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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Royal assent – 19 June 2025 Introduces reforms to UK data protection framework to assist organisations in using personal data responsibly Makes changes to: United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation Data Protection Act 2018 Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) Minor relaxation of data protection requirements- streamline data protection laws Most reforms to be… Continue reading The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Super-complaints under the Online Safety Act 2023

Update regarding Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendment number 94A

What is the Bill? Has a broad range of aims and measures to improve safeguarding and education for children in the UK; and Some reforms include mandating free breakfast clubs and creating better support for children in care. What is amendment number 94A? Amendment specifically targets the use of social media by children; Put forward… Continue reading Update regarding Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendment number 94A

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Privacy Rights in relation to Criminal Investigations

The front page news and rolling coverage, led by the BBC, which accompanied the arrest this week of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, had echoes of the same news organisation’s coverage of a police raid on the home of Sir Cliff Richard back in 2014. On that occasion the BBC ended up being ordered by… Continue reading Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Privacy Rights in relation to Criminal Investigations

At a glance: Super-Complaints Regime

Research Resources: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/online-safety-super-complaints Commences on 1 January 2026 Online Safety Act- eligible organisations representing users of regulated online services or the public to raise a ‘super-complaint’ with Ofcom. Ofcom Independent regulator for communications in the UK Oversees telecommunications, post, broadcasting, and online services sectors Regulator of the Online Safety Act 2023 What is a super-complaint?… Continue reading At a glance: Super-Complaints Regime

The Future? Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, An Unresolved Question of Training Data

The legal landscape is shifting rapidly and unevenly across jurisdictions. In the UK, the government is required to publish a full report on AI and copyright by March 2026, potentially introducing an opt-out model similar to the EU framework. In the US, the outcome of “Andersen v. Stability AI” will offer the first jury-tested assessment… Continue reading The Future? Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, An Unresolved Question of Training Data

US Litigation: When Machines Learn from Art and The Legal Battle Over AI Training Data

Across the Atlantic, related proceedings continue to gather pace. In Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd., 700 F. Supp. 3d 853 (N.D. Cal. 2023), a group of visual artists including Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan and Karla Ortiz filed a class action in January 2023 against Stability AI, Midjourney and DeviantArt. The artists alleged that their works… Continue reading US Litigation: When Machines Learn from Art and The Legal Battle Over AI Training Data

Copyright Law in the Age of Algorithms, The Case Reshaping Creative Rights

Introduction The meeting point of artificial intelligence and intellectual property law has become one of the critical legal questions of the digital age. At the centre of that debate, currently, sits Getty Images (US) Inc & Ors v Stability AI Limited [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch), a case that arrived with enormous promise for rights holders… Continue reading Copyright Law in the Age of Algorithms, The Case Reshaping Creative Rights

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Myocarditis and Pericarditis

Introduction There are various remedies available for those who have suffered myocarditis or pericarditis following an injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. At Taylor Hampton, we offer expert legal assistance and advice in relation to obtaining remedies to compensate you for your injuries. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer… Continue reading Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Myocarditis and Pericarditis

Taylor Hampton Immigration: Leena Chouhan Update on Family Visas

In this article our Head of Immigration, Leena Chouhan presents the seven-year child route for UK Immigration applicants with children. What is the seven-year child route? Under the Home Office Private Life rules and Appendix Settlement Family Life and Private Life, a child who has lived in the UK continuously for at least seven years… Continue reading Taylor Hampton Immigration: Leena Chouhan Update on Family Visas