United Kingdom: IT and Internet

The UK's proposed social media ban for under-16s is driving platforms to implement highly effective age assurance, with facial age estimation emerging as the market standard. However, compliance requires navigating two distinct regulatory frameworks - the Online Safety Act and UK GDPR - where satisfying one regime does not automatically ensure compliance with the other, creating significant legal and technical challenges for online services.

The Supreme Court's decision in Emotional Perception AI has reshaped how software inventions are examined at the UKIPO, aligning UK practice with the EPO's approach. A recent hearing demonstrates that while determining eligibility may be straightforward, assessing which features possess technical character presents significant challenges that can fundamentally impact the inventive step analysis.

The digital health landscape has evolved significantly in recent months, with new regulatory guidance, cyber security requirements and emerging technologies transforming the obligations that should be reflected in your contracts. This checklist identifies key areas where your existing supplier contracts may need updating to ensure compliance with current standards and protect your organisation.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and US President Donald Trump presented fundamentally opposing visions for artificial intelligence governance at the UN General Assembly, creating a complex regulatory landscape for businesses operating across the EU, UK, and US.

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Taylor Swift's recent US trade mark filings for sound clips and images signal a strategic response to AI-driven impersonation, raising critical questions about how UK law can protect celebrity identity when traditional intellectual property frameworks were never designed for this purpose. This analysis examines whether trade marks, passing off, and contractual arrangements can effectively safeguard public figures against sophisticated AI-generated deepfakes and false endorsements in jurisdictions without st

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The EU Cyber Resilience Act introduces mandatory incident reporting obligations for manufacturers of products with digital elements, requiring them to notify authorities of actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents within strict timelines starting September 2026. Understanding the scope of these requirements, including which products qualify and what constitutes a reportable event, is critical for manufacturers to establish compliant reporting protocols before the deadline. This analy

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