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					26 July 2024				

				
The King’s Speech and the AI Bill

				
The King’s Speech last week gave us our first glimpse of the Government’s priorities for the new Parliament.  From a tech perspective, in the run-up to the King’s Speech, the press were widely reporting that an AI Bill would be…

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					18 July 2024				

				
The new UK government announce the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill

				
On 17 July, as part of the King’s Speech, the new UK Labour Government announced its plan to introduce the Digital Information and Smart Data (DISD) Bill. Generally, the DISD Bill is aimed at improving access and sharing of data…

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					18 July 2024				

				
King’s Speech outlines proposed changes to employment legislation

				
The King’s Speech has outlined the new Government’s bold proposed changes to current employment legislation. Their plans include the introduction of a new Employment Rights Bill and a draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. The Employment Rights Bill, promised within…

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					16 May 2024				

				
AI Report

				
Last month, we hosted a panel event on the use of AI in Financial Services in conjunction with UK Fintech Week. Partner and leading AI expert Emma Wright led the panel in a varied and interesting discussion about the current…

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					10 May 2024				

				
Baby Reindeer, internet sleuths and the perils of jigsaw identification

				
More than 22 million viewers have watched dark comedy-drama Baby Reindeer since it launched on Netflix on 11 April 2024. Much of the show’s tension, and no doubt success, derives from the fact that it is based on a true…

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					08 May 2024				

				
What businesses should consider before implementing monitoring

				
This article was first published in People Management on 29th April 2024. In light of two recent ICO enforcement cases, Anita Bapat, Nadia Ahmed, Grace Tang and Chenelle Olaiya explain the host of legal factors to take into account when…

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					18 April 2024				

				
‘Consent or pay’: the EDPB’s two cents on the right model

				
During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued its highly anticipated opinion following a request by the Dutch, Norwegian & Hamburg Data Protection Authorities (DPAs). The opinion addresses the validity of consent to process personal data for…

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					28 March 2024				

				
Take note: new guidance on the ICO’s penalties and fines

				
On 18 March, the ICO published new Guidance on how it decides to issue penalties and calculate fines in relation to breaches of the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.  It replaces previous sections in the Regulatory Action Policy…

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					26 March 2024				

				
Labour’s proposed secondary ticketing reforms

				
At this month’s Labour Creatives Conference, Keir Starmer pledged reforms to the UK ticket touting system to stop the exploitation of music fans who miss out on concert tickets and have to buy them from secondary websites at highly inflated…

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					07 March 2024				

				
The abolition of non-domicile in the Spring Budget

				
It has suddenly become fashionable to “abolish res non-dom”. After the Labour party’s declarations that it would do so if it formed a government, the Conservatives have used their last budget to get ahead in the race and try to…

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