Enforcement data published on 9 July by the FCA reveals a regulator whose enforcement function is becoming increasingly defined by one priority: financial crime. The headline statistic is striking.

We last examined the risks of AI-enabled smart glasses, after Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten claimed that outsourced workers at a Kenyan subcontractor were able to view ...

The United States’ Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (the “Act”), one of the most far reaching foreign economic measures in reaction to the Russia Ukraine war, was signed into ...

In this edition of the Neural Network, we look at key AI developments from August and September 2026. In regulatory and government updates, we take a look at the latest on how leading LLM providers ...

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has advised Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust plc (SREIT) on its £380 million acquisition of Picton Property Income Limited, which was part of a consortium ...

On 7 July 2026, the FCA published certain key documents in relation to the legal challenge to its Motor Finance Consumer Redress Scheme (the Scheme) pursuant to ss.404 and 404A of the Financial ...

On 9 August 2026, the UK Government confirmed that the new subscription contracts regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCCA”) will come into force in January 2027, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming markets at unprecedented speed. From pricing and procurement to product development and consumer engagement, AI is driving efficiencies and innovation ...

The Workplace Fairness Act 2025 (“WFA First Bill”) and the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill (“WFA Dispute Resolution Bill”) have been passed in Parliament (on 8 January 2025 and 4 November ...

Welcome to the latest edition of the Stephenson Harwood Data and Cyber Update, covering the key developments in data protection and cyber security law in July 2026. In data regulation news, the EDPB ...

If you are a data privacy professional or regularly encounter personal data in your work, you will no doubt be aware of the ongoing debate around “what is personal data?”, “is it pseudonymised or ...

The Digital Omnibus on AI has entered into force today, 27 July 2026, following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It amends the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (“EU AI Act” ...