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View more analysis >Paint by Numbers, Disclosure by Algorithm
Jake Eddison-Cook looks at the recent developments in criminal disclosure under the shadow of AI and asks where responsibility lies when human decision making is based on algorithmic curation. NOTE: References to paragraphs are references to UK Government’s document Modernising the Criminal Disclosure Regime. The Ministry of Justice AI Action Plan, published earlier this year,…
Schrems III and the UK-US Data Bridge: Could London Reach a Different Answer?
Matias Cañibe argues that the UK-US data Bridge is not necessarily doomed if the latest challenge from NOYB succeeds On 29 June 2026, the US Supreme Court decided Trump v Slaughter, holding 6-3 that Congress cannot shield Federal Trade Commission commissioners from at-will presidential removal. The Court overturned Humphrey’s Executor, a 1935 precedent that had…
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Can you HNDL the truth? Preparing for cyber and legal risk in the quantum era
A team from Norton Rose Fulbright bring you up to date with the latest policy and technical developments in the world of quantum computing and provide pointers about what this means for cybersecurity advice On 16 June 2026, the UK government announced the new “National Quantum Standards Network”, a world-first national framework for quantum standards to coordinate standards for…
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AI in Legal Practice – From Foundations to Practice: A Comparative Review
Ken Tombs reflects on the Law Society’s foresight report on the future of agentic AI and compares it against practitioner and international perspectives (as at June 2026) 1. Introduction The Law Society of England and Wales published its foresight report on agentic AI in legal practice in February 2026. It arrives at a point where…
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Collective Actions and the uses of AI
Amanda Chaboryk and a team from Epiq highlight the opportunities for AI use in collective actions The UK’s collective actions regime is entering a period of both rapid expansion and transformation. According to the Competition Appeal Tribunal and Competition Service Annual Report [1], the Tribunal issued 76 judgments and made 475 orders in the year…
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View more news >Online subscription services under scrutiny: CMA and CJEU updates
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Microsoft following concerns that customers may not have been given clear information upfront about subscription options when changes were made to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans, including the addition of new features such as Copilot. From January 2025, Microsoft automatically gave existing customers…
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This week’s Tech-law round-up
UK law UK government calls for evidence about digital product records policy The UK government has launched a call for evidence on a potential UK digital product records (DPR) policy. The government is asking for views about the potential benefits, costs and practical implications of DPRs to inform the development of future UK policy. It…
General Court backs Apple gatekeeper designation under the DMA
In Cases T-1079/23 and T-1080/23 Apple Inc. v European Commission, the EU General Court dismissed Apple’s actions against the European Commission’s decision to designate it as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for the App Store and iOS. The court also held that Apple’s challenges relating to iMessage were inadmissible. The dispute In…
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Ofcom says categorised services must tackle scam advertising online
The Online Safety Act 2023 requires certain larger online services to have in place greater levels of transparency and accountability, empower users with more choice and control, and protect users from fraudulent advertising. These services, known as categorised services, are some of the most widely-used online services in the UK. Ofcom is responsible for ensuring…
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Ofcom publishes rules for categorised services under Online Safety Act
Ofcom has published a broader set of draft rules under the Online Safety Act 2023, aimed at making firms more accountable and give users more control over their online experiences. The draft rules will apply to larger ‘Category 1 services’, such as Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat, based on criteria set out by the UK government. …
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View more cases >Online subscription services under scrutiny: CMA and CJEU updates
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Microsoft following concerns that customers may not have been given clear information upfront about subscription options when changes were made to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans, including the addition of new features such as Copilot. From January 2025, Microsoft automatically gave existing customers…
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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal relating to “used” software licences
The Court of Appeal has issued its ruling in JJH Enterprises Ltd (trading as ValueLicensing) v Microsoft Corp and others [2026] EWCA Civ 872 dismissing Microsoft’s appeal in the long-running dispute with ValueLicensing over the resale of “used” software licences. The underlying proceedings concern alleged breaches of competition law, but the appeal turned on a…
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CJEU upholds Google’s €4.1 billion fine in competition law case
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed Google and Alphabet’s appeal in Case C-738/22 P | Google and Alphabet v Commission, confirming the €4,125 billion fine imposed in the long-running Android competition case. Background The case arose in the context of the European Commission’s 2018 decision finding that Google had abused a…
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CJEU clarifies limits of platform neutrality and cross-border regulation
In WebGroup Czech Republic & NKL Associates (C 188/24) and Coyote System (C 190/24), the Court of Justice of the EU issued a ruling which addresses two politically sensitive issues: age verification for online content and restrictions on user-generated information services. The cases arose in the context of French laws requiring pornographic websites to implement…
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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….
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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