OPRC updates on consultation on inclusion framework and pre-action model

Earlier this year, the Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) consulted on a draft inclusion framework and pre-action model. The draft inclusion framework set out design principles and standards with a view to making sure that all users, especially those at risk of exclusion, can access and engage with digital justice services. Key features included user-centred…

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European Commission scrutinises child protection protocols under Digital Services Act

The European Commission has opened its first investigations following its previous publication of Guidelines on Protection of Minors under the Digital Services Act (DSA).  The Commission has now requested that Snapchat, YouTube, Apple and Google provide information about their age verification systems, as well as how they prevent minors from accessing content on illegal products,…

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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

UK law Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2025 laid The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has laid the draft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2024 in parliament under sections 2(6), 6(4) and 77(5)…

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Reflections on ‘How to Think About AI: A Guide for the Perplexed’

Christopher Millard ponders the wide-ranging ideas about AI put forward by Professor Richard Susskind in his latest work. Who is Richard Susskind and why is he writing about AI? For once, it is probably true that an author really does not need any introduction, at least to anyone reading this review who is a member…

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Shaping the Shape-Shifters: Reflections from the SCL Policy Forum on AI Regulation

Dr Fernando Barrio captures some of the insights aired at the SCL’s recent AI Policy Forum. AI shows no sign of slowing down, neither does the pace of conversation around its regulation. An important and timely contribution to the debate was enabled by the AI Policy Forum, held on 10 July 2025, within the striking…

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I Think, Therefore I Am Regulated? Musings on the Current Approaches to AI Regulation.

Mark O’Conor and Gareth Stokes take a wider view of AI regulation and where the balance lies, sharing points that many businesses grapple with today. In Dubai recently, we were struck by the pace of AI adoption and the easy acceptance that AI is already 100% normal within people’s lives. In the UAE tens of…

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