The UK prioritizes a flexible framework over comprehensive regulation and emphasizes sector-specific laws.
Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) The UK government's AI Regulation White Paper of...more
7/29/2024
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Enforcement Actions ,
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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
In March 2023, the UK government published the AI Regulation White Paper (the White Paper), setting out its proposed regulatory framework for AI.
Unlike the EU's AI Act, which will create new compliance obligations for a...more
Last week, on 1 and 2 November 2023, the UK hosted the world's inaugural large-scale AI Safety Summit (the "Summit") at the historic Bletchley Park – once the epicenter of WWII code-breaking efforts. A milestone event, the...more
Welcome to the third edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! After five class actions were filed between June 28 and July 11 (as reported on in our first edition of this series), on July 21, another class action lawsuit...more
8/10/2023
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Australia ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Deep Fake ,
Emerging Technologies ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Investment Adviser ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Microsoft ,
Patent Infringement ,
Popular ,
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Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Factors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
South Korea ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
Web Browsers
Welcome to the first edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! With both the temperature and artificial intelligence developments heating up, the time is ripe to provide periodic updates this summer on recent legal...more
7/20/2023
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Australia ,
China ,
Competition ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Infrastructure ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
New Rules ,
Singapore ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
The long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill has been published. Touted as a Bill to "stamp out unfair practices and promote competition in digital markets", the DMCC seeks to enhance consumer protection...more
In Tulip Trading Limited v Bitcoin Association for BSV, the High Court summarily dismissed Tulip's claim against certain bitcoin software developers and controllers. In doing so, the Court held that cryptoasset software...more
In Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC, the Court of Appeal held that the Quincecare duty may apply to direct customer instructions (not just those through an agent), such that banks may be liable for failing to protect against...more
3/24/2022
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Duty of Care ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
International Litigation ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Standard of Care ,
UK
1. What is the Law Commission's paper on smart legal contracts? On 25 November 2021, the Law Commission published its advice to the UK government on smart legal contracts (the "Paper")... Among other things, the Paper...more
The High Court has determined that Bitcoin (and other similar cryptocurrencies) can be considered property under English law, and could be the subject of a proprietary injunction. The Court granted the injunction to assist an...more
2/12/2020
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Cryptoassets ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Insurance Industry ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Personal Property ,
Ransomware ,
Remedies ,
UK ,
UKJT
Connected and autonomous vehicles ("CAVs") are expected to become a reality on roads across modern economies in the near future. In 2018, the EU estimated that, provided a sufficient regulatory and enabling framework is in...more
1/23/2020
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Black Box ,
Connected Cars ,
Driverless Cars ,
European Commission ,
Germany ,
Insurer Liability ,
Joint Liability ,
Manufacturer Liability ,
NHTSA ,
Personal Liability ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
United States
London Technology Disputes -
A new adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes is set to launch in October 2019.
The Society for Computers and Law ("SCL") announced in June 2019 that it is...more
With ongoing advances in technology and communications, the number of contracting parties looking beyond their local jurisdiction when choosing a dispute resolution forum continues to grow
It is easier than ever for...more
2/6/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Belgium ,
Cross Examination ,
Debt ,
DIFC ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Dubai ,
Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC) ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Forum Selection ,
France ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
Interim Remedies ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Judges ,
Judicial Authority ,
Judicial Remedies ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jury Trial ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Oral Hearings ,
Privileged Documents ,
Right To Appeal ,
Russia ,
Singapore ,
Singapore International Commercial Court ,
Summary Judgment ,
Sweden ,
Switzerland ,
Third Party Funding ,
UK ,
United States ,
Witnesses ,
Young Lawyers
As the approach of Brexit draws inexorably closer, the continued lack of certainty around what any Brexit withdrawal deal will look like, or indeed whether a deal will be agreed at all, is causing increasing concern among the...more
1/16/2019
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Contract Terms ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
WTO