19 Jul, 2023 Opening up AI: have the front-runners met(a) their match? By Markos Day Meta is set to become the latest tech giant to try and grab its piece of the artificial intelligence (AI) pie through its reported...
31 May, 2023 Government rejects proposal for further regulation in the secondary ticketing sector By Martha Campbell Matthew Bennett The UK government has formally responded to the CMA’s call for greater regulation of the secondary ticketing market, announcing this...
17 Apr, 2023 Can AI be the inventor of a patent? By Alishea Patel Martha Campbell Advances in AI technologies are increasingly leading to the creation of new works with minimal human input, raising questions on the...
11 Apr, 2023 The CMA’s increasing scrutiny of online businesses’ use of urgency claims By Matthew Bennett On 31 March 2023, the CMA issued a press release announcing that it had launched an investigation into Wowcher's use of countdown timers...
14 Mar, 2023 Investor onboarding: a case study in alternative delivery By Drew Honeywell Kulow Sapheen Meran Changing the approach to the delivery of legal services requires choices to be made. Broadly, these fall into two decisions. How can we...
22 Feb, 2023 Meta successfully resists certification in data privacy collective action By Jennifer Reeves Simon Day Cameron Firth In an early victory for Meta, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has refused to certify a collective claim brought on behalf of some 45...
20 Feb, 2023 Generative AI’s copyright conundrum By Charlie Burrell Mark Cusack AI tools which produce realistic content have burst onto the scene over the past 12 months. From the images generated by OpenAI’s DALL-E...
17 Jan, 2023 Cyber security recognised on World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report By Martha Campbell Tech risks, including cybercrime and digital inequality, have featured among the top long-term global risks identified in the World...
29 Nov, 2022 Gearing the UK up for decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) By Dominic Sedghi Richard Giangrande Fred Whittell The Law Commission has published a call for evidence on decentralised autonomous organisations (or DAOs). The Commission intends to...
27 May, 2022 Tax rule change may encourage UK investment managers to hold cryptoassets By Rebecca Rose As trailed by the Treasury back in April, HMRC has published a consultation on expanding the list of “investment transactions’” which...
26 May, 2022 Watch this space: what to look out for as the metaverse matures By Sonja Dragomir While opinions are divided — its development has been both glorified and reviled, along with everything in between — there appears to be...
14 Apr, 2022 Non-fungible tokens: a new means of monetisation By Sonja Dragomir Non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) have become a topic of significant interest for intellectual property owners, content creators, investors,...
27 Oct, 2021 UK Budget and immigration - Chancellor confirms 2022 high skilled visa plans By Edward Reed Today, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s fiscal plans for the immediate and near future. Amongst the tax...
16 Jul, 2021 The future of UK regulation: the FCA’s new business plan By Gavin Haran The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...
02 Jul, 2021 The future of legal technology for private clients By Christopher Tart-Roberts The Law Society held their annual Private Client Section conference on 1 and 2 July, which rounded off with a talk on the future of legal...
21 Dec, 2020 An end in sight or Sisyphean slog? The race to reform the international tax landscape By Macfarlanes Even amidst the disruption and uncertainty that has characterised 2020, international efforts to reform the global tax system through the...