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A “leading AI continent” – the EU publishes new AI action plan The European Commission recently published its AI Continent Action Plan, which sets out the EU’s strategy for becoming a “leading AI continent”. The plan is part of the Commission’s attempts to boost the EU’s competitiveness, addressing issues identified ... Anonymisation and pseudonymisation are in vogue: first the EDPB, and now the UK ICO issues new guidance The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has finally issued long-anticipated guidance on anonymisation and pseudonymisation practices, consolidating and streamlining a series of drafts that it had previously consulted on. Authorities appear keen to foc... Copyright and the third draft of the EU GPAI Code As we’ve previously reported on this blog, the third draft of the EU’s General-Purpose AI Code of Practice was published on 11 March.  Whilst the majority of the commitments set out in this voluntary Code only apply to providers of general-purpose AI (GPA... Sharing is caring – NIS360’s prescription for stronger cyber risk management As many jurisdictions scramble to transpose the NIS2 directive into national law across the EU, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (“ENISA”) recently released the NIS360, a first-of-its-kind assessment giving cyber practitioners the lay of the la... Court of Appeal in WTGIL case holds insurance intermediary provides a single exempt supply Young drivers can get a specialised form of motor insurance if they have a device fitted to the car which records and transmits information about how the car is being driven. In WTGIL v HMRC, the Court of Appeal had to consider whether the provision and f... Government publishes the 2025 Cyber Security Breaches Survey On 10 April 2025, the Government published its latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey. The tenth edition of the study was commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Home Office and aims to summarise key trends in t... ICO and CMA collaborate on foundation models The ICO and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have worked together for a number of years to enhance regulatory coherence and clarity where the data protection and competition regimes interact, including through their participation in the Digital... ICO ransomware fine cut from £6m to £3.07m for NHS SaaS provider Hot off the heels of its notice of intent to fine DNA company 23andMe £4.59m following a data breach, the ICO has fined Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) £3.07m for security failings identified following a ransomware attack. The attack hit t... Proposals published on the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill On 1 April 2025, the government published a statement providing further detail on the UK’s upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. The Bill, which has been expected since the King's Speech last July, will draw considerably from the EU's recent NIS2 r... UK Spring Statement 2025: No fiscal event, but some developments of interest The UK’s Spring Statement delivered on 26 March 2025 did not include further tax increases and the Chancellor stuck to her commitment to one fiscal event per year – which is going to be the Autumn Budget. Yet, there were more than a few interesting titbit...