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UK law Financial Services Regulation Committee holds inquiry on stablecoins in the UK The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Commission is holding an inquiry on the development of, and proposed regulatory response to, stablecoins in the UK. In particular, the inquiry will examine the extent to which stablecoins might disrupt the traditional models of…
Jonathan Hewett summarises and analyses this week’s important Supreme Court decision over patent protection for AI and computer-implemented inventions In a landmark decision on 11 February 2026, the UK Supreme Court has fundamentally reshaped the UK’s approach to the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. In positive news for patentees, the Judgment overrules almost 20 years of patent practice…
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UK law Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2026 made The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2026 SI 2026/31 have been made to bring certain provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 into force on 6 February 2026. Section 138(2) inserts new sections 66E,…
UK law Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 made The Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/1352 have been made. They amend the priority offences set out in Schedule 7 to the Online Safety Act 2023, adding offences under section 184 of the OSA 2023 (encouraging or assisting…
UK law UK government publishes progress report on copyright and AI The government has published a progress statement about its work to date on copyright and AI. The statement also explains the steps it is taking to prepare a report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems; and an economic…
UK law Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 receives Royal Assent The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 2 December 2025. The Law Commission had carried out a study and concluded that certain digital assets, including crypto-tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), can be regarded as “property” and should be recognised and protected…
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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UK Law ICO consults on enforcement procedural guidance The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is consulting on draft enforcement procedural guidance. It explains when and how the ICO opens investigations, uses its information gathering powers, how enforcement decisions are made and how settlement with reduced fines may be appropriate. The consultation ends on 23 January 2026….
The High Court has issued its eagerly awaited judgment (which was around 200 pages long) in Getty Images -v- Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch). The judgment addresses complex questions at the intersection of intellectual property law and generative AI. Getty Images brought claims against Stability AI for trade mark infringement, passing off, and copyright…
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