Irish government publishes legislative programme

The Irish government has published its legislative programme for Spring 2025. The items that will of interest to techlaw lawyers are set out below: Title of Bill Purpose of Bill Status of Bill Legislation for Priority Publication Spring Session 2025 Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Bill The Bill encompasses the necessary amendments to the Copyright and…

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UK government publishes response to call for evidence on open justice

The UK government has published the outcome of its call for evidence which sought comments on ten areas relating to open justice and transparency. This included questions on the principles around open justice and transparency, as well as specific areas of the justice system, particularly those that have undergone a period of rapid change over…

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Ofcom consults on draft guidance: A safer life online for women and girls

Ofcom is consulting on draft guidance to protect women and girls under the Online Safety Act.  The guidance sets out areas where technology firms can contribute towards improving women and girls’ online safety by taking responsibility, designing their services to prevent harm and supporting their users. As SCL readers will be aware, the Online Safety…

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CJEU rules that a dominant undertaking’s refusal to ensure that its platform is interoperable with a third party app can be abusive

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued its ruling in Case C-233/23: Alphabet and Others. In 2018, Enel X Italia launched the JuicePass app in Italy, which helps drivers find and reserve charging stations for electric vehicles.  Enel requested Google to make JuicePass compatible with Android Auto, a system that allows smartphone…

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Ofcom issues two consultations under Media Act 2024

Ofcom has issued two consultations under the Media Act. Among other things, the Act seeks to ensure, among other things, that audiences can easily find and discover public service broadcasters’ content on connected TV platforms, and that they are well served by this content. Specifically, the Act requires certain connected TV platforms to ensure that…

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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

UK law Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 made The Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/63 have been made. They amend the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, SI 2018/480, to increase the annual data protection fees payable to the Information Commissioner across all tiers of the charge…

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