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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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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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…
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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Aaron Trebble summarises a recent Court of Appeal judgment which looked at vitual assets as property under the Theft Act The Court of Appeal in R v Lakeman has determined that virtual gold pieces in the online role-playing game Old School Runescape constitute “property” for the purposes of the Theft Act 1968. Whilst not required…
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The European Court of Justice has issued its judgment in Case C-492/23 | Russmedia Digital and Inform Media Press Data Protection. It said that the operator of an online marketplace is responsible for processing personal data in advertisements published on its platform. The case involved Russmedia Digital, a company that runs the website www.publi24.ro, where…
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The European Court of Justice recently issued its judgment in Case C-34/24 | Stichting. It concerned a dispute about whether Dutch courts could hear a legal action against Apple. The case focused on whether Apple’s App Store and whether Apple’s behaviour in running the App Store for the Netherlands market was anti-competitive. Apple’s iPhones and…
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The High Court has issued its eagerly awaited judgment (which was around 200 pages long) in Getty Images -v- Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch). The judgment addresses complex questions at the intersection of intellectual property law and generative AI. Getty Images brought claims against Stability AI for trade mark infringement, passing off, and copyright…
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Advocate General Szpunar has issued an opinion in Joined Cases C-188/24 | WebGroup Czech Republic and NKL Associates and C-190/24 | Coyote System on two related legal cases involving French laws that restrict certain online services. Advocate General (AG) Szpunar says that France’s obligations on online porn publishers to prevent minors’ access and its prohibition…
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In a case before the Court of Justice of the European Union, Advocate General Spielmann has issued an opinion on how EU member states handle the public disclosure of anti-doping violations. In Case C‑474/24, four athletes challenged Austrian legislation mandating the online publication of personal data following anti-doping sanctions. This data included names, sports discipline,…