Jan 17, 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...
Nov 29, 2022 Transparency, but not at any cost By Dominic Sedghi In a significant judgment, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has struck down provisions of European Union law that give...
Nov 29, 2022 Gearing the UK up for decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs) By Dominic Sedghi Richard Giangrande Mark Lewis Fred Whittell +1 more... Show less The Law Commission has published a call for evidence on decentralised autonomous organisations (or DAOs). The Commission intends to...
May 26, 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...
Apr 14, 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,...
Apr 06, 2022 Ed Sheeran wins copyright battle By Martha Campbell The High Court has ruled that Ed Sheeran’s hit song "Shape of You" did not infringe Sami Chokri’s 2015 song "Oh Why".Sami Chokri (who...
Nov 09, 2021 ESG in action in defence outsourcing and supply chains - and what's next? By Mark Lewis This blog was prompted by an intriguing report published on 6 November in The Telegraph: UK FTSE 250 outsourcer/service provider has...
Oct 27, 2021 UK Budget and immigration - Chancellor confirms 2022 high skilled visa plans By Tom Marsom Today, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s fiscal plans for the immediate and near future. Amongst the tax...
Sep 24, 2021 CMA calls time on greenwashing with Green Claims Code By Rosie Duckworth The Competition and Markets Authority has published its much anticipated guidance on ‘greenwashing’ (misleading environmental claims made...
Sep 07, 2021 Europe's (and the world's) battle for the soul of AI By Mark Lewis The title of the Wired article is The Fight to Define When AI Is 'High Risk', written by Khari Johnson and published on 1 September. It's...
Aug 26, 2021 Brexit plus Covid-19 plus immigration policy equals acute labour shortages By Tom Marsom Back in December 2020, just before the end of the Brexit transition period which marked the final withdrawal of the UK from the EU's...
Jun 24, 2021 A GDPR for artificial intelligence? By Jessica Arapu The various institutions of the EU aim to be the rule makers and standard bearers for artificial intelligence and associated technology...
May 26, 2021 Influencers put on blast: ASA reports a lack of compliance in recent report By Macfarlanes The ASA has continued its focus on influencer marketing and has published a report on influencer compliance with ad disclosure rules on...
May 24, 2021 Who owns the copyright in software created while working from home? By Martha Campbell In the recent UK High Court decision of Penhallurick v MD5 Ltd [2021] EWHC 293 (IPEC), the High Court ruled that certain copyright works...
May 21, 2021 CMA and ICO publish joint policy statement on competition and data protection law By Sophie Chesterton The Competition and Markets Authority and the Information Commissioner’s Office yesterday released a joint policy statement on...
Mar 22, 2021 Reliance losses and another lesson in drafting liability and exclusion clauses in IT agreements: CIS Insurance Limited v IBM By Macfarlanes The recent decision in CIS v IBM, is a timely reminder of the importance of paying careful attention to the drafting of exclusions of...