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...
10/23/2025 3:23:08 PM The EU’s proposed Digital Fairness Act: A content creator’s guide to potential implications By Tobias Timmann Lutz Riede Natalie Pettinger Kearney Rixa Kuhmann Nicolai Fornoff Jimena Gonzalez +3 more... Show less The European Commission (the Commission) is planning a new Digital Fairness Act (DFA). This post examines its potential impact on social...
7/23/2025 11:53:13 AM DSA decoded #6: The European Commission Finalises Guidelines on the Protection of Minors: What They Mean For Platforms By Theresa Ehlen Lutz Riede Janet Kim Rachael Annear Laura Knoke Fiona McHugh Tristan Lockwood Felix Müller-Eising Philip Kroner +6 more... Show less The European Commission (EC) published final guidelines on 14 July 2025 (the Guidelines) setting out its interpretation of Article 28(1)...
7/9/2025 2:05:03 PM Digital Fitness Check and Digital Fairness Act Part 7: Contract Cancellations and Digital Subscriptions By Tobias Timmann Lutz Riede Oliver Talhoff Natalie Pettinger Kearney Matthias Hofer Nicolai Fornoff Jimena Gonzalez +4 more... Show less The Digital Fairness Act is coming soon: With the public consultation for the Digital Fairness Act just around the corner (likely to...
7/2/2025 10:06:00 AM UK data reforms unpacked: the new smart data schemes and what businesses need to know By Rachael Annear Claire Harrop Giles Pratt Tristan Lockwood Adam Gillert +2 more... Show less On 19 June 2025 the UK enacted Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA). The DUAA is a wide-ranging and significant reform package with...
6/20/2025 1:07:25 PM UK data reforms unpacked: making international data transfers easier? By Rachael Annear Joseph Mason Adam Gillert Dessislava Atanasova +1 more... Show less On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was granted Royal Assent and entered UK Law. The provisions of the DUAA...
6/13/2025 8:51:26 AM UK finalises data reforms: what businesses need to know By Giles Pratt Rachael Annear Tristan Lockwood Adam Gillert +1 more... Show less On 11 June 2025 Parliament passed a Bill that will shortly gain Royal Assent and become the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA)....
6/13/2025 8:46:51 AM UK data reforms unpacked: what businesses need to know about changes to data protection and privacy laws By Giles Pratt Rachael Annear Tristan Lockwood Adam Gillert +1 more... Show less On 11 June 2025 Parliament passed a Bill that will shortly gain Royal Assent and become the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA)....
5/30/2025 1:08:28 PM Brussels Market Court clarifies GDPR roles in AdTech and upholds sanctions against IAB Europe By Satya Staes Polet Christoph Werkmeister Mark Egeler Quentin Fontaine +1 more... Show less On 14 May 2025, the Brussels Market Court delivered its ruling in the long-running litigation over IAB Europe’s Transparency & Consent...
5/28/2025 1:16:29 PM DSA decoded #5: DSA's Child Safety Blueprint – What the EC's Draft Guidelines for Minors Mean for Platforms By Rachael Annear Theresa Ehlen Janet Kim Laura Knoke Lutz Riede Philip Kroner Tristan Lockwood Fiona McHugh Felix Müller-Eising Charlotte Case +7 more... Show less The European Commission (EC) published draft guidelines on 13 May 2025 (the Draft Guidelines) setting out its interpretation of Article...
5/27/2025 10:40:17 AM Taming the “Wild West”: UK Government leads BNPL into the regulatory stable By Cyrus Pocha Emma Probyn Craig Dewar Christine Simpson Tricia Moffat +2 more... Show less The UK Government has saddled up to bring order to what it terms the “wild-west” of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). For years, BNPL has...
5/19/2025 11:08:06 AM Digital Fitness Check and Digital Fairness Act Part 6: Automated Contracting By Lutz Riede Tobias Timmann Natalie Pettinger Kearney Oliver Talhoff Matthias Hofer +2 more... Show less As part of our blog series on the EU Commission’s (EC) Digital Fitness Check and a potential new EU legislative proposal, the Digital...