24 May 2021 Blog Bumps in the road for the UK's data privacy adequacy assessment The European Parliament has asked the EU Commission to take another look at the UK's data protection adequacy assessment... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 April 2021 Blog EU's bid to control the future of AI This week the EU Commission published its legislative proposals for regulating artificial intelligence... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
26 March 2021 Blog Driving legal structure for autonomous vehicles Around the world, autonomous vehicles are being developed and tested, different business models and use cases analysed, and connection systems created... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
3 March 2021 Blog Out of hours work by a software creator, and who owns the results Where an individual is hired to do creative or innovative work, the employer will normally expect to be the owner of their work product... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
22 February 2021 Blog Good news for EEA/UK data flows Currently, transfers of personal data from the EEA to the UK are protected on a transitional basis only until 30 June 2021 under last December's post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement. However, the situation after that is currently uncertain... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
4 January 2021 Blog EU-UK trade deal and data protection A post-Brexit trade deal was finally pinned down on Christmas Eve. This will provide some comfort to organisations around data flows... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 December 2020 Blog Intellectual property and the end of the Brexit transition period The UK's departure from the EU reaches a new stage at the end of December 2020, with the transition period drawing to an end... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
12 November 2020 Blog EDPB guidance following the Schrems II ruling The European Court decision in the Schrems II case earlier this year left data controllers with a huge headache as much of the legal structure for transatlantic data transfers was left in limbo... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
27 October 2020 Blog UK consultation on the use of Advanced Lane Keeping System on GB motorways The UK's Department for Transport and Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles have been consulting on the use of Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) on Great Britain's motorways. The proposal aims to see the technology introduced for motorway use in a safe and considered way... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
4 October 2020 Blog Is it safe to rely on the driver as a fall-back in an autonomous vehicle? A tragic accident involving an autonomous test vehicle in 2018 has been extensively analysed by the US National Transportation Safety Board, with the safety driver now facing criminal charges... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
27 August 2020 Blog Standard Essential Patents in the Supreme Court The UK Supreme Court's ruling on Standard Essential Patents is a disappointment to implementers, and leaves considerable power in the hands of SEP owners... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
17 August 2020 Blog Enhancements to the LCIA arbitration system The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to an unusual level of disputes between commercial partners. It is also putting serious strain on court resources... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read