Jul 19, 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...
May 31, 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...
Apr 17, 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...
Apr 11, 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...
Mar 14, 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...
Feb 22, 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...
Feb 20, 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...
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 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...
May 27, 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...
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,...
Nov 09, 2021 ESG in action in defence outsourcing and supply chains - and what's next? By Macfarlanes 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 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...
Sep 07, 2021 Europe's (and the world's) battle for the soul of AI By Macfarlanes 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...
Jul 16, 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...