Louisa Chambers

Jan 7, 2025 | law360.com | Louisa Chambers

By Louisa Chambers ( January 7, 2025, 3:20 PM GMT) -- The European Accessibility Act has significant implications for consumer products, services designs and documentation, and yet it may have slipped under the radar of many businesses.[1]... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.

Nov 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard Brown |Louisa Chambers |Dan Reavill |James Longster

Welcome to the third edition of the Travers Smith Outsourcing Spotlight. In this issue, we look at the impact on outsourcing of the new Labour Government's employment reforms and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. We also discuss a range of other topics including artificial intelligence, smart contracts and a recent Supreme Court decision on force majeure clauses. Employment reforms: what's the impact on outsourcing?

Nov 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Louisa Chambers |James Longster

Welcome to the ninth episode in our series of podcasts exploring the key legal issues relating to the development and use of artificial intelligence. We started the series by looking at the approach of the previous UK government to the regulation of AI. In "State of Play II", partners James Longster and Louisa Chambers from our Technology & Commercial Transactions department revisit the UK's regulatory outlook for AI following the election of the Labour Government.

Sep 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Louisa Chambers |James Longster |Dan Reavill |Helen Reddish

Gearing up for exit or making a strategic acquisition can be a daunting task, and it is important to be prepared. This briefing highlights the key legal due diligence issues to arise in relation to software businesses in the UK and EU, focussing on intellectual property and trading arrangement aspects. While we touch on certain watchouts from a regulatory perspective, other regulatory and tax due diligence considerations are beyond the scope of this briefing.

Sep 16, 2024 | mondaq.com | Louisa Chambers |James Longster |Dan Reavill |Helen Reddish

If open-source software did not exist, firms would need to spend 3.5 times more on software, according to a 2024 Harvard Business School paper  . In fact, Synopsys'  2024 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) report states that 96% of codebases contain open-source software. So, what is open-source software? What are the advantages and risks associated with it? And what are the practical considerations for businesses using open-source software?