asking whether AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery…
Winona Chan takes a look at recent moves by the ICO and CMA in the face of agentic AI and what they mean in practice. The shift from generative AI to agentic AI represents more than a technological step-change; it marks a fundamental reorientation of the relationship between AI systems and the humans they serve….
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Last week, the UK government outlined its legislative programme for 2026. This article covers the key bills affecting tech and digital businesses. While there is no single technology or AI bill included in the programme, there are a number of measures and targeted reforms affecting AI, cyber security, digital infrastructure and competition law. Under the…
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UK law ICO fines South Staffordshire plc and South Staffordshire Water plc £963,900 following cyberattack and data breach The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined South Staffordshire plc and South Staffordshire Water plc £963,900. This follows a cyberattack and data breach which led to the personal information of 633,887 customers and employees being extracted and published…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued an update on its online tracking strategy, which it launched at the beginning of 2025. It sets out the ICO’s plans to give people choice and control over how they are tracked online and provide businesses with certainty so they are able to innovate responsibly. We recently wrote…
UK law ICO updates guidance on direct marketing using electronic mail The ICO has issued its guidance on direct marketing using electronic mail. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 introduced a new soft opt-in for charitable purposes in PECR regulation 22(3A). This allows charities to send direct marketing by electronic mail without people’s consent…
A team from Norton Rose Fulbright run through some of the novel issues advisors need to consider now so many outsourcing projects involve the use of AI Traditionally, IT outsourcings (ITOs) and business process outsourcings (BPOs) have been centred around the delivery of services by personnel with clear service descriptions and performance requirements and may…
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UK law Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations 2026 made The Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations 2026 SI 2016/425 have been made. They require the Information Commissioner to prepare a code of practice on the processing of personal…