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Welcome to The Lens newsletter, a selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders.

 

CMA settles second drip pricing investigation with its direct enforcement toolkit

Following the announcement last week of a settlement with Marks Electrical, the CMA has now announced a settlement with StubHub UK for its use of drip pricing. This is the third enforcement action from the CMA under the Digital Markets... Read more 

Cyber updates for your radar

It’s been a busy time in the world of cyber. The fallout from Anthropic’s Mythos model continues (see our April blog) with new regulatory AI guidance, and the ICO has continued its cyber-fining streak, while the EU has developed new cyber... Read more 

A look at the Annex 1 and 3 EU AI Act guidelines on high-risk systems

On 19 May 2026, the Commission published draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems. In our previous blog we provided an overview of what the guidelines encompass. In this blog, we examine the key takeaways from the draft Annex... Read more 

UK to ban social media for under-16s: A “line in the sand”

The UK Government has announced plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to children under 16. The announcement is one of the most significant proposed interventions in online platform regulation since the Online Safety Act 2023... Read more 

CMA settles with Marks Electrical over investigation into pre-selected extra charges

The CMA has ordered appliances retailer Marks Electrical to refund around £600,000 to nearly 40,000 customers and pay a £720,000 fine for automatically opting customers into paid extra services without their consent in breach of UK consumer... Read more 

Transparency of AI-generated content – EU publishes Code of Practice

After consulting on two previous drafts in the last six months, the Commission published its Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content (Code) on 10 June 2026.  The Code is intended to support signatories’ compliance with the... Read more 

First court case win for AI-powered law firm

The use of AI in Court proceedings has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons recently. Pinsent Masons found itself in the spotlight before the High Court in Cork v Smith [2026] after misleading the court based on search results produced by... Read more 

Hong Kong’s cybercrime “reset”: a five‑offence blueprint for reform

Hong Kong is overhauling its fragmented cybercrime regime. In response to an increasingly complex threat landscape, driven by AI‑enabled attacks, growing reliance on digital infrastructure, and the cross‑border nature of cyber activity, the... Read more 

Who answers for AI? First UK claim filed against AI company over Grok deepfakes

Labour MP Jess Asato has filed what is believed to be the first English law claim concerning non-consensual intimate deepfakes in the English High Court, with indications that other similar claims are waiting in the wings. The claim documents are... Read more 

European Commission fines Temu €200 million under the DSA

The European Commission has issued a landmark €200 million fine against Temu for breaching the Digital Services Act (“DSA”). The decision, published on 28 May 2026, marks one of the most significant enforcement actions under the DSA to date and... Read more 

Privilege and AI hallucinations

AI use by lawyers has hit the headlines recently, with a number of high profile judgments on this topic from courts in both the UK and US.   In the UK, the recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in UK v... Read more

Protecting children online: UK regulators call for platforms to do more

On 21 May, Ofcom published a statement and an update report on how major platforms are protecting children online in the UK. This latest report follows the letters Ofcom sent to major platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Snap, TikTok and... Read more

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