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'What Is Illegal Offline, Must Be Illegal Online': Cyberflashing And The Online Safety Act

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has announced that cyberflashing will be categorised as a ‘priority offence' under the Online Safety Act (OSA) in a push to protect women and girls online...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New Online Safety Codes Require Age Verification For Explicit Content

The eSafety Commissioner has registered new industry codes which, among other measures, will require certain online service providers to verify that users are 18+ before accessing certain content.

United Kingdom Privacy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Rise Of Shadow AI: Risk Or Opportunity?

AI tools are rapidly transforming the creative industries, from the more mundane automating admin or de-mixing audio to the more innovative, such as enhancing ideation, creation of virtual environments or identifying emerging creative trends.

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

What's Up With WhatsApp Contracts?

Jaevee Homes v Fincham [2025] EWHC 942 (TCC) arose from a dispute between a property developer, Jaevee Homes Limited ("the developer")...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

ICO Launches Consultation On Draft Guidance For Consumer IoT Products And Services

United Kingdom Privacy

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Lewis Silkin

The Online Safety Act: Where The Rubber Meets The Road

United Kingdom Media & IT

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Ofcom Sets Out Fees And Penalties Regime Under The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Consults On Additional Online Safety Measures

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Publishes Final Priorities For Online Safety Regulation

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Higgs LLP In Conversation With Richard Cox, Managing Director, Langley Business Systems (Podcast)

United Kingdom Law Performance

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Higgs LLP

What Have We Learned From Over $1bn Of Cloud And Infrastructure Optimization?

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

New Online Super-complaint Regime Due In Force From 31 December 2025 Under The Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Ofcom Opens Nine New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Cyber Risks In Your Supply Chain – Where Is Your Weakest Link?

United Kingdom Privacy

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Immigration Update – Indefinite Leave To Remain ILR After 10 Years Residence

United Kingdom Immigration

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Thaxted Legal

The Age Of AI Advisers? – The Pitfalls Of Relying On AI For Legal Advice

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

Do Not Bottle The Truth: Major Soft Drinks Company Commits To Correcting Its Recycling Claims Under EU Law

European Union Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

Fentanyl Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Immigration Salary List 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

From Cost Center To Value Center: Making Tech Investments CFO-friendly

CFOs frequently face a dilemma when it comes to technology investments: they confront them as cost centers yet often struggle to identify the business value delivered.

United Kingdom Strategy

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AlixPartners

When A Tweet Becomes A Crime: What The Lucy Connolly Case Says About Online Hatred (20 May 2025)

Can something you type in anger really land you in prison? The short answer is: yes. And Lucy Connolly has now learned that the hard way—twice.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Walking The Talk, Ofcom's Online Safety Act Enforcement

Back in March 2025, we published an article highlighting that Ofcom will be turning up the heat to ramp up pressure...

United Kingdom Privacy

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

'Kicking' Things Off... Ofcom Launches New Investigations Under Online Safety Act

Ofcom has recently launched new investigations under the Online Safety Act 2023.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

UK's Online Safety: Ofcom Fines OnlyFans Provider £1.05 Million

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

Evaluating Legacy Overhauls: Risks And Rewards For Executive Teams

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Above And Beyond: How Can Operators Harness New Satellite Horizons?

Worldwide Media & IT

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AlixPartners

UK Government Lays Statement Of Strategic Priorities For Online Safety Before Parliament

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Failing To Secure Ownership Of IP Means More Costs On The Horizon For The Post Office

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Keeping Kids Safe Online, One Risk Assessment At A Time

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is AI Going To Kill Real Music?

Worldwide Technology

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Rouse

Optimizing Technology Spend And Creating A Roadmap For Sustained Profitability

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

How Might Viral Claims From Chinese Manufacturers Impact The Luxury Goods Market?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Marks & Clerk

Online Safety: Ofcom Publishes Final Guidance On Protecting Children

According to Ofcom, three in five teenagers have seen harmful content online in a four week period and children describe online content on suicide and self harm as being "prolific".

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Is AI Going To Kill Real Music?

What do Elton John, Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Radiohead, Sting and Dua Lipa all have in common apart from great music? The answer is they have all objected to use of music for training...

Worldwide Technology

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Rouse

Optimizing Technology Spend And Creating A Roadmap For Sustained Profitability

Every CFO knows how technology spend tends to accelerate, typically faster than revenue growth.

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

How Might Viral Claims From Chinese Manufacturers Impact The Luxury Goods Market?

Over the last few days, the internet (and particularly TikTok) has been ablaze with claims from factories in China that they are the original manufacturers of a wide variety of luxury goods...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Marks & Clerk

What Are The Key Proposed Changes Expected In The Cyber Security And Resilience Bill?

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

Talking Tech Special: (Re)thinking Externalised Rating From An IT Perspective (Podcast)

In this episode of Talking Tech, Charlie Samolczyk is joined by John Heidelberger and Peter Harrison to discuss what externalised rating is along with some of the key challenges...

United Kingdom Media & IT

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WTW

AlixPartners European Fibre Survey 2025

As Europe's fibre market is redefined, how do investors, operators, and lenders respond?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

How To Conduct An Illegal Content Risk Assessment For The Online Safety Act

The Online Safety Act (OSA) places legal responsibility on businesses operating a wide range of online services to keep UK users safe online.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Logan & Partners

What Is 'Harmful Content' And What Are The Key Duties Under The Online Safety Act To Protect Children Online?

As part of Ofcom's phased approach and accompanying roadmap to implementation of the Online Safety Act, the duties relating to the protection of children online are being prioritised as part of Phase 2.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Online Harms – Enforcement Begins In 2025

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Legal Implications Of The UK's Online Safety Act On Age Verification For Online Service Providers

United Kingdom Privacy

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Logan & Partners

Not All Data Centres Are Equal: How Facilities Are Becoming Increasingly Use-Case Specific

United Kingdom Technology

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Gowling WLG

ICO Consults On 'Storage And Access' (Cookies) Guidance

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Beyond The Console: Video Gaming's Cloud Revolution

United Kingdom Media & IT

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AlixPartners

EU DORA: Are You In Scope, And If So, How Can You Prepare?

European Union Technology

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King & Spalding LLP

Update On Online Advertising Taskforce And ASA's Work On Online Supply Pathways

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

The UK's Online Safety Act – Where Are We A Year On?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Withers LLP

One-Stop Shop For Panicking Clients

United Kingdom Privacy

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Withers LLP

Cyber Security Experts Respond To Global Microsoft Outage

United Kingdom Technology

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BCL Solicitors LLP

"熊孩子"偷偷大额充值网游，家长要求游戏公司退款会得到法院支持吗？

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Rouse

Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: De-risking Devices As A Service (DaaS)!

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

What Is The Age Of 'Internet Adulthood' - And Could Plan To Raise It To 16 Help Teenagers?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Evaluating Online Safety Measures: Ofcom's Economic Discussion Papers 10 And 11

United Kingdom Technology

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Fieldfisher

Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: How Can IT System Integrations Be Delivered On Time And On Budget?

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

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