Our Knowledge Lawyers highlight a range of legal developments of interest to businesses this year – from case law clarifying areas of complexity to the progress of the new government's legislative programme after last summer's general election. Artificial intelligence UK AI Safety bill The government intends to bring in new...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on draft guidance on the price transparency provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) in respect of invitations to purchase. The consultation is open until 8 September. The new draft guidance follows the CMA's final guidance on the...

The legal landscape of European telecommunications law has remained lively since the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) entered into force on 21 December 2020 and consolidated the existing regulatory framework of five individual directives into one comprehensive directive with 127 articles and 325 explanatory recitals. In February 2024, Thierry Breton...

The European Union’s regulatory framework for medical device software (MDSW) has evolved with the adoption of two significant Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) guidelines this June. MDCG 2019-11 revision 1 updates the 2019 guidance on medical device software (MDS) qualification and classification, introducing enhanced concepts on modular software structures and...