Hannah-Louise Shergold, Author at Society for Computers & Law

European Commission provides guidance under Digital Markets Act to facilitate development of innovative products on Apple’s platforms

News • March 24, 2025

The European Commission has adopted two decisions under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) specifying the measures that Apple has to take to comply with certain aspects of its interoperability obligation. Interoperability enables a deeper and more seamless integration of third-party products with Apple’s ecosystem. It is therefore key to opening up new opportunities for third…

European Commission sends preliminary findings to Alphabet under the Digital Markets Act

News • March 21, 2025

The European Commission has sent two sets of preliminary findings to Alphabet for failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), regarding two services for which it has been designated as a gatekeeper. Firstly, the Commission has informed Alphabet of its preliminary view that certain features and functionalities of Google Search treat Alphabet’s own…

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

News • March 21, 2025

UK law CMA publishes final guidance on new direct consumer enforcement powers The CMA has published its final Direct Consumer Enforcement Guidance which sets out how it plans to use its direct consumer enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, which come into force on 6 April 2025. The CMA has…

TCC upholds IBM’s claim for breach of software licence by reverse engineering

News • March 20, 2025

In IBM United Kingdom Ltd v LzLabs GmbH and others [2025] EWHC 532 (TCC) the Technology and Construction Court considered a dispute about software and in particular if Winsopia had breached a licence agreement under which IBM licensed IBM mainframe software to Winsopia. The case was featured as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases…

Master of the Rolls gives speech on work of the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce

News • March 18, 2025

Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, recently gave the keynote speech at the LawTech UK Conference 2025. He highlighted the growth and potential of the LawTech industry in the UK and the importance of legal frameworks for digital assets and AI. LawTech Industry in the UK He said that…

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

News • March 14, 2025

UK law The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules) Regulations 2025 The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (CMA Consumer Enforcement Rules) Regulations 2025 have been made. In the Regulations, the Secretary of State, using the power under section 211 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024…

Court of Appeal allows Lenovo’s appeal in long-running SEP dispute

News • March 12, 2025

The Court of Appeal has allowed Lenovo’s appeal against the refusal to make a declaration for an interim licence in its ongoing standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson in Lenovo Group Ltd and others v Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (PUBL) and another [2025] EWCA Civ 182. The case involves a long-standing dispute between Lenovo…

Court of Appeal rules Tesla not entitled to SEP platform licence on FRAND terms

News • March 12, 2025

The Court of Appeal has recently ruled in Tesla Inc and another v IDAC Holdings Inc and others [2025] EWCA Civ 193. It dismissed an appeal against a Patent Court decision that there was no serious issue to be tried between Tesla and Avanci that Tesla was entitled to a licence under the platform on…