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Keeping Ownership Authentic: AI and Control in the Modern Matrix of Music
Emma Hewins looks at the questions of creativity, authenticity, control and how creators can assert ownership as AI generated music takes hold “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”Maya Angelou Maya Angelou’s words still explain why music matters: it is more than entertainment,…
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The Virtuous Circle
Law, AI, and the Apprenticeship of Judgment Gareth Davies thinks the gap between the AI’s output and the practitioner’s correction is where wisdom lives As lawyers learn from working with AI, the AI can be built to learn from working with lawyers. This is not a philosophical point but a structural one, and the structure…
When AI Acts: The UK Regulatory Response to Agentic AI
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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The AI Alignment Trap
Why Better Judgment Matters More Than Better Rules In the second of a series of three articles looking at the lawyers and AI through a philosophical lens, Gareth Davies ponders the alignment trap and why AI is not the problem, its users are. When something goes wrong with AI, the instinct is to blame the…
Privilege and Generative AI: Function, Not Form
Winona Chan sets out the fundamentals of legal privilege and how to protect it when using generative AI tools. Generative AI (GenAI) is now embedded in day-to-day business workflows, from drafting documents to analysing information and summarising meetings. For in-house legal teams, this raises a critical question: how can legal professional privilege be preserved when…
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View more news >Tech firms commit to stronger anti-grooming measures in response to Ofcom demands
Snap, Meta and Roblox have confirmed to Ofcom that they will introduce new safety measures designed to protect children from online strangers, ranging from tighter default settings, to AI detection tools and direct chat controls. The p[platforms have made the commitments in response to Ofcom’s demands in March to urgently strengthen protections for children online. …
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UK government unveils new AI initiatives for the legal sector
At London Tech Week, the UK government announced a cluster of AI initiatives with direct relevance to legal technology, legal services regulation and justice system modernisation. AI Growth Labs The government is launching the advisory AI Growth Labs, a new advisory sandbox intended to accelerate the development and deployment of AI products and services by…
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European Commission publishes Code of Practice on marking and labelling AI-generated content
The European Commission has published its final Code of Practice on the marking and labelling of AI-generated content. The Code is voluntary and sets out practical steps to help providers and deployers of generative AI systems comply with the transparency obligations in the AI Act that will apply from 2 August 2026. Deepfakes, and AI-generated…
General Court annuls decision designating Meta as a gatekeeper for Marketplace under the DMA
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….
This week’s Tech-law round-up
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…
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View more cases >General Court annuls decision designating Meta as a gatekeeper for Marketplace under the DMA
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….
Court of Appeal clarifies consent standard in gambling advertising case
In RTM -v- Bonne Terre Limited and another [2026] EWCA Civ 488, the Court of Appeal has clarified that the test for whether consent has been lawfully given under data protection law is objective, not subjective, overturning a High Court decision concerning targeted gambling advertising. In other words, the focus is on what the data…
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Advocate General proposes appeal in abuse of dominance case should be dismissed
The Adovcate General has recently issued his opinion in the joined Cases C-496/23 P | Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook Marketplace) and C-497/23 P | Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook Data). He advises the Court of Justice to dismiss Meta’s appeals concerning an ongoing EU investigation into potential abuse of a dominant position…
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Court of Appeal rules on duty to take appropriate technical and organisational measures
The Court of Appeal recently issued its judgment in DSG Retail Ltd v The Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140. In summary, the ICO successfully appealed that DSG Retail Limited was required to have appropriate organisational and technical security measures even if data that is compromised is not identifiable by a cyber-attacker. The court considered…
Supreme Court reboots UK approach to AI patents: G1/19 software update installed
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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Latest Event Reports
View more event reports >Strategic Contracting Uncovered: Real-World Perspectives from Legal, Business and Technology Leaders
Designing technology contracts for the real world When technology deals unravel, issues often arise when the contract does not fully reflect how the deal, the product or the service will be delivered in practice. On 11 March 2026, as part of The Society of Computers & Law: “What Every In-House Lawyer Should Know” series,…
EVENT REPORT: AI Law: what every business (and their lawyers) needs to know
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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The SCL AI Conference: Key Takeaways
Mauricio Figueroa summarises the key points from the SCL AI Conference hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills on 8th October. Practitioners, lawmakers, academics, trainees, in-house lawyers, and civil society representatives gathered at Herbert Smith Freehills’ offices in London for the annual Society for Computers and Law AI conference. The event brought together experts to explore the…
SCL 50th Anniversary Conference 2023 – Rising Star Impression
Victor Gurr, Trainee Solicitor, Gisby Harrison Solicitors was nominated to attend the recent SCL 50th Anniversary Conference on 10 October 2023 as a tech law “rising star”. “Rising stars” are invited to record their impressions of the Conference in any form they choose (in previous years these have been event reports, infographs and even poems!). These…
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SCL 50th Anniversary Conference Event Report: “The Dragon Under the Sofa and other stories”
What separates humanity from technology? The sudden omniscience of ChatGPT in November 2022 has prompted a good deal of philosophising on that question with the apparent gap between the human and the machine growing ever less defined. There is as yet little common ground on where the boundary lies but one oft cited difference is…
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