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Deforestation Regulation: More Changes And Possible Delays Likely

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aims to ensure that certain goods placed on the EU market will no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation in the EU and elsewhere in the world.

European Union Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

Online Safety Act In Action: Ofcom Targets Platforms Failing To Block Child Abuse Material

The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has taken further enforcement action under the Online Safety Act (OSA), showing how it plans to respond to child sexual abuse material...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

UK's ICO Issues A £14 Million Fine For Poor Data Security – Thoughts For GCs And CISOs

"With so many cyber attacks in the headlines, our message is clear: every organisation, no matter how large, must take proactive steps to keep people's data secure," was the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)...

United Kingdom Privacy

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Ropes & Gray LLP

'What Is Illegal Offline, Must Be Illegal Online': Cyberflashing And The Online Safety Act

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has announced that cyberflashing will be categorised as a ‘priority offence' under the Online Safety Act (OSA) in a push to protect women and girls online...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New Online Safety Codes Require Age Verification For Explicit Content

United Kingdom Privacy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Rise Of Shadow AI: Risk Or Opportunity?

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

What's Up With WhatsApp Contracts?

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

ICO Launches Consultation On Draft Guidance For Consumer IoT Products And Services

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

The Online Safety Act: Where The Rubber Meets The Road

United Kingdom Media & IT

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Ofcom Sets Out Fees And Penalties Regime Under The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Consults On Additional Online Safety Measures

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Publishes Final Priorities For Online Safety Regulation

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Richard Cox, Managing Director, Langley Business Systems (Podcast)

United Kingdom Law Performance

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Higgs LLP

What Have We Learned From Over $1bn Of Cloud And Infrastructure Optimization?

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

UK Immigration Update – Indefinite Leave To Remain ILR After 10 Years Residence

United Kingdom Immigration

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Thaxted Legal

A Guide To Marriage And Civil Partnership Visit Visas

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 12 September 2025

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fitness Giants Face Off: Strava Sues Garmin Over Segments And Heatmaps

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

New Online Super-complaint Regime Due In Force From 31 December 2025 Under The Online Safety Act

Following consultation, the UK government has laid before Parliament the draft Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Opens Nine New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

Under the Online Safety Act, websites that publish their own pornography must have highly effective age checks in place to stop children accessing this material. Search and user-to-user services...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Cyber Risks In Your Supply Chain – Where Is Your Weakest Link?

Adidas, The North Face, Cartier and Victoria's Secret are the most recent names to join the ranks of retailers – Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op – to be hit by cyber attacks...

United Kingdom Privacy

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Travers Smith LLP

From Cost Center To Value Center: Making Tech Investments CFO-friendly

CFOs frequently face a dilemma when it comes to technology investments: they confront them as cost centers yet often struggle to identify the business value delivered.

United Kingdom Strategy

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AlixPartners

When A Tweet Becomes A Crime: What The Lucy Connolly Case Says About Online Hatred (20 May 2025)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Walking The Talk, Ofcom's Online Safety Act Enforcement

United Kingdom Privacy

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

'Kicking' Things Off... Ofcom Launches New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK's Online Safety: Ofcom Fines OnlyFans Provider £1.05 Million

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

Evaluating Legacy Overhauls: Risks And Rewards For Executive Teams

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Above And Beyond: How Can Operators Harness New Satellite Horizons?

Worldwide Media & IT

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AlixPartners

UK Government Lays Statement Of Strategic Priorities For Online Safety Before Parliament

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Failing To Secure Ownership Of IP Means More Costs On The Horizon For The Post Office

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

Keeping Kids Safe Online, One Risk Assessment At A Time

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Lays Statement Of Strategic Priorities For Online Safety Before Parliament

The UK government has laid its final statement of strategic priorities (SSP) for online safety before the UK parliament. This follows a targeted consultation towards the end of last year.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Failing To Secure Ownership Of IP Means More Costs On The Horizon For The Post Office

The Post Office has paid over £600 million of public money to continue using the faulty Horizon IT system, despite deciding to move away from it more than a decade ago. Their ongoing reliance on Horizon appears...

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Keeping Kids Safe Online, One Risk Assessment At A Time

Given media coverage and Ofcom's policy statement, the protection of children online is under even greater scrutiny than before.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

According to Ofcom, three in five teenagers have seen harmful content online in a four week period and children describe online content on suicide and self harm as being "prolific".

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is AI Going To Kill Real Music?

Worldwide Technology

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Rouse

Ofcom Launches First Investigation Of Illegal Harms

Ofcom has launched its first investigation of illegal harms under the Online Safety Act. It is investigating an online suicide discussion forum.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK Online Safety Act: A Guide To Children's Access Assessments For Service Providers

The UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) introduces new rules for online platforms that allow users to interact or provide search services.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

UK Targets Russian Cybercrime With New Sanctions

On 11 February 2025, the UK government issued a press release announcing new sanctions against ZSERVERS...

Worldwide Technology

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Harneys

Talking Tech Special: (Re)thinking Externalised Rating From An IT Perspective (Podcast)

In this episode of Talking Tech, Charlie Samolczyk is joined by John Heidelberger and Peter Harrison to discuss what externalised rating is along with some of the key challenges...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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WTW

AlixPartners European Fibre Survey 2025

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

How To Conduct An Illegal Content Risk Assessment For The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

What Is 'Harmful Content' And What Are The Key Duties Under The Online Safety Act To Protect Children Online?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Online Harms – Enforcement Begins In 2025

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Legal Implications Of The UK's Online Safety Act On Age Verification For Online Service Providers

United Kingdom Privacy

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Logan & Partners

Not All Data Centres Are Equal: How Facilities Are Becoming Increasingly Use-Case Specific

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

ICO Consults On 'Storage And Access' (Cookies) Guidance

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Beyond The Console: Video Gaming's Cloud Revolution

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

EU DORA: Are You In Scope, And If So, How Can You Prepare?

European Union Technology

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King & Spalding LLP

Update On Online Advertising Taskforce And ASA's Work On Online Supply Pathways

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The UK's Online Safety Act – Where Are We A Year On?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

One-Stop Shop For Panicking Clients

United Kingdom Privacy

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Withers LLP

Cyber Security Experts Respond To Global Microsoft Outage

United Kingdom Technology

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BCL Solicitors LLP

"熊孩子"偷偷大额充值网游，家长要求游戏公司退款会得到法院支持吗？

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Rouse

Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: De-risking Devices As A Service (DaaS)!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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