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Lessons in online safety: Ofcom’s £1 million fine against AVS and end of year review Earlier this month, Ofcom published its most significant fine to date – a £1 million fine against adult website provider AVS Limited (AVS) in relation to age assurance failings. At the same time as announcing this fine, Ofcom released two papers analysing... EU proposes single-entry point for cyber incident reporting, but is it really “report once, share many”? As part of the recently announced Digital Omnibus simplification package (see our blog on that here), the European Commission plans to streamline cybersecurity and data incident reporting in the EU, by channelling incident notifications through a new “sin... X fined €120m for breaches of EU Digital Services Act – including ‘deceptive’ blue ticks The European Commission has issued its first fine under the Digital Services Act (“DSA”), to X for breaches of transparency obligations under the Act. The breaches relate to X’s use of “deceptive” blue checkmarks, its failure to meet transparency requirem... AI Act changes: What does the Digital Omnibus propose for the EU AI Act? The European Commission has outlined a number of proposed amendments to the EU AI Act (the “Act”) to ensure the “timely, smooth and proportionate implementation” of its provisions. These proposals are set out in the much-anticipated Digital Omnibus on AI ... Smorgasbord not showstopper: the UK Budget 2025 The November 2025 budget is here at last. During the months of speculation in the run-up to the big day, two possible futures emerged: a slate of headline-grabbing tax rises, or a broad range of narrower, targeted measures. Today the Chancellor opted firm... Autumn Budget 2025: UK Listing Relief for Stamp Duty Reserve Tax Amidst the broader UK stamp taxes on shares modernisation efforts (discussed here and here), today in her Autumn Budget 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves MP) turned her attention to UK stamp duty's younger sibling: stamp duty reserve ta... Gen AI and copyright in Europe – Munich Regional Court seeks to determine the rules of the playing field In the recent Getty Images v Stability AI decision, the UK High Court rejected Getty’s claim for secondary infringement of UK copyright on the basis that (i) an “infringing copy”, for the purposes of secondary infringement, must be “a copy” and (ii) Stabi... The proposed Italian taxation of portfolio dividends and the principle of non-(reverse) discrimination The proposed reform of the taxation of portfolio dividends is a seemingly marginal adjustment to the Italian tax system, but akin to Lorenz’s “butterfly effect” will have far-reaching consequences. On 22 October 2025, the Italian Government approved the d... How GenAI risks are reshaping the E&O insurance market insurance industry Ross Francis-Pike, Fernanda Dias, Natalie Donovan  The insurance market’s understanding of the risks around generative AI (GenAI) is developing, particularly as its use can impact multiple policies.  The main challenge for the sector is how “carriers” - t... Preventing Core Technical Failures: Lessons from the Capita Breach The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) investigation into Capita’s 2023 cyber attack has concluded with a £14 million fine for the group. Since the date of that attack, there have continued to be many more high-profile cyber attacks, and there is no ...