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May 29, 2025

Everything You Need to Know About the New ‘Failure to Prevent Fraud’ Offence

Corporate fraud costs the UK economy billions each year.  In 2020, the Government asked the Law Commission to review how the law on corporate criminal liability could be improved to make sure…
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May 21, 2025

Third-Party Rights Enforcement – the Surprisingly Predictable Judgment in HNW Lending Ltd v Lawrence [2025] EWHC 908 (Ch)

The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the Act) has, as the date indicates, been around for over two decades.  Its effects were fundamental – heavily changing the general common…
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May 14, 2025

Update on AI and Copyright in the UK

Last Updated: 20/06/2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at an incredible pace. From generating music and artwork to transforming the way we work, AI is now capable of producing outputs…
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April 23, 2025

AI as a Service Agreement

AI is no longer just for big tech companies. Businesses of all sizes are now using AI tools to improve their operations and services. One popular way to access these…
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April 3, 2025

Half-Secret Commissions – the Decision of the Court of Appeal in Expert Tooling and Automation Limited v Engie Power Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 292

The role of agents and the law pertaining to them is ancient, dating back (at least) to the Roman period. In England and Wales, the common law and statutory position…
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March 27, 2025

Data Protection Update:  Direct Marketing – The Facebook Case

Following submissions made to the High Court by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, Meta (parent company of Facebook) has agreed to stop targeting a Facebook…
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March 17, 2025

Avoid Costly Surprises: Expert Commercial Lease Reviews

Last Updated: 17/03/2025 Leasing a commercial property is a significant commitment, and understanding the terms of your lease is crucial to safeguarding your business. Many tenants unknowingly take on hidden…
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March 5, 2025

EU AI Act – Overview

Whether you’re using ChatGPT to organise your email inbox or developing the latest ‘agentic’ AI models – AI regulation has arrived in the EU, taking the form of the EU Artificial…
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February 27, 2025

Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: UK Government Consultation Closed

On 17 December 2024 the UK Government launched its consultation on potential changes to UK intellectual property law and other laws to accommodate, at least in part, the challenges posed by the…

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