9/3/2026 12:02:51 PM Supreme Court clarifies the narrow limits of issue estoppel By Ben Coleman Hafsa Babar Introduction The Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal decision regarding the doctrine of issue estoppel, emphasising that its...
8/27/2026 8:30:26 AM When your name is no longer yours: Estée Lauder v Jo Malone By Theresa Castle Jessica des Landes Estée Lauder’s legal battle with perfumer Jo Malone CBE (Malone) has sparked increased debate over the tension between intellectual...
7/30/2026 4:21:16 PM The AI Act’s next big deadline is here By Charlie Hawes Vik Khurana Tom Sharpe On 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act reaches its general date of application - the point at which most of its provisions take effect and...
7/30/2026 4:16:39 PM The European Commission's Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content By Georgia Austin Gabriela Swiderska Charlie Hawes Vik Khurana Tom Sharpe +2 more... Show less On 2 August 2026, the transparency obligations for AI providers and deployers under Article 50 of the EU AI Act start to apply. To help...
7/29/2026 4:54:08 PM Microsoft, Copilot and subscription transparency: CMA opens new consumer protection investigation By Naina Patel The latest UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation has recently been announced, this time looking into Microsoft’s...
7/29/2026 3:55:23 PM New MHRA guidance on regulation of Ambient Voice Technology (AI Scribes) By Jamie Hatzel The MHRA today released new guidance (AVT Guidance) on Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) products and the circumstances in which these do...
7/27/2026 8:33:22 PM Stop press: UK Supreme Court decision in Tesla v InterDigital & Avanci By Nadine Bleach The UK Supreme Court has today decided that the UK court has jurisdiction to determine claims challenging the FRAND rates offered by SEP...
7/17/2026 9:20:04 AM Vince v Associated Newspapers: Unfair processing claim succeeds on basis of impression given to ‘casual readers’ who look only at headlines and photographs By Julian Darrall Polly Hatcher The Court of Appeal handed down a significant judgment in Vince v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 899 this week, granting the...
7/15/2026 1:36:53 PM Online safety: Ofcom publishes its register of categorised services By Gemma Nash Ofcom's third phase of implementing the UK's Online Safety Act is in full swing as it has now published its register of categorised...
7/2/2026 8:21:44 AM Data Re-use: Lessons for everyone from the ICO report on EdTech By Mac Macmillan The ICO has just published a report on its work with EdTech providers. This may sound like something of niche interest, but I was struck...
6/24/2026 3:52:38 PM No encore for hidden fees – the UK Competition and Markets Authority fines StubHub UK for drip pricing and orders refunds By Victoria Yuan Summary On 23 June, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined StubHub UK, the online ticketing platform, £889,200 (including a...
6/24/2026 8:47:14 AM Controllers and processors: Spanish fine underlines the importance of the factual analysis By Mac Macmillan The Spanish DPA, the AEPD, has fined a parcel delivery company €200,000 for failing to have an agreement in place with a parcel locker...