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Birmingham is at the forefront of regional transformation, using technology to tackle challenges, drive inclusive growth and deliver on the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy.
Top tech cities: Birmingham will bring together entrepreneurs, founders and business leaders to highlight the unique challenges and opportunities faced by the region’s fast growth tech industries.
The West Midlands tech sector is a vital and growing contributor to the UK economy. Jayne Hussey, partner at Mills & Reeve, details the immense West Midlands growth opportunity, highlighting the region's depth of expertise, significant business scaling, and vibrant startup ecosystem.
Zeeshan Pervez, professor at University of Wolverhampton, examines the growing cyber threats facing organisations in the West Midlands, from rising attacks and ransomware to the need for strong incident response strategies.
Chris Sharp, chief financial officer at Intercity Technology, explores Birmingham’s emergence as a leading tech hub for startups and businesses, and why boosting the city’s profile is key to the region’s future success.
Helen Tringham, partner at Mills & Reeve, discusses the shifting cybersecurity landscape and how organisations can strengthen resilience and protect themselves in an increasingly digital world.
The region's tech industries – technology, healthtech and medtech – are the largest outside of London, contributing billions to the regional economy and employing around 144,000 people.
There was a 25% increase in new tech companies, with 2,797 firms incorporated in 2024, showcasing the region's tech sector resilience amidst broader economic challenges.
Our research has found the Birmingham city region is a hotbed of innovation. In this index, we've analysed a range of data points to assess what makes a city region highly competitive in nurturing high-growth tech business.
If you would like to talk to one of our experts, please get in touch.
The United Nation’s annual Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil came to a close on Saturday 22 November, following two weeks of discussions and negotiations aimed at limiting global temperature rises and their impact.
The Enforcement Notice issued to Bristol City Council (BCC) in August 2025 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) sets out a sobering example of what happens when Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are mismanaged over an extended period.
For most organisations, internal investigations are familiar but complex. Whether the issue involves employee grievances, misconduct, or regulatory breaches, how an investigation is structured determines its legal defensibility and data protection compliance.
For those of you who have only just recovered from the GDPR, the news that data protection laws are changing again may not be entirely welcome.
As COP30 reaches its halfway point in Belém, Brazil, the message is clear: this is the COP of implementation. A decade on from the Paris Agreement, the focus has shifted from pledges to delivery and accountability. Yet, there are signs of strain.
Most of the EU Data Act (the Act) came into force on 12 September 2025. If you provide cloud services to customers in the EU, this means you will need to get to grips with new obligations to make it easier for your customers to switch to another provider.
The EU Data Act brought in new data access rights for EU based users of connected products and related services with the aim of making data (particularly industrial data) more accessible, usable, and to encourage data-driven innovation.
Despite the growing ubiquity of AI in the workplace, many organisations do not yet have an AI policy. In this blog, Nick Smallwood explores the findings from a recent KPMG/University of Melbourne survey, as well as the importance of crafting an AI policy.
Is the growth of AI being held back by uncertainty about how it may lawfully be deployed? In October, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology issued an open call for evidence about its proposal to create an AI Growth Lab.
Generative AI (GenAI) is rapidly changing how professionals work. In this article, we examine how solicitors are currently using GenAI, as well as the potential regulatory and professional indemnity risks.
This article explores why some early stage businesses thrive, emphasising the critical role of collaborative ecosystems that unite founders, funders, and advisers. It highlights the benefits of multi-layered investment support, trust-based relationships, and flexible funding i...
It's important to understand how Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) has altered the status quo, not only to remain compliant with privacy and data protection laws, but also to take to take advantage of a legal framework that has been clarified and relaxed in various ways. T...
During September and October 2025, the UK government, National Cyber Security Centre and Information Commissioner’s Office all issued new guidance on how to guard against cyber attacks. This article summarises that guidance and explains who it is most relevant to.
AI acquisitions are complex, requiring a unique blend of technical, legal, ethical and strategic due diligence. As such, aspirant buyers of AI businesses need to be prepared to undertake an extensive and, at times, forensic analysis of the target business and its proprietary t...
This article explains how the recent Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) is changing the rules on responding to data subject access requests (DSARs).
As we move from one healthcare setting to another, our data often fails to follow. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has recognised that this leads to delays, wasted resources and worse patient outcomes. The Health and Social Care Information Standards (Procedure...
The UK government has published its roadmap (Compute Roadmap) for transforming the nation’s public computing infrastructure. We explore the key points and potential opportunities arising from the roadmap from the perspective of UK businesses and outline the steps that business...
In the next article in our Lawful Disruption series, Nick Smallwood and Alex Woolgar consider the current legal debate around using copyright works to train AI models.
