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What legal developments can businesses in the UK expect in 2024?

Our Knowledge Team looks at what lies ahead for business law
Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Greenwashing | UK Online Advertising Programme | 'Dark patterns'
Regulatory Outlook

Products | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

General Product Safety Regulation comes into effect | Right to repair – what's next in 2024? | UK's new International
Regulatory Outlook

Cyber Security | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Consultation on proposed regulation to improve security of UK data infrastructure | EU Parliament Committee adopts draft report of Cyber
Regulatory Outlook

Telecoms | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Ofcom plan of work consultation | Ofcom proposes ban on mid-contract price rises linked to inflation | Ofcom proposes updated
Artificial intelligence

UK Supreme Court confirms inventors must be human

Patent applications naming an AI-powered machine as the inventor were rightly rejected by the UKIPO
Tech, Media and Comms

Cybersecurity: the challenge for boards of directors of listed companies in Spain

Companies need to adapt corporate governance policies constantly to face the challenge posed by the digital revolution
Regulatory and compliance

New UK advertising guidance as ASA proposes to actively investigate green disposal claims in 2024

Research by the ASA gives insight into consumer beliefs about the veracity of claims and understanding of terms used
IT and data

What EU businesses need to know about NIS2 and cybersecurity compliance

Organisations need to get prepared as the revised directive's national implementation deadline nears in 10 months' time
Intellectual property

UK Court of Appeal confirms Samsung is liable for third-party content on app store

Samsung was not entitled to rely on the eCommerce Directive's hosting safe harbour
Artificial intelligence

The EU's AI Act: what do we know so far about the agreed text?

While considerable work remains on its detail, there is political agreement on the broad shape of the legislation
Artificial intelligence

UKIPO updates patent examination guidance after High Court AI patentability decision

Examiners should not object to inventions involving artificial neural networks under the computer program exclusion