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 Deeds The Commission says that the current law of deeds is outdated, in part due to technological developments.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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Under the Digital Services Act, the European Commission supervises providers of certain services, designated as very large platforms or very large online search engines because they exceed a significant minimum threshold of users in the EU. To cover regulatory costs, the Commission collects an annual fee from those providers. The fee is calculated based on…
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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The European Commission has announced that it plans to fine Google €2.95 billion for breaching EU anti-trust rules by favouring its own adtech services over competing providers of adtech services, advertisers and online publishers. The Commission has instructed Google to bring these “self-preferencing” practices to an end, and to implement measures to prevent inherent conflicts…
The First-Tier Tribunal recently issued its ruling in Thomas Elsbury v Information Commissioner & HMRC Neutral citation: [2025] UKFTT 00915 (GRC). The Tribunal was asked to consider a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) about the use of large language models (LLMs) by HMRC. Thomas Elsbury (E) specialises in R&D…
The European Commission is consulting on drafts of a revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and revised Guidelines on application of Article 101 of the Treaty to technology transfer agreements. Technology transfer agreements are agreements by which one firm authorises another to use certain technology rights, such as patents, design rights or software copyrights…
UK law Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 made The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/996 have been made. Regulation 2 brings into force sections 79, 88, 89 and 90 of the Data…
The UK government has launched a consultation about changes to the UK designs framework. It aims “to create a designs system fit for the future – one that is simpler, more effective, and better able to support UK creativity and innovation in a rapidly evolving digital landscape”. The government says that it is aware that…
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UK law Ofcom consults on notification guidance for online safety fees Ofcom has opened a consultation on technical guidance relating to online safety fees. These fees, which it published its main decisions about earlier this year, will fund Ofcom’s online safety regulation. They will be paid by companies in scope of the Online Safety Act…