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Regulatory and compliance

How is the UK regulatory landscape set to change?

The government is driving a pro-growth agenda, leading to transformative changes in regulatory operations

27/03/2025

Read time 12m

Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2025

Spectrum auction guidance | Consultation on reserving 1900–1920 MHz band | Ofcom fibre networks competition and investment proposals

26/03/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Digital regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2025

Online Safety Act updates | Ofcom consults on safety for women and girls online | Ofcom enforcement programmes including CSAM...

26/03/2025

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2025

ASA research into what makes certain personalities appealing to young people | IAB UK's report predicting media, marketing and consumer...

26/03/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

PRS issues general demand for information | Ofcom launches review of alternative dispute resolution in the telecoms sector | Consultation...

27/02/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Digital regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

UK Updates: Ofcom on age assurance and children's access under OSA | Digital safety toolkit for online services | House...

27/02/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

CAP updates on ad restrictions on 'less healthy' food and drink products | 'Top tips' for marketers of age-restricted ads...

27/02/2025

Read time 3m

Telecoms

Two new telecoms judgments include the first UK Electronic Communications Code termination decision

UK telecoms site operators offered greater certainty by Upper Tribunal's strict interpretation of the Code

20/02/2025

Read time 4m

Intellectual property

Copyright in Poland: new difficulties identified for artists and generative AI

What does ZAiKS' reservation of rights for text and data mining mean for artistic professionals and AI systems?

11/02/2025

Read time 3m

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

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

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

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

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Regulatory and compliance

How is the UK regulatory landscape set to change?

The government is driving a pro-growth agenda, leading to transformative changes in regulatory operations

27/03/2025

Read time 12m

Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2025

Spectrum auction guidance | Consultation on reserving 1900–1920 MHz band | Ofcom fibre networks competition and investment proposals

26/03/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Digital regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2025

Online Safety Act updates | Ofcom consults on safety for women and girls online | Ofcom enforcement programmes including CSAM...

26/03/2025

Read time 6m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook March 2025

ASA research into what makes certain personalities appealing to young people | IAB UK's report predicting media, marketing and consumer...

26/03/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

PRS issues general demand for information | Ofcom launches review of alternative dispute resolution in the telecoms sector | Consultation...

27/02/2025

Read time 2m

Regulatory Outlook

Digital regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

UK Updates: Ofcom on age assurance and children's access under OSA | Digital safety toolkit for online services | House...

27/02/2025

Read time 4m

Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook February 2025

CAP updates on ad restrictions on 'less healthy' food and drink products | 'Top tips' for marketers of age-restricted ads...

27/02/2025

Read time 3m

Telecoms

Two new telecoms judgments include the first UK Electronic Communications Code termination decision

UK telecoms site operators offered greater certainty by Upper Tribunal's strict interpretation of the Code

20/02/2025

Read time 4m

Intellectual property

Copyright in Poland: new difficulties identified for artists and generative AI

What does ZAiKS' reservation of rights for text and data mining mean for artistic professionals and AI systems?

11/02/2025

Read time 3m

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

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

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

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

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Nick Johnson

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

+44 20 7105 7080 Email Nick Full biog

Sara Valentine

Partner, International Sub-sector Leader, Technology, UK

+44 118 925 2122 Email Sara Full biog

Herke van Hulst

Partner, Advocaat, The Netherlands

+31 207 02 86 72 Email Herke Full biog

Ulrich Bäumer, LL.M.

Partner, Attorney at Law (New York), Germany

+49 221 5108 4164 Email Ulrich Full biog

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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