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)…
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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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…
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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UK law ASA shows how AI can be used for regulatory compliance purposes The Advertising Standards Authority has published the results of a trial that used AI to check whether alcohol ads are sticking to the rules. The ASA says that the trial marks a major step forward in how innovative technologies like AI can…
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…
UK law CMA issues rules for the digital markets competition regime levy Section 110 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 gives the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) powers to charge a levy to firms designated with strategic market status (SMS) to recoup costs which the CMA incurs in exercising its digital markets…
Following consultation, the Law Commission of England and Wales has announced its fourteenth programme of reform. It has agreed to work on ten new projects, three of which will be of particular interest to our readers. Deeds The Commission says that the current law of deeds is outdated, in part due to technological developments. For…
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UK law Ofcom consults on how online platforms, broadcasters and streaming services should promote media literacy Ofcom is consulting on a set of recommendations designed to help people acquire the skills and information needed to critically and safely engage with online content. Ofcom has a statutory duty to promote media literacy and its three-year strategy…
The UK government has published its Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) report for 2023-2024. The TCA report describes progress in its cooperation with the EU on services, digital trade, intellectual property and legal frameworks. The following areas are likely to be of interest to tech lawyers: Legal services The TCA enables the UK to agree…
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