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UK announces data reforms: what businesses need to know

Oct 25, 2024 | lexology.com | Giles Pratt |Rachael Annear |Tristan Lockwood |Adam Gillert

On 23 October 2024 the UK government introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill to Parliament (the DUAB). The DUAB is a wide-ranging and significant reform package with implications for all businesses operating in the UK. While businesses that already comply with the current UK regime will generally only need to make minor adjustments, they should consider opportunities to leverage the greater flexibility afforded by the Bill.
Leading the Change: 2025 Data Law Trends report

Oct 24, 2024 | lexology.com | Rachael Annear |Zofia Aszendorf |Richard Bird |Georgina Bayly |Beth George |Adam Gillert | +28 more

2025 DATA LAW TRENDS Leading the change Contents 01 AI governance takes center stage 02 International data transfers are under the spotlight 03 A new wave of cyber threats is here 04 New global regulations are changing our digital operations 05 Tougher enforcement is reshaping data and privacy compliance 06 US state consumer privacy laws are expanding 07 Asia's privacy laws are maturing 08 New EU data access regulations are shaping the future 2 Executive summary The 2025 Data Law Trends...
Navigating change - UK election and its impact on tech regulation - key takeaways

Sep 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Giles Pratt |Rachael Annear

It was great to welcome so many clients to our offices in London and to be part of a wide-ranging event that explored how businesses should navigate the changes resulting from the election of the UK’s new Labour government and wider changes during this Election Supercycle. We were delighted to lead the conversation about tech regulation.
The 2024 Responsible AI Forum: Making the rules for AI

Mar 6, 2024 | tortoisemedia.com | Giles Pratt

With thanks to our knowledge partnerGiles Pratt, a partner in global law firm Freshfields’ multi-disciplinary AI team, draws on his experience advising leading AI innovators and implementers to give a summary of how countries are adjusting their laws to deal with AI. Governments and regulators are racing to develop responses to AI’s potential risks and opportunities. While almost everyone agrees on the need for governments to step in, there’s no global consensus on how to do it. So what?
Data Trends 2024

Nov 22, 2023 | lexology.com | Christine Lyon |Giles Pratt |Christoph Werkmeister |Adam Gillert

This week Freshfields published an annual review of the top trends we expect to impact the data landscape in 2024 and beyond. They have been identified by international specialists from across our global network to help clients plan ahead. A confluence of emerging capabilities, new regulations and other legal developments will pose fresh challenges for businesses seeking to make the most of the opportunities of data and allied technologies.
The AI Safety Summit - what are its objective and what steps are countries taking to regulate AI?

Oct 26, 2023 | lexology.com | Rachael Annear |Giles Pratt |Adam Gillert

Thanks to generative AI taking the world by storm, AI is now receiving significant focus from policy makers. Businesses and governments are putting enormous energy into exploring how they can leverage the many potential opportunities of AI, as well as how risks can be mitigated. As part of those global efforts, the UK will host the world’s first AI Safety Summit on 1-2 November 2023.
The AI Safety Summit - what is next for the global AI governance landscape?

Oct 26, 2023 | lexology.com | Rachael Annear |Giles Pratt |Adam Gillert

The UK will host the world’s first AI Safety Summit on 1-2 November 2023. The summit, which will be held at Bletchley Park in England, aims to bring together key countries and other stakeholders to focus on risks that might be created or exacerbated by the most powerful AI systems, and obtain agreement on international action regarding AI development.
An overview of data law and practice in 2023

Sep 29, 2023 | globaldatareview.com | Giles Pratt

Data law and practice have continued to evolve rapidly since the previous edition of this handbook. Privacy professionals have also been at the cutting edge of the recent generative artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Below are a few highlights from the past year. More details can be found in the chapters that follow. In 2023, many businesses have been considering the opportunities and challenges presented by generative AI.
Data-driven M&A – from due diligence to joint ventures

Sep 29, 2023 | globaldatareview.com | Giles Pratt |Tony Gregory

This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GDR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Trends in data-driven dealsBusinesses can entirely transform their offering by gaining access to valuable datasets. This continues to generate a strong impetus to ‘build or buy’ data, which in turn has led to non-tech businesses having to think like tech companies.
The UK plans to liberalise automated decision-making

Sep 19, 2023 | lexology.com | Giles Pratt |Claudia Chan |Adam Gillert

AI offers a wide range of opportunities for more automated decision-making (ADM). However, whenever ADM about individuals occurs, one of the first questions UK and EU businesses need to ask – to comply with data protection laws – is whether there is any meaningful human involvement. This is because ADM is restricted under both UK and EU data protection laws.