The Online Safety Act has been receiving a lot of media attention this week as the age verification requirements and duty to protect children have come into force. In addition Australia has announced ...

Since 25 July, the provisions of the Online Safety Act 2023 requiring measures to be place to protect children have been in force. Among other things, age checks are now enforced to prevent children ...

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 1) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/904 have been made. The Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 on 20th ...

On 23 January 2025 the Competition and Markets Authority launched two separate SMS investigations, one into Apple and another into Google, to assess their position in their respective mobile ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its annual report for 2024-25. The ICO commits to four “enduring strategic objectives”: safeguarding and empowering consumers, responsible ...

The SCL Accredited IT Lawyer Scheme is a new recognition programme for experienced professionals working at the intersection of law and technology. Designed to celebrate commitment, expertise and ...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its annual report for 2024-25 setting outs its achievements and activities in the past year. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers ...

Hot on the heels of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, the European Commission has now published its guidance for general purpose AI models. The guidance clarifies the scope of the obligations ...

Ofcom has issued a consultation and a series of statements under the Media Act, which may be of interest to tech lawyers. Ofcom is consulting on its provisional view of the television selection ...

SCL has previously reported on examples of lawyers in the USA using AI to generate case references for court proceedings, and then discovering that the AI had “hallucinated” the cases, which didn’t ...

As you will know (from that annoyingly chirpy person striding across our TV screens), over the last few years OTA aggregator Trivago has run extensive TV advertising, claiming, among other things, ...

The High Court recently issued its ruling in the case of Jaevee Homes v Fincham [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC). The judgment runs to 50 pages. The case arose in the context of a dispute between property ...