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

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…

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

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…

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Online Safety Act in force: platforms must start tackling illegal material from 17 March 2025

As of 17 March, online platforms must start putting in place measures to comply with the duties to p[revent illegal harms under the Online Safety Act.  Ofcom has launched its latest enforcement programme to assess industry compliance. Providers of services in scope of the OSA had until 16 March to carry out a suitable and…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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Tackling non-consensual intimate image abuse

The House of Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee has issued a report saying that possessing non-consensual intimate images (NCII) should be made an offence, putting it on the same legal footing as child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse occurs when intimate content is produced, published, or reproduced without consent, often…

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Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 made

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 made have been published and bring most consumer aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 into force. The following provisions come into force with effect from 6 April 2025 (to the extent they are already in force: The consumer…

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