Snapshots Winter 2025
A roundup of key legal developments for the modern commercial lawyer.
Snapshots seeks to cover everything the commercial lawyer needs to know from the previous quarter, aiming to address all the major changes affecting commercial law, from the key cases to data, digital, consumer and advertising developments.
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Data
- US-based Clearview AI is caught by the reach of UK data protection law
- Capita fined £14m after cyber attack triggered by compromised employee device
- ICO consults on revised data protection enforcement procedural guidance
- European Data Protection Board issues positive opinion on Brazil’s data protection framework
- EDPB consults on new ready-to-use GDPR compliance templates
- GDPR transparency and information obligations face renewed focus in 2026
- France's CNIL Google decision clarifies joint controllership and cookie consent
Digital
- UK proposes AI Growth Lab: a new regulatory sandbox for real-world AI testing
- EU Commission advances AI Act rollout with new Service Desk and Single Information Platform
- EU AI Office begins drafting the Code of Practice on AI Transparency
- The EU’s ‘Digital Omnibus’: proposed reforms to simplify AI and digital regulation
- Commission presses platforms on appeals, notice‑and‑action, and transparency under DSA
- Enhanced access to platform data under new rules in the Digital Services Act
- Cyberflashing crackdown under the UK's Online Safety Act
Consumer
Advertising
- CMA and ASA publish updated influencer guidance on social media endorsements
- Beware countdown clocks and broad superiority messaging following Hammonds Furniture ASA ruling
- ASA publishes results of 'cutting-edge' trial using AI to monitor alcohol ads
- CAP and BCAP strengthen under-18 protections for gambling and lotteries advertising
- Green Claims Update
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