A team from Bird & Bird precis the key points of the Automated Vehicles Act, which received Royal Assent just before Parliament was dissolved. The Automated Vehicles Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 20 May 2024. Its swift motion through parliament in an election year has been a relief to many, having been first introduced…
Once upon a time technologies like artificial intelligence and the metaverse were confined to the annals of science fiction. No longer, both innovations exist in the here and now, with vast potential to transform our world. These emergent technologies, however, are not without attributes of concern, one of which is energy consumption and the consequent…
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UK: Public Accounts Committee issues report on preparedness for online safety regulation The Public Accounts Committee has issued a report on Ofcom’s preparedness for online safety regulation. It says that Ofcom has made a good start in preparing for its new role as the online safety regulator. It benefited from time to prepare while the…
ICO approves legal services certification scheme, ICO issues second Tech Horizons report, Provisional deal reached on EU-wide rules for platform workers and other techlaw UK and EU news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website. UK law ICO approves legal services certification scheme The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has approved a certification scheme aimed at…
Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Service) Regulations 2024 made, Bar Council issues guidance on AI, Circular published about new offences under Online Safety Act and other techlaw UK and EU news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….
DSIT and NCSC seek views on draft Cyber Governance Code of Practice, Ofcom publishes report updating its approach to regulating video sharing platforms and other techlaw UK and EU news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….
Online Safety Act 2023 (Commencement No 3) Regulations 2024 made, ICO publishes updated Opinion on age assurance for the Children’s code, ICO fines HelloFresh £140,000 for sending spam marketing and other techlaw UK and EU news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….
CMA sets out approach to new digital markets regime, House of Lords committee examines Automated Vehicle Bill and other techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….
Court of Appeal confirms that use of Amazon IP complaints procedure can be threat of patent infringement, High Court considers misuse of email list by former employee and other techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….
Ofcom publishes report on how VSPs protect children from accessing harmful videos, ASA consults on implementation of new rules on “less healthy” food and drink advertisements, Joint Select Committee on National Security issues report on ransomware and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….