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King & Spalding

EU & UK AI Round-up – July 2025

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Over the last few months, organisations have accelerated efforts to engage with the requirements of the EU AI Act as we fast approach the date for when rules relating to general purpose AI models (“GPAI models”) come into...more

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UK Life Sciences Sector Plan: What In-House Legal and Compliance Teams Need to Know

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The UK government recently unveiled its 10-year Life Sciences Sector Plan, putting forward a comprehensive strategy for transforming the UK into a global leader in life sciences by 2035. This LawFlash outlines key areas of...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

New Regulations Strengthen Privacy for UK Company Directors: Expanded Rights to Protect Personal Information from Companies House...

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For many individuals, holding board level positions in UK entities comes with the fear of their names, dates of birth and residential addresses being published by Companies House. This has led to instances of identity theft,...more

McDermott Will & Emery

AI meets real estate – Balancing innovation and compliance in the EU, UK, and US

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking the global commercial real estate market by storm. It is accelerating processes, driving down costs, and enhancing efficiency across a range of functions. In the EU, AI optimizes...more

Hogan Lovells

Life Sciences Law Update Key developments for pharma and medical device companies in EU and Germany, France, UK, Italy and Spain...

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Pharma: Reform of the EU Pharmaceutical Legislation; German Medical Research Act enacted fostering R&D also including confidentiality of drug prices; France adopts standard CTA clauses; UK easing clinical trials; Devices:...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Charting the Future: Regulatory Milestones and Opportunities in AI, Online Safety, Cybersecurity, and Data Governance in the EU...

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The technology and digital regulatory environment in the EU and the UK is experiencing significant evolution in 2025 and beyond. These legal developments present both significant opportunities and complex compliance...more

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The Data Shift: UK Sets a New Course With 2025 Data (Use and Access) Act

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The Data (Use and Access) Bill passed both Houses of UK Parliament and received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, now becoming the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUA Act”). This is the final iteration of the Data Protection and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Something Is Better Than Nothing: UK and EU GDPR Reform Finally Arrives

In recent weeks, the EU and UK have both introduced changes to their respective versions of Europe’s landmark privacy legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These reforms mark the first substantial...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The ICO’s Penalty Against 23andMe Brings New Emphasis on Cybersecurity Risks - Key Takeaways for U.S. Companies

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The dramatic increase in global reach that the internet provides U.S.-based companies comes as a double edge sword. While it significantly increases a company’s potential customer pool, it also subjects companies to...more

King & Spalding

The Global Content Regulation Landscape – Developments in the EU, UK, U.S., and Beyond

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Global digital platforms face an increasingly complex and fragmented content regulation landscape. Governments worldwide are imposing overlapping and sometimes conflicting rules for monitoring, managing, or restricting online...more

A&O Shearman

ICO issues guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act

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On June 19 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA), which received Royal Assent on the same day. The DUAA introduces significant changes to the UK data...more

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Reform of the GDPR in the UK

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On 19 June 2025 the Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act") received Royal Assent and became law in the UK, having been passed by the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025. The DUA Act principally reforms the General Data...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Comparison: UK Data Access Act and EU Data Act

The UK’s Data (Use and Access ) Act 2025 (“DUA Act”), which received royal assent on 19 June 2025, represents a significant reform to UK data law and reflects Britain’s ambition to spur tech innovation by freeing up the flow...more

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UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: The Data Reforms We've Been Waiting For?

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After multiple attempts by successive governments over the last few years to bring about regulatory changes that would enhance and promote the use of data in the UK, an often heavily debated law has finally arrived in the...more

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UK Data Protection Regulator Fines 23andMe ~$3.1 Million Following Credential Stuffing Attack

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On June 5, 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined 23andMe £2.31 million (~$3.1 million). The fine was for failing to implement adequate security measures to protect the personal data of over 155,000 UK...more

McDermott Will & Emery

What ICO guidance on anonymisation means for health and life sciences companies

What new guidance on anonymisation from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) means for healthcare and life sciences companies....more

HaystackID

What UK Law Firms Really Want: Procurement Insights from LegalTechTalk 2025

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Senior technology leaders from major UK law firms reveal evolving procurement priorities that go far beyond traditional security requirements UK law firms are fundamentally reshaping how they evaluate and purchase legal...more

Bennett Jones LLP

23andMe's Data Breach: Key Takeaways

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On June 17, 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) released a summary of its investigation findings regarding a data breach at 23andMe, which affected nearly seven million customers, including...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 30

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Bill Would Increase Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure Operators

Recent months have seen a spate of high-profile cyber incidents that have affected UK companies and disrupted supply chains, keeping cybersecurity on the front pages and at the top of UK companies’ agendas. In response to the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The UK’s New Amendments to the UK GDPR Become Law and Get a Nod from the EU. What happens now?

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The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent last Thursday, June 19th, bringing into law some significant changes to the country’s post Brexit data protection framework, among an array of other, related rules (on...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Data Act: Three Months To Go Before New Rules on Data Access and Sharing Take Effect

Executive Summary - The EU Data Act, whose requirements apply from 12 September 2025, establishes new rights for businesses and consumers to access data they generated using “connected devices,” limiting the exclusive...more

A&O Shearman

Data (Use and Access) Act gets Royal Assent

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On June 19 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA Act) received Royal Assent, having passed both Houses of Parliament on June 11 2025. The Data (Use and Access) Bill was first introduced in the House of Lords on October 23...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Unpacking the Data (Use and Access) Act

The UK is poised to reshape its data protection landscape with the introduction of the UK Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act"). As one of the most significant reforms in UK data law since the GDPR came into effect, the...more

Hogan Lovells

Adapting your compliance programme to the UK Data (Use and Access) Act: What you need to know

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After a legislative reform that has seen four different Prime Ministers, three different Bills and many deliberations across both Houses of Parliament, the UK is now on course to introduce some changes to the data protection...more

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