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TikTok’s “addictive design” provisionally found to be a breach of the DSA: where is the line between engagement and addiction? The European Commission’s 6 February 2026 announcement - provisionally finding that TikTok’s “addictive design” breaches the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) - has already attracted significant attention. Now the dust has settled, we ask some key questions... Cyber enforcement – when an incident is just the tip of the iceberg 2025 revealed a shift in enforcement approach by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) when compared to the previous year. We saw a decrease in overall enforcement action, but a much higher proportion of those actions taken against organisations in... Competition and Regulatory Newsletter: Court of Justice upholds airfreight cartel fines On 26 February 2026, the Court of Justice handed down a series of judgments in the long‑running airfreight cartel litigation, largely dismissing the airlines’ appeals against earlier judgments of the European General Court. The Court of Justice reaffirmed... 2025: Was consultation involvement key to avoiding regulatory divergence? In this article, Charlie McGarel-Groves and Kate Patane reconsider whether consultation by regulators has been effective in encouraging regulatory alignment and avoiding divergence between the EU and UK securitisation frameworks. RISK OF DIVERGENCE The EU... Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 4 September 2025 FR1342 19 March 2026 (1) Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 13 June 2024 Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin 11 July 2024 Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin 18 July 2024 Financial Regulation Weekly Bulletin - 25 July 2024