News and Insights

Welcome to our News and Insights section. Here we’ll talk about the latest legal developments with our articles and videos. You can browse or search by practice area or sector. We’ll also let you know about changes at our firm including the expansion into new practice areas, sectors and locations.



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Overhaul of UK data protection rules hugely disruptive to businesses, writes Jowanna Conboye in The Times

IP, Tech and Commercial Partner Jowanna Conboye has a comment piece in The Times, discussing Government plans to overhaul ...


Press | Commercial | Intellectual Property | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 9 Feb 2023



The UK’s new space regulation is a silent success story which will fuel the UK’s drive to participate in the commercial space race says Spencer West Partner Andrew Sparrow

As Virgin Orbit prepares to fly LauncherOne out of Newquay's Spaceport Cornwall facility, Spencer West's commercial space lawyer Andrew Sparrow discus...


News | Technology & Telecoms | Commercial | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 28 Nov 2022



CLIENT CASE STUDY: Asia Robotics Start-up

The Client   The client is a tech start up, specialised in designing, producing and distributing of autonomous robots for...


Article | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 6 Oct 2022



Tech Tips | Privacy and Data Protection

Why Should I Care?   For start-ups, there are three key reasons why data protection is a going concern: Legal Obligation:...


Article | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 5 Oct 2022



TMT News | Digital Comms Regulation

The Future of Digital Comms Regulation - should Algorithmic Processing, Cloud and Personal Comms AV be regulated?


News | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 28 Sep 2022



Dhana Doobay discusses how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting telecoms with Mobile Europe

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is already having a major impact on telecoms. Mobile Europe considers the issues and our head of...


Press | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 28 Mar 2022



Digital News Bytes March 2022

In Brief: Cyberattack preparedness: Google Cloud bolsters cybersecurity offering UK Telecoms (Security) Act 2021 in force – Ofcom’s prop...


Article | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 24 Mar 2022



Digital News Bytes February 2022

In Brief: “Levelling up” - UK push for 5G/4G cell site access versus scaled-back gigabit broadband target? Spanish Government to target...


Article | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 25 Feb 2022



Digital News Bytes January 2022

In Brief: Welcome to our first edition of the New Year! Protecting the UK’s full fibre rollout – policymakers safeguard critical nationa...


Article | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 21 Jan 2022



Dhana Doobay discusses the use of AI in the legal profession

Artificial intelligence is transforming many roles and in the legal profession AI is being used for functions including...


Press | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 11 Jan 2022



Digital News Bytes November 2021

In Brief: US 5G delay due to aviation frequency interference concerns Cryptoassets and tokens – which UK FCA category? UK Telecoms Security B...


Article | Technology | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 30 Nov 2021



Partnering to innovate: the innovation ecosystem for digital transformation

In Brief: The Three “C’s” for innovation; Cultural change Commercial viability Collaboration Commercialisation Risk-Share &...


Article | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 11 Nov 2021



Digital News Bytes October 2021

In Brief: 5G drives deployment of virtualised RANs Is the FB Metaverse the future? UK advertising regulator and Tik Tok social media tie up


Article | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 25 Oct 2021



Digital News Bytes September 2021

Welcome to the September issue of our news bulletin highlighting recent noteworthy digital trends impacting the TMT sector. Our...


News | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 20 Sep 2021



Dhana Doobay proud to have been part of judging panel for World Communication Awards 2021

After a particularly challenging year for the Communications sector around the World, our TMT Partner, Dhana Doobay is...


News | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 16 Sep 2021



Jowanna Conboye quoted in Modern Law / CTS roundtable report on technology in the legal sector

Our Intellectual Property & Technology Partner Jowanna Conboye took part in the Modern Law and CTS roundtable on how the...


Press | Intellectual Property | Technology | General | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 4 Aug 2021



Digital News Bytes August 2021

Noteworthy digital trends impacting the Telecoms/TMT sector this month in brief: Outer Space sustainability, the next frontier...


News | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 2 Aug 2021



Digital News Bytes - June 2021

Some noteworthy digital trends currently impacting the Telecoms/TMT sector are outlined below: Digital...


News | Media & Advertising | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 30 Jun 2021



Digital Bytes - May 2021

Some noteworthy recent highlights of proposed UK regulation impacting the Telecoms/TMT sector: Internet safety – We have...


News | Media & Advertising | Technology | Telecoms | Technology, Media, Telecoms
Posted: 26 May 2021