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In conjunction with Lexology Panoramic, this subtopic contains a series of reports comparing the treatment of the following legal topics in various jurisdictions worldwide:

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King’s Bench Division publishes King’s Bench Guide 2026

The King’s Bench Division has published the King’s Bench Guide 2026, the twelfth edition of its guide to the working practices of the King’s Bench Division, providing updated practical guidance for those practising or litigating in the Division.

Commission and EDPB publish responses to consultation on draft EU DMA-GDPR joint guidelines

The European Commission and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have published the submissions received in response to their October 2025 consultation on draft joint guidelines addressing the interplay between the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)). More than 100 contributions were submitted, reflecting broad support among respondents for the initiative and for enhanced cross-regulatory dialogue. The Commission and the EDPB are currently reviewing the submissions to determine whether and how to adapt the draft joint guidelines, with the final guidelines expected to be adopted in Q4 2026. The guidelines are intended to improve legal clarity and certainty for businesses and citizens in the EU, while ensuring consistency between DMA enforcement and the protection of fundamental rights under the GDPR.

EDPB and EDPS adopt joint opinion on EU Biotech Act proposal

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have adopted a joint opinion on the European Commission's proposal for an EU Biotech Act, which seeks to strengthen the EU's biotechnology and biomanufacturing sectors by streamlining regulatory frameworks and updating the rules governing clinical trials. While supporting the proposal's aim of establishing a single legal basis for personal data processing by sponsors and investigators, the EDPB and EDPS emphasise that the sensitive nature of health and genetic data processed in clinical trials requires a high level of protection. The joint opinion makes several recommendations, including: (1) clarifying whether actors involved in clinical trials act as sole or joint data controllers; (2) limiting the mandatory 25-year minimum retention period to clinical trial master files rather than all personal data processed during a trial; (3) specifying the purposes and safeguards for any further processing of trial data; (4) ensuring coherence with obligations under the EU AI Act; (5) requiring pseudonymisation where it is not necessary to process directly identifiable personal data and (6) providing a legal basis for personal data processing in regulatory sandboxes.

ICO publishes open letter on strengthening age assurance measures

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued an open letter to social media and video-sharing platforms operating in the UK, calling for strengthened age assurance measures to enhance their age assurance measures beyond mere self-declaration by children. The ICO addressed its letter to TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and X requesting that they demonstrate compliance with stronger age verification requirements.

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