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Digital Regulation

ICO delivers its verdict on 'consent or pay' in the UK

UK data regulator takes more positive tone than EU on data privacy compliance for consent or pay models

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06/02/2025

Read time 6m

Online Safety

UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom publishes guidance on age assurance and children's access assessments

Publication kicks off the child protection part of the regime

04/02/2025

Read time 6m

Online Safety

Ofcom publishes final illegal content risk assessment guidance and codes of practice under UK Online Safety Act

Publication sparks the start of the illegal harms duties under the OSA for user-to-user and search services

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04/02/2025

Read time 7m

Tech, Media and Comms

English Court of Appeal allows Amazon to amend its pleadings to claim interim licence from Nokia

High Court's decision overturned and proposed claim for an interim RAND licence has reasonable prospects of success

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03/02/2025

Read time 7m

Artificial intelligence

ICO updates its views on using personal data in generative AI in the UK

Consultation response provides interim guidance to organisations using personal data in training and deploying generative AI models, raising many issues...

31/01/2025

Read time 6m

Financial Services

Crypto exchanges face increased risk in UK for failing to prevent tax evasion by investors

Firms need to prepare for a wider compliance culture imposed by the government's impending tax and fraud legislation

21/01/2025

Read time 4m

Artificial intelligence

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: what it means for business

The government wants to ramp up AI adoption across the UK, and this much-heralded plan sets out what it thinks...

17/01/2025

Read time 14m

Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

Ofcom plan of work consultation | March deadline for TSA compliance | Ofcom business switching update

13/01/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Digital Regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

UK Online Safety Act 2023 | UK Media Act 2024 | VoD services regime | Ofcom changes | Commercial radio...

13/01/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

Advertising and AI | DMCCA and advertising | Adtech and use of cookies

13/01/2025

Read time 4m

Competition, antitrust and trade

Football Governance Bill in second run for England could encounter legal challenges

Labour has made changes to the proposed reforms to improve English football's governance and financial stability

10/01/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory and compliance

French regulator Arcom's standard for online age verification rolls out in 2025

What are the requirements of the broadcast authority’s standards for age verification on pornographic content?

09/01/2025

Read time 4m

Telecoms

UK Upper Tribunal provides renewal guidance for licence agreements

Where a licence agreement is assigned, the new operator can initiate a renewal

07/01/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory and compliance

Dutch businesses need to comply with the new European Product Safety Regulation

What does the new regulation mean for companies and how will it be enforced in the Netherlands?

07/01/2025

Read time 3m

Digital Regulation

How businesses can get set for the UK Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act in 2025

What to know about the new digital markets regime and the changes to competition and consumer law

24/12/2024

Read time 10m

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Digital Regulation

ICO delivers its verdict on 'consent or pay' in the UK

UK data regulator takes more positive tone than EU on data privacy compliance for consent or pay models

New -

06/02/2025

Read time 6m

Online Safety

UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom publishes guidance on age assurance and children's access assessments

Publication kicks off the child protection part of the regime

04/02/2025

Read time 6m

Online Safety

Ofcom publishes final illegal content risk assessment guidance and codes of practice under UK Online Safety Act

Publication sparks the start of the illegal harms duties under the OSA for user-to-user and search services

New -

04/02/2025

Read time 7m

Tech, Media and Comms

English Court of Appeal allows Amazon to amend its pleadings to claim interim licence from Nokia

High Court's decision overturned and proposed claim for an interim RAND licence has reasonable prospects of success

New -

03/02/2025

Read time 7m

Artificial intelligence

ICO updates its views on using personal data in generative AI in the UK

Consultation response provides interim guidance to organisations using personal data in training and deploying generative AI models, raising many issues...

31/01/2025

Read time 6m

Financial Services

Crypto exchanges face increased risk in UK for failing to prevent tax evasion by investors

Firms need to prepare for a wider compliance culture imposed by the government's impending tax and fraud legislation

21/01/2025

Read time 4m

Artificial intelligence

The UK AI Opportunities Action Plan: what it means for business

The government wants to ramp up AI adoption across the UK, and this much-heralded plan sets out what it thinks...

17/01/2025

Read time 14m

Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

Ofcom plan of work consultation | March deadline for TSA compliance | Ofcom business switching update

13/01/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Digital Regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

UK Online Safety Act 2023 | UK Media Act 2024 | VoD services regime | Ofcom changes | Commercial radio...

13/01/2025

Read time 5m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2025

Advertising and AI | DMCCA and advertising | Adtech and use of cookies

13/01/2025

Read time 4m

Competition, antitrust and trade

Football Governance Bill in second run for England could encounter legal challenges

Labour has made changes to the proposed reforms to improve English football's governance and financial stability

10/01/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory and compliance

French regulator Arcom's standard for online age verification rolls out in 2025

What are the requirements of the broadcast authority’s standards for age verification on pornographic content?

09/01/2025

Read time 4m

Telecoms

UK Upper Tribunal provides renewal guidance for licence agreements

Where a licence agreement is assigned, the new operator can initiate a renewal

07/01/2025

Read time 3m

Regulatory and compliance

Dutch businesses need to comply with the new European Product Safety Regulation

What does the new regulation mean for companies and how will it be enforced in the Netherlands?

07/01/2025

Read time 3m

Digital Regulation

How businesses can get set for the UK Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act in 2025

What to know about the new digital markets regime and the changes to competition and consumer law

24/12/2024

Read time 10m

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Nick Johnson

Partner, International Head of Tech, Media & Comms, UK

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Sara Valentine

Partner, International Sub-sector Leader, Technology, UK

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Herke van Hulst

Partner, Advocaat, The Netherlands

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Ulrich Bäumer, LL.M.

Partner, Attorney at Law (New York), Germany

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Konstantin Ewald

Partner, Head of Tech, Media and Comms, Germany

+49 221 5108 4160 Email Konstantin Full biog

Gianluigi Marino

Partner, Head of Digitalisation, Italy

+39 02 5413 1769 Email Gianluigi Full biog

Coen Barneveld Binkhuysen

Partner, Lawyer, The Netherlands

+31 207 02 86 12 Email Coen Full biog

Chia-Ling Koh

Managing Director, Singapore

+65 6350 4380 Email Chia-Ling Full biog

David Miranda

Partner, Spain

+34 93 419 18 18 Email David Full biog

Benjamin Docquir

Partner, Belgium

+32 2 515 93 36 Email Benjamin Full biog

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