Louisa Morrison

Oct 24, 2024 | lexology.com | John Davidson-Kelly |Ben Dunham |Tom Harding |Chloe Deng |Louisa Morrison

Long-awaited 'fitness check' of EU consumer law is finally published, paving the way for a new Digital Fairness ActThe European Commission's digital fairness "fitness check" was launched in 2022 to assess whether the current EU consumer law framework is fit for purpose in the digital environment and consider whether any new regulation is needed to ensure digital fairness for consumers.

Jul 19, 2024 | lexology.com | Jennifer Alldridge |Colette Brimble |David Browne |Charlie Hennig |Sarah Jordan |Sarah Lunn | +8 more

The King's Speech took place on 17 July, setting out the new government's legislative agenda. Our Knowledge Lawyers have selected some highlights for businesses from the 39 bills proposed, covering 12 distinct areas including significant reforms to real estate and employment law, data regulation and corporate governance.

Jul 17, 2024 | lexology.com | Jens Schefzig |John Buyers |Tamara Quinn |Coen Barneveld Binkhuysen |Gregoire Dumas |Xavier Pican | +2 more

The phased compliance timetable is now set, with the first deadline in just six months' timeThe AI Act was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 12 July 2024, a couple of months later than expected, and will become law on 1 August 2024. Businesses need to start preparing now to ensure compliance at the right time for the different types of AI categorised in the AI Act (see our earlier Insight, which also sets out the potential consequences of failing to comply).

Jun 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Louisa Morrison |John Davidson-Kelly |Mark Taylor |Nick Johnson |Georgina Graham |Tom Harding | +1 more

What we know so far on what the main political parties would do if they win power on 4 July 2024To date, the two main political parties hoping to form the next government (Conservative and Labour) have been relatively quiet on their plans for digital and data policy.

Jan 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Catherine Hammon |Catherine Shepherd |Charlie Hennig |Clareine Enderby |Colette Brimble |David Soerensen | +19 more

Our Knowledge Lawyers have picked out particular legal developments affecting business, as certain already legislated-for regulatory changes and rules come into effect, new legislation passes, and long-awaited litigation on complex points continues to progress through the courts. Digital regulationOnline safety2023 saw the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) finally receive Royal Assent and 2024 will see much work by Ofcom, the designated online safety regulator, to bring it into effect.