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Artificial Intelligence | UK Regulatory Outlook July 2025

UK: Getty Images v Stability AI trial | UK AI regulation some way off | Government to invest over £2
Intellectual property

UK government launches consultation on standard essential patents to support tech-driven growth

Proposals focus heavily on challenges such as transparency, dispute resolution and licensing efficiency
IT and data

UK and EU GDPR for HR | Summer 2025

The Data (Use and Access) Act, work surveillance, 'excessive' subject access requests and employment records
Intellectual property

Life after SkyKick: UKIPO applies Supreme Court's ruling and issues examination guidance

UKIPO has held two applications to be in bad faith in entirety and is raising bad faith objections at examination
Retail and Consumer

EU Accessibility Act now in force – Is your business at risk?

As of Saturday, 28 June 2025, the Dutch Implementing Act transposing the EU Accessibility Act (EAA) is officially in effect
IT and data

Data (Use and Access) Act becomes law, with first ever changes to UK GDPR

New law goes beyond data protection, enabling fundamental changes to data usage by businesses
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU guidance details how technical and clinical standards converge for AI in medtech

FAQ explains research exemption, dual conformity assessment and clinical data obligations for devices and diagnostics
Regulatory Outlook

Digital regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2025

UK updates: Online safety updates - Ofcom opens new investigations; and Government responds to consultation on super-complaints | Media Act
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Artificial Intelligence | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2025

UK updates: High Court warns lawyers about misuse of AI | Self-driving vehicle pilot accelerated to 2026 EU updates: EU
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Cyber security | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2025

ICO fines 23andMe £2.3m for failing to protect users' genetic data | New cyber-growth action plan | NCSC publishes cyber
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Data law | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2025

UK updates: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 royal assent | ICO releases draft update on encryption | ICO consults
Artificial intelligence

Government to invest over £2 billion in the UK's AI ecosystem

The government is backing AI with a mixture of spending on AI and AI-adjacent infrastructure, research and development