UK law CMA launches investigation into hotel chains The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains – Hilton, IHG Hotels and Marriott – using the hotel data analytics tool STR, owned by CoStar. All four businesses are under investigation. Companies use various types…
UK law Civil Justice Council consults on use of AI in court documents The CJC has issued an interim report and consultation on using AI to prepare court documents. It says that AI can be very beneficial but there are risks. In Ayinde v The London Borough of Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), Dame Victoria…
UK law CMA launches investigation into hotel chains The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains – Hilton, IHG Hotels and Marriott – using the hotel data analytics tool STR, owned by CoStar. All four businesses are under investigation. Companies use various types…
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 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…
Camilo Artiga-Purcell flags up some of the cybersecurity, data protection and privilege risks associated with client-intake forms. Solicitors and barristers across England and Wales have embraced digital transformation, adopting sophisticated case management systems, e-discovery platforms, and document automation tools. Yet many overlook a critical vulnerability: the web forms used to collect confidential client and prospective…
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UK law CMA launches investigation into hotel chains The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains – Hilton, IHG Hotels and Marriott – using the hotel data analytics tool STR, owned by CoStar. All four businesses are under investigation. Companies use various types…
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UK law CMA launches investigation into hotel chains The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains – Hilton, IHG Hotels and Marriott – using the hotel data analytics tool STR, owned by CoStar. All four businesses are under investigation. Companies use various types…
UK law CMA launches investigation into hotel chains The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains – Hilton, IHG Hotels and Marriott – using the hotel data analytics tool STR, owned by CoStar. All four businesses are under investigation. Companies use various types…
UK law Imgur owner MediaLab fined over children’s privacy failures The ICO has fined Imgur owner, MediaLab. AI Inc, nearly £250,000 for failing to put in place basic safeguards to protect children’s information. The ICO says that unlawful processing meant children could have been exposed to harmful content on Imgur including content relating to eating disorders, antisemitism, homophobia…
UK law CMA launches investigation into hotel chains The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains – Hilton, IHG Hotels and Marriott – using the hotel data analytics tool STR, owned by CoStar. All four businesses are under investigation. Companies use various types…
UK law Civil Justice Council consults on use of AI in court documents The CJC has issued an interim report and consultation on using AI to prepare court documents. It says that AI can be very beneficial but there are risks. In Ayinde v The London Borough of Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), Dame Victoria…
An SCL outreach initiative aimed at helping underprivileged 6th form students consider a career in the tech law sector The SCL AI for Schools Programme is an outreach initiative aimed at helping underprivileged 6th form students, who may never have heard of tech law, consider a career in the sector. It has been conceived by…