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06 August 2024

Proposed changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals

On 29 July 2024, HM Treasury published a policy paper on the government’s proposed changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals. The government aims to remove the concept of ‘domicile’ from the tax system and implement a new residence-based…

29 July 2024

“Consent or pay” walls – are they here to stay?

Authors: Louise Prince, Hannah Mughal The “consent or pay” model which allows websites to share users’ personal information unless they pay to keep their data private has now made it to the UK. “Consent or pay” pop ups last…

29 July 2024

Facial Recognition Technology: skip the DPIA and face the consequences

The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has issued a reprimand to a school in Essex in respect of its use of facial recognition technology (FRT) which infringed the UK GDPR. The data controller, Chelmer Valley High…

26 July 2024

The King’s Speech and the AI Bill

The King’s Speech last week gave us our first glimpse of the Government’s priorities for the new Parliament. From a tech perspective, in the run-up to the King’s Speech, the press were widely reporting that an AI Bill would be…

18 July 2024

The new UK government announce the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill

On 17 July, as part of the King’s Speech, the new UK Labour Government announced its plan to introduce the Digital Information and Smart Data (DISD) Bill. Generally, the DISD Bill is aimed at improving access and sharing of data…

18 July 2024

King’s Speech outlines proposed changes to employment legislation

The King’s Speech has outlined the new Government’s bold proposed changes to current employment legislation. Their plans include the introduction of a new Employment Rights Bill and a draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. The Employment Rights Bill, promised within…

16 May 2024

AI Report

Last month, we hosted a panel event on the use of AI in Financial Services in conjunction with UK Fintech Week. Partner and leading AI expert Emma Wright led the panel in a varied and interesting discussion about the current…

10 May 2024

Baby Reindeer, internet sleuths and the perils of jigsaw identification

More than 22 million viewers have watched dark comedy-drama Baby Reindeer since it launched on Netflix on 11 April 2024. Much of the show’s tension, and no doubt success, derives from the fact that it is based on a true…

08 May 2024

What businesses should consider before implementing monitoring

This article was first published in People Management on 29th April 2024. In light of two recent ICO enforcement cases, Anita Bapat, Nadia Ahmed, Grace Tang and Chenelle Olaiya explain the host of legal factors to take into account when…

18 April 2024

‘Consent or pay’: the EDPB’s two cents on the right model

During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued its highly anticipated opinion following a request by the Dutch, Norwegian & Hamburg Data Protection Authorities (DPAs). The opinion addresses the validity of consent to process personal data for…