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DCMS launches consultation on intervention into app security and privacy
Will a new voluntary Code of Practice encourage better practices amongst app developers and operators to tackle cybercrime?
Read moreEuropean Commission and US announce “in principle” agreement on Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
Are we any nearer to a new transatlantic data privacy framework?
Read moreICO fines Clearview AI over £7.5m for facial recognition database
How are public bodies and regulators responding to the rise in use of facial recognition technology?
Read moreECJ allows consumer protection associations to bring actions for data protection rights infringement
Does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enable consumer protection associations to bring legal proceedings against persons responsible for breaching data protection laws, even if they are acting without the involvement of a consumer?
Read moreSnapshots Summer 2022
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer.
Read moreOfcom guidance on advertising on video-sharing platforms
What do operators of video-sharing platforms (VSPs) need to do to stay compliant with Ofcom’s guidance for advertising on their platforms?
Read moreUK government announces the launch of an AI standards hub
What does the new artificial intelligence (AI) standards hub mean for businesses seeking to develop AI technologies?
Read moreAmended Digital Services Act adopted by European Parliament
How will the European Parliament’s proposed amendments to the Digital Services Act affect consumers?
Read moreCMA secures changes to Xbox auto-renewal practices
How far do Microsoft’s latest undertakings to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) signal a need for all businesses to improve transparency and controls on automatically renewing subscriptions?
Read moreSnapshots Winter 2021
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer.
Read moreApple’s changes in privacy settings results in Snap shareholder class action
Read moreSnapshots Autumn 2021: Your consumer fix
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer focusing on everything you need to know in the consumer world.
Read moreSnapshots Autumn 2021: Your digital fix
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer focusing on everything you need to know in the digital world.
Read moreSnapshots Autumn 2021: Your data fix
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer focusing on everything you need to know in the data world.
Read moreSnapshots Autumn 2021: Your advertising and marketing fix
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer focusing on everything you need to know in the advertising and marketing world.
Read moreSnapshots Autumn 2021
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer.
Read moreConsumer surveys and Vodafone’s “The UK’s best…” claim
Can you use consumer surveys to support marketing phrases such as “The UK’s Best…”, when advertising your product or service?
Read moreNon-contractual intentions are relevant to the reasonableness and enforceability of non-compete clauses
Harcus Sinclair LLP and another v Your Lawyers Ltd [2021] UKSC 32
Read moreSupreme Court reaffirms established approach to liquidated damages and the interpretation of “negligence” in liability cap
Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd [2021] UKSC
Read moreSupreme Court confirms (and confines the scope of) the doctrine of economic duress
Pakistan International Airline Corporation (Respondent) v Times Travel (UK) Ltd (Appellant) [2021] UKSC
Read moreCourt of Appeal finds no claim for unjust enrichment where it contradicts parties allocation of risk
Dargamo Holdings Ltd and another v Avonwick Holdings Ltd and others [2021] EWCA Civ 1149
Read moreHigh Court strikes out claims for compensation for distress for misuse of private information, breach of confidence and negligence
Warren v DSG Retail Ltd [2021] EWHC 2168 (QB)
Read moreUK Government extends deadline to cease using CE marking until 2023
Why has the UK Government extended the deadline for use of the CE product marking for manufactured goods placed on the market in Great Britain to 1 January 2023?
Read moreCTSI publishes guide on vulnerable consumers
Will the UK Government bring in more robust legislation to protect vulnerable consumers?
Read moreGovernment consults on reforms to consumer protection law
What are the key proposals set out in the BEIS consultation paper for the reform of UK consumer protection regulation?
Read moreCMA threatens Groupon with court action over consumer practices
What are some of the key areas which the CMA focuses on in online marketplaces when assessing compliance with consumer protection regulation?
Read moreDCMS announces post-Brexit global data plan for the UK
How will the UK become a “business friendly” country for international data transfers?
Read moreICO publishes guidance on three standards of Children’s Code
What must organisations do, or avoid doing, to meet the “best interests of the child”, “detrimental use of data” and “data minimisation” standards of the Children’s Code?
Read moreICO releases summary of discussions between G7 data protection authorities
How will the G7 data protection authorities cooperate in the future and how will this cooperation potentially shape data protection within those countries?
Read moreDCMS consults on plans to reform UK data protection regime
What does the Government have in mind for the future of the UK’s data compliance landscape?
Read moreICO approves first certification scheme criteria under the GDPR
How can the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) help businesses and other organisations demonstrate that they comply with data protection standards?
Read moreICO consults on new draft international data transfer proposals
What steps are being proposed by the UK’s ICO to protect personal data being transferred outside the UK?
Read moreDCMS publishes policy paper on digital competition regulation
How does the Government plan to drive growth and innovation in digital technologies?
Read moreDCMS and BEIS consult on new pro-competition regime for digital markets
What will a future pro-competition regime look like for digital markets and how will it potentially impact businesses operating in the digital marketplace?
Read moreLaw Commission publishes reforms targeting serious harm arising from online abuse.
Will the proposed reforms targeting serious harms arising from online abuse be more effective at criminalising harmful behaviour?
Read moreNGO submits complaints on allegedly discriminatory algorithms for job ads
How can online platforms ensure their ad targeting algorithms are non-discriminatory?
Read moreGovernment publishes online safety guidance for businesses
What are the key issues highlighted by the House of Lords with the Government’s Online Safety Bill?
Read moreSnapshots - Summer 2021
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer.
Read moreUK government publishes draft Online Safety Bill
How could the Online Safety Bill (the Bill) affect online companies, in particular ‘big tech’?
Read moreOfcom consults on advertising on video-sharing platforms
What measures are likely to be put in place on the advertising of video-sharing platforms (VSPs), like YouTube and TikTok?
Read moreASA research into racial and ethnic stereotyping in ads
To what extent do racial and ethnic stereotypes, when featured in ads, contribute to real world harms and how might this type of stereotyping be regulated in the future?
Read moreHow not to run an influencer prize promotion
If you’re an influencer with a substantial following, and you plan on running a free prize draw, how careful do you need to be in selecting the winner from the (likely) huge number of responses?
Read more#ad your advertising posts on social media
How much more reminding do influencers, and the brands working with them, need to ensure that all social media posts which advertise products or services are tagged with #ad?!
Read moreAdvertising cryptocurrencies – staying on the right side of the regulatory line
What are the key issues to be alive to when advertising cryptocurrencies and NFTs?
Read moreSexualisation and objectification in advertising
Where does the ASA draw the line between “sexy” advertising and sexual objectification?
Read moreUK Law Commission launches call for evidence on digital and crypto assets
How ready is English law to accommodate emerging technologies, in particular digital assets?
Read moreFacebook combats fake reviews following CMA pressure
What does the CMA’s prompting of Facebook to take action over fake reviews signal to the online marketplace in terms of potential future action in this area?
Read moreEuropean Commission looks to strengthen the Code of Practice on Disinformation
What steps are being taken to strengthen the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation (the Code)?
Read moreEuropean Commission proposes new rules on AI
How will future EU regulations affect the development of artificial intelligence (AI)?
Read moreTackling the issue of “doxxing” in Hong Kong
What legislative changes are being considered in Hong Kong to address the rise in doxxing cases and the resulting harm caused to the affected data subjects?
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