12/2/2025 6:07:35 PM EU Digital Package: Consolidating GDPR, e‑Privacy and AI Act rules into a single omnibus framework By Andy Splittgerber On November 19, 2025, the EU Commission proposed a Digital Package consisting of the “Digital Omnibus” and the “Digital Omnibus on AI”....
12/1/2025 10:27:49 AM Adequate for now: EDPB’s opinion on the level of data protection in the UK By Christoph Werkmeister Philipp Roos Vincent Fischer Rachael Annear Tochukwu Egenti +2 more... Show less The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently adopted its opinion on the European Commission’s draft implementing decision to...
11/25/2025 6:18:36 PM Getty Image Loses Copyright Infringement Claim Against Stability AI in UK’s First-of-its-Kind Ruling By Catherine Keeling On 4 November 2025, the UK High Court handed down its highly anticipated landmark judgment in Getty Images (US) Inc & ors v Stability AI...
11/25/2025 3:36:08 PM The role of the trade union movement under the Pay Transparency Directive: colliding interests? By Pieter De Koster Cecilia Lahaye Point 1 In the context of the transposition and implementation of EU Directive 2023/970 (‘the Directive’) on gender pay gap transparency...
11/24/2025 5:05:38 PM Preventing Core Technical Failures: Lessons from the Capita Breach By Rebecca Cousin Natalie Donovan Peter Elkin The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) investigation into Capita’s 2023 cyber attack has concluded with a £14 million fine for the...
11/20/2025 3:01:47 PM Thailand’s PDPC Signals Tougher Enforcement with Multi-Million Baht Fines By Denise Mirandah Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has made it clear that the era of warnings and gentle reminders is over. On 1 August...
11/18/2025 3:27:30 PM ECJ rules on soft opt-in for freemium newsletters; no separate GDPR legal basis required By Lukas Willecke On 13 November 2025, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) decided on email marketing under the ePrivacy Directive (“ePD”). In short,...
11/14/2025 11:45:16 AM What’s your next move? Insights from S&B Activate 2025 By Beverley Flynn Gustaf Duhs Charles Maurice Most legal events tell you what’s changed. This one was about what to do next. S&B Activate 2025 brought together business leaders,...
11/12/2025 3:38:41 PM Always in Season: Luxury, Fashion, and the Law — AI legal trends reshaping luxury fashion: What brands need to know now By Talia Boiangin Behar Tyler Thompson Some high-end retailers race to use AI to drive sales, while others remain wary. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic...
11/12/2025 1:16:06 PM EDPB guidelines on the DSA–GDPR interplay: what platforms, advertisers and researchers need to know By Bryony Long Isabella Byrne Zahra Laher Lee Ramsay +1 more... Show less On 12 September 2025, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published guidelines 3/2025 to clarify the relationship between the...
11/11/2025 3:02:36 PM Computer Says: You're Hired/Fired/Promoted By Edward Machin Suzanne Wilson As organisations increasingly use AI tools for a range of process improvement purposes, a range of human resources-specific use cases...
11/6/2025 3:42:41 PM The EU Data Act - not to be underestimated By Emma Thompson The EU Data Act (the Act), despite its transformative effect for data access and sharing has not captured the attention of affected...
11/4/2025 6:51:05 PM OOPS! States Crack Down on Opt-Out Preference Signal Compliance By Brock Dahl Christine Chong Jackson Myers Raul Orozco +1 more... Show less Last month, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), together with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, and...
10/30/2025 3:43:55 PM Preliminary Rulemaking Update on “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act” By Beth George Brock Dahl Christine Chong Alejandra Lynberg +1 more... Show less Regulators are increasingly focused on legislation on children’s and minor’s personal data and use of social media. In SB 976, the...
10/28/2025 3:39:22 PM Freshfields' report: Data Law Trends 2026 By Giles Pratt Christoph Werkmeister Data law is a key area of focus for regulators, with new rules, stricter enforcement, and diverging approaches across jurisdictions. Our...
10/22/2025 2:56:55 PM Strengthening enterprise cyber resilience By Christian Leuthner Our latest video highlights the depth and breadth of our Cybersecurity practice through the lens of one of its leaders, Christian...