The UK government has published the Software Security Code of Practice which aims to clarify the expectations on vendors and create a consistent standard of software security across the market.
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 revokes and replaces the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulation and took effect from 6 April 2025.
We take a look at some of the potential issues when procuring projects via construction management.
The ICO has recently published guidance on anonymisation and pseudonymisation to help organisations reduce the risks that come with sharing personal data. We take a closer look.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced plans to extend its review of cookie usage to the UK’s top 1,000 websites to bring them into compliance with data protection law, as part of its wider online tracking strategy.
We take a look at the supply chain recommendations in the UK Government’s response to the House of Lords Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee report.
The UK Government’s Data Use and Access Bill 2024 (DUA Bill) seeks to reform the UK GDPR and DPA 2018. We take a look at some of its key features.
New guidance has been published by the Department for Business and Trade and the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation to help UK businesses avoid exporting goods to Russia in contravention of Russian sanctions.
Greenwashing is the term used where a business makes environmental claims about their products or services which are not strictly true. This can extend to trade marks so businesses should take care so they avoid running into issues.
In the UK, a trade mark can be considered to be registered in “bad faith” if an individual or company acts with dishonesty which falls below commercial standards.
A call by European Authorities in late 2024 for Apple to align their practices with the EU’s (anti) Geo-Blocking Regulation serves as a reminder that, despite the UK’s departure from the EU, UK businesses trading in the EU still need to comply with the rules.
The recent case of BNP Paribas Depository Services Ltd and another v Briggs & Forrester Engineering Services Ltd [2024] EWHC 2903 (TCC) serves as a timely reminder of the importance of considering the extent of the Contractor’s design responsibility under a JCT Design and Build Contract.