21 Sep, 2023 Online Safety Act: Online Safety Bill approved by Parliament and ready for Royal Assent By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 19 September 2023, the Online Safety Bill (the Bill) passed its final parliamentary debate and is now ready to receive Royal Assent....
13 Sep, 2023 Online Safety Act: Online Safety Bill passed by the House of Lords By Ally Clark Duncan Calow On 6 September 2023 the Online Safety Bill (Bill) had its third reading in the House of Lords. The Bill is the Government’s flagship...
28 Mar, 2023 DSA: A new era for online dispute resolution – with an Irish twist By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Michael Twomey There are many perspectives on the challenges of dealing with illegal content online. Complainants have had to weigh up if reporting a...
23 Feb, 2023 Ireland enacts its Online Safety and Media Regulation Act and appoints its first Media Commission By Gavin Woods Darach Connolly Emer McEntaggart CHANGE IS HERE After many years of debate, Ireland has finally adopted bold new rules on online content which are expected to...
16 Jan, 2023 Online Safety Act: Further amendments to the Online Safety Bill not ruled out: Parliament battling over the scope and detail of the Online Safety Bill By Ally Clark Duncan Calow It has been reported that forty-eight Conservative MP’s (including former Conservative Party leader, Sir Ian Duncan Smith, and former...
09 Jan, 2023 Online Safety Act: The return of the Online Safety Bill By Ally Clark Duncan Calow The draft Online Safety Bill (the Bill), the Government’s flagship proposal for legislation regulating online content (…originally...
12 Nov, 2020 Hello festivals, my old friend: DCMS launches inquiry to examine the future of UK music festivals By Tom Fitzpatrick With the vast majority of UK music festivals having been cancelled in light of COVID-19, and the industry having seen a 90% reduction in...