United Kingdom: Data Protection

Complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) is essential for any business that collects, processes or stores personal data. A GDPR solicitor can help you understand your legal obligations, reduce compliance risks, respond effectively to data breaches or subject access requests and implement practical measures to protect both your business and your customers

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) introduces an important new compliance duty for businesses. From 19 June 2026, all organisations must have a clear and accessible process for handling data protection complaints.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a comprehensive report examining whether existing UK law adequately protects human rights in the context of artificial intelligence, identifying critical gaps in equality, privacy, and remedy rights. The committee calls for sweeping legislative reform through a new AI Bill and the establishment of an independent oversight body with statutory powers to test, approve, and prohibit AI systems based on risk levels. The report highlights concerns about opaque AI

A new statutory safeguarding information sharing duty comes into force on 30 September 2026, requiring education and childcare providers in England to share relevant safeguarding information without parental consent. What are the key changes to data protection practices, consent requirements, and information sharing thresholds that providers must understand and implement?

AI-generated content poses unprecedented reputational threats, from deepfakes to coordinated bot campaigns. While English law lacks AI-specific remedies, existing legal frameworks—including harassment protections, defamation claims, and the Online Safety Act 2023—offer powerful tools for those who act decisively. The emerging question of AI liability itself remains untested, focusing attention on the human decisions behind AI deployment.

Arnold & Porter invites you to a practical webinar examining the UK's most significant data protection reform since the UK GDPR. The session addresses how The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and related changes...

Generative AI has created a legal vacuum where synthetic images and deepfakes can be created and shared without consent, yet English law offers no standalone "image right" to protect individuals. With celebrities like Lisa Riley and over 80 performers demanding reform, the question is whether the UK's patchwork of intellectual property, data protection, and common law protections can adequately address this rapidly evolving threat to personal autonomy and reputation.

Moving from scattered experimentation to a structured approach legal teams can actually adopt. Ask a law firm CIO or corporate legal leader whether the organization has rolled out AI, and the honest answer may depend on where they look.

Constitution, governing document, articles of association, trust deed. Whatever name it goes by, it is the central document for your charity’s governance and operation.