Against a backdrop of riots and disorder in Summer 2024, some have raised concern that the UK’s Online Safety Act does not go far enough in tackling misinformation that can fuel disorder. Although the Act has passed, the...more
On 22 May 2024, Rishi Sunak, the current prime minister and leader of the Conservative party, called for a general election in the UK. The general election is set to occur on 4 July 2024....more
London Tech Week 2024 took place on 10-14 June this year. Our attendees, Daniel Lee, Robert Fett and Telha Arshad, observed some key themes throughout the event, including the UK’s robust position as an investment hub for...more
“My lord, my need is sore! Spirits that I've cited my commands ignore.” Are today’s AI solutions like Goethe’s bewitched broomsticks – which the sorcerer’s apprentice has called to life and then desperately tries, in vain, to...more
The UK’s Online Safety Bill has been approved by Parliament and is expected to become law in mid to late October 2023. The regulator Ofcom is in charge of implementing and overseeing the new regulatory regime and industry...more
A cross-practice Global Regulatory & IPMT team hosted a roundtable discussion on the key requirements that industry would like to see incorporated in the UK Government’s approach to developing its AI regulatory framework....more
A few months after the UK Government published a White Paper on its approach to artificial intelligence regulation and invited comments from stakeholders, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the UK will host a global...more
The UK Draft Media Bill, which is set to reshape the broadcasting landscape in the UK, is now in the pre-legislative scrutiny phase. In this Part 3 of our series on the Draft Media Bill, we set out the next steps before the...more
In Part 2 of our series on the UK’s Draft Media Bill, we take an in-depth look at Part 2 of the Draft Media Bill, which seeks to update the public service broadcaster (PSB) prominence regime, to keep up with the way TV...more
The Draft Media Bill (the “Bill”) published on 29 March 2023 will implement the UK Government’s plans to modernise broadcasting legislation and introduce wide-ranging reforms to the regulatory environment for public service...more
Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the Online Safety Bill (OSB), one of the most debated legislative proposals in the UK in recent years, is its impact on freedom of expression....more
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that a form of self-driving technology could be lawful on UK roads for the first time by the end of 2021. The technology enables drivers to hand over control of the...more
Over 2 years since the UK Government first laid out its plans to introduce a new regulatory framework for “online harms”, the Online Safety Bill was published on 12 May 2021. The Bill imposes duties of care on providers of...more
The United Kingdom and the European Union are set to take bold strides towards the regulation of digital markets in coming months. While both are broadly aligned in their intention to better regulate large tech companies, the...more
The global public health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 led to governments around the world taking unprecedented steps to intervene in their national economies and to restrict the freedoms of their citizens and...more
In relation to a Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) request for details of Tony Blair’s private appointments after his tenure as Prime Minister, the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) has confirmed that the First-Tier Tribunal (“FTT”)...more
The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has published a report on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. The report focuses on the Bill's provisions for secondary legislation and warns against...more
The Government took the first step to implementing one of its key Brexit policies today. The long-awaited Repeal Bill, formally named the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, which was first announced in October last year, has...more
What good is a cricket game without an umpire? While both teams might be applying the same rules, situations often crop up in which a definitive interpretation must be given, and the rules of the game enforced. The same...more
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For those who have been listening carefully to the UK Government in recent months, today's speech by Prime Minister Theresa May will be a confirmation that the UK Government has recognised the logical consequences of the...more
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