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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 not...
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 highlights...
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 Secretary of State...
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 YouTube) in...
Guidelines on how to comply with high-risk AI finally published On 19 May the Commission published draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems. With the Omnibus package promising organisations more time to comply with the high-risk rules (see our blog), these draft guidelines now start to provide...
Outsourcing and the Employment Rights Act 2025: new risks, new constraints The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) represents the most far‑reaching reform of UK employment law in a generation. Much of the commentary to date has focused on its impact on direct employment models. Less attention has been paid to the ERA 2025’s...
UK government responds to House of Lords’ report on copyright and AI On 15 May, the UK government published its response to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s (CDC) report on “AI, copyright and the creative industries” (CDC Report). As readers of this blog will know, the CDC Report was published on 6...
AI-generated DSARs: learnings from ICO guidance on FOIA requests Individuals are increasingly turning to AI to help them generate and submit information requests, whether under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) or the GDPR. However, although the use of AI may benefit those who previously struggled with...
Unpacked: Patents Court determines FRAND terms for Samsung-ZTE global cross-licence The English Patents Court has determined the terms of a global FRAND (Fair, Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory) cross-licence between Samsung and ZTE, landing on a FRAND lump sum balancing payment from Samsung (as net payer) to ZTE of $392m. Whilst the...
Time to spring clean your digital marketing? Updates from the ICO’s latest guidance and online tracking strategy Digital marketing compliance continues to be an area of intense focus in the UK, EU and US, as we discuss in our must-read briefing, Digital marketing compliance - spring cleaning tips for 2026. Since then, developments have continued apace, with the...