CJEU’s latest ruling: Why this one matters to ad-powered platforms
Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a landmark verdict in the case of Russmedia Digital SRL and Inform Media Press vs X, fundamentally altering how online marketplaces and likely any ad-serving platform are treated under GDPR. The ruling For years, online platforms have lived in the comfortable shadow […]
The increasing legal liability of AI hallucinations: Why UK law firms face rising regulatory and litigation risk
AI is now embedded in everyday legal practice from drafting emails to generating contracts to structuring arguments. But the UK’s late-2025 case law reveals that AI hallucinations are no longer isolated mishaps. They are a growing source of judicial sanctions, reputational damage and potential criminal liability for law firms. A growing concern In […]
Complexity or clarity? Why simplifying AML rules could transform compliance
When Claude Bocqueraz stood before senior industry leaders and policymakers at the Compliance Council roundtable in the European Parliament this November, his message was clear and landed with unexpected force: Simplification is not a retreat from rigorous Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) controls. Rather, it is the key to strengthening them. Delivered as […]
When even good enough isn’t enough: What the latest SRA fine means for every law firm
Another week, another Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) enforcement notice and this one should make every law firm sit up straight. A Mayfair firm, Charles Douglas Solicitors, has been fined £24K for shortcomings in client due diligence relating to a foreign Politically Exposed Person (PEP). Over two and a half years, the firm acted for this […]
Staying compliant when your data crosses borders: Lessons from Croatia’s €4.5M GDPR fine
On November 14, 2025, Croatia’s data protection authority (AZOP) issued a striking reminder to organisations across Europe that if you transfer personal data outside the EEA, you must keep your safeguards valid, up to date and transparent. A major telecommunications operator received a €4.5GDPR fine after continuing to send customer data to Serbia without […]
How a billion-dollar laundering network exposed the limits of AML and the high stakes of sanctions compliance
What comes to mind when you think about sanctions evasion? Shadowy bankers? Offshore accounts? Covert state actors? Likely not a Friday-night drug deal in a British city. But according to the National Crime Agency (NCA), there’s a direct link there and it’s dangerous. In fact, the NCA believes that those small street-level transactions are […]
A landmark first conviction under the Bribery Act and a warning UK businesses cannot ignore
The sentencing of former Reform UK Wales leader and MEP Nathan Gill to ten and a half years in prison marks one of the most significant anti-corruption moments in modern British history. It is not simply another political scandal but the first conviction of a UK politician under the Bribery Act 2010, a law long […]
Does dark web disclosure equal harm? Why a US court ruling should alarm UK and EU organisations
A recent decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has quietly but decisively shifted the global risk calculus around data breaches. In Holmes v. Elephant Insurance Co., the court held that the appearance of stolen personal data on the dark web is, by itself, enough to constitute a concrete harm for […]
AI delayed, GDPR dismantled and big tech wins big. Will “Digital Omnibus” rewrite Europe’s digital future?
In a political shockwave reverberating across Europe, the European Commission has simultaneously unveiled: A last-minute “AI Omnibus” proposal delaying the AI Act’s core high-risk obligations A sweeping GDPR reform package that privacy advocates warn could gut Europe’s digital rights What should have been a routine regulatory update has erupted into what noyb calls “the […]