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Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill has first reading in the House of Lords

News • November 27, 2023

The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 22 November 2023. It provides that the UK government will create an AI Authority which will monitor the use and regulation of AI in the UK. It further sets out that regulation of AI should deliver safety, security and robustness;…

CMA says Adobe/Figma deal could harm UK digital design sector

News • November 28, 2023

Last week, the European Commission informed Adobe of its preliminary view that its proposed acquisition of Figma may reduce competition in the global markets for the supply of interactive product design software and of other creative design software. The CMA has now provisionally found that Adobe’s deal to buy Figma would be likely to harm…

Y2K Revisited

Analysis • November 29, 2023

Historical events have always influenced the law and legal practice, which by their nature must adapt to societal and technological changes. For this 50th Anniversary edition of the magazine, we revisit a time when computers were just becoming a fundamental part of everyday life, and how the Y2K Bug (and especially the reaction and response…

Automated Vehicles Bill receives first reading in UK parliament

News • November 14, 2023

Last week we wrote that the Automated Vehicles Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 8 November. The Automated Vehicles Bill implements the recommendations of the four-year review of regulation for automated vehicles carried out jointly by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission. It is…

CMA says Adobe/Figma deal could harm UK digital design sector

News • November 28, 2023

Predictions: Lewis Silkin’s 2020 Tech Predictions

January 15, 2020

The team at Lewis Silkin round off our series of Predictions for the year with a set of 20 predictions for 2020 touching on folding phones, 5G, AI in sports, 3D bio-printing and more….

Initial Coin Offerings: Table of Regulation (APAC, UK & US)

May 10, 2020

Jurisdiction Recent developments and current approach Abu Dhabi Middle ground approach – ICOs potentially treated as securities, cryptocurrencies are commodities. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority released guidelines on ICOs and digital currencies on 9 October 2017 – stating that: ICOs may be viewed as securities depending on the circumstances; and digital currencies are not considered…

CJEU considers when an administrative fine can be imposed under the GDPR

News • December 8, 2023

Cases C-683/21 | Nacionalinis visuomenes sveikatos centras and C-807/21 | Deutsche Wohnen, the Court of Justice has clarified when national supervisory authorities may impose an administrative fine on one or more controllers for an infringement of the GDPR. In particular, it ruled that the imposition of a fine requires wrongful conduct; that is, that the…

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

News • November 24, 2023

UK law Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2023 made The Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1242) have been made. They brought sections 114(2) and (7) of the Online Safety Act 2023 into force on 22 November 2023. Section 114(1) of the Act grants Ofcom an express power…

UK adult site introduces age verification measures

News • December 6, 2023

Tapnet Ltd, which provides the online adult video service RevealMe, has introduced age verification measures, after Ofcom raised concerns that it was not taking adequate measures to prevent children from being able to access pornography on its platform….

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February 21, 2020

EDPB holds its eighteenth plenary session The EDPB has held its eighteenth plenary session. During the session, the EDPB discussed various issues. It says that the GDPR’s application in its first 20 months has been successful. However, the need for sufficient resources for all supervisory authorities is still a concern and some challenges remain, resulting,…

SCL AI for Schools Programme

May 3, 2023

An SCL outreach initiative aimed at helping underprivileged 6th form students consider a career in the tech law sector The SCL AI for Schools Programme is an outreach initiative aimed at helping underprivileged 6th form students, who may never have heard of tech law, consider a career in the sector. It has been conceived by…

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News • December 8, 2023

UK law DSIT launches review on illegal porn, abuse and exploitation in porn industry The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has launched a review to advise the UK government on how to deal with the negative effects of pornography on users and society. The review will build on the Online Safety Act, by stopping…

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Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill has first reading in the House of Lords

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CMA says Adobe/Figma deal could harm UK digital design sector

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Y2K Revisited

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Automated Vehicles Bill receives first reading in UK parliament

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CMA says Adobe/Figma deal could harm UK digital design sector

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Initial Coin Offerings: Table of Regulation (APAC, UK & US)

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CJEU considers when an administrative fine can be imposed under the GDPR

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UK adult site introduces age verification measures

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