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AI regulation under pressure: are current frameworks keeping pace? It's been a remarkable few weeks in the world of AI regulation. High-profile security incidents, stark warnings from the people actually building the technology, and growing calls for international cooperation all put one question firmly in the spotlight:...
EU Cyber Resilience Act: First Reporting Obligations Take Effect Today On 11 September 2026 the reporting obligations under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (“CRA”) will take effect. While the CRA's principal requirements and obligations will not apply until December 2027, from today manufacturers of in-scope products will need...
AI hallucinations reach the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Last month, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) issued a warning notice identifying two areas of AI misuse: the submission of AI-generated false case citations to courts and breaches of client confidentiality (and the impact on legal privilege)...
TOGCs and leases - a rich tapestry As the Bayeux Tapestry pays its visit to London, bringing with it the spirit of entente, it seems as good a time as any for a UK tax lawyer to discuss a recent decision of the European Court on VAT. Last week, the CJEU handed down its judgment in A&P Deco...
ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox Join the DSA Big Leagues: What the Designation Means for Businesses On 31 August 2026, the European Commission designated OpenAI's ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (“VLOSEs”) and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (“VLOPs”), bringing them within the Digital Services Act’s (“DSA”) most demanding...
Data centres and permanent establishments: Italy’s expanding enforcement meets treaty limits In recent years, Italy has become one of the jurisdictions most closely scrutinising whether digital infrastructure can give rise to a permanent establishment (PE). Data centres are increasingly relevant because they provide the physical nexus through...
Drawing the line: when does an online store escape the Italian DST's marketplace definition? Introduction  The first reported Italian judicial decision on the Digital Services Tax (DST) provides welcome guidance for online retailers operating hybrid business models combining direct sales and intermediation activities. In Judgment No. 292/2026,...
Cleaning the (patent) pool: Supreme Court opens the door to judicial determination of FRAND rates for patent pool SEPs In another example of the English courts’ willingness to accept jurisdiction to determine fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) rates for standard essential patents (SEPs), the Supreme Court has recently handed down its decision in the...
Creative differences: Wider implications of TikTok's Upper Tribunal loss The Upper Tribunal (UT) has dismissed TikTok’s appeal on the preliminary issue of the ICO’s power to impose a monetary penalty, without first seeking a court order, given the purpose of TikTok’s processing. As discussed in our previous blog, in 2023 the...
The 23andMe cyber saga continues at a global scale… Three years on and the ramifications of the major cyber incident that affected genetic research company 23andMe in 2023 are still being felt, with the incident resulting in multi-jurisdictional regulatory fines and litigation. We compare the recent fine...
CMA investigates Microsoft over marketing of subscription plans On 29 July 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced an investigation into Microsoft over concerns that customers may not have been given clear, upfront information about their subscription options when changes were made to Microsoft 365...
New Statement on Liability for AI Harms What happens when someone suffers loss because of an AI chatbot’s mistake? The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) explored this question – and others around liability for non-deliberate harm – in its recent 130-page Legal Statement on Liability for AI Harms...
AI momentum shows no sign of slowing: recent regulatory developments in the EU and UK We know the AI regulatory landscape is evolving, but the last few weeks have seen policymakers and regulators in both the EU and UK announce a range of developments which illustrate the pace of this change.  In the EU, the staged implementation of the AI...
Caught in the web: EDPB guidelines on scraping for generative AI As regulators and legislators across Europe continue to grapple with the intersection of AI development and data protection, the EDPB has published new draft guidelines on one of the most contentious data collection practices underpinning generative AI...
JJH Enterprises v Microsoft: exhausting another avenue in the battle over software resale markets As the software resale market continues to develop, questions remain over when holders of UK and EU copyrights might be able to prevent sales of second-hand software licences.  More than a decade after the CJEU’s landmark 2012 ruling in UsedSoft v Oracle,...