Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This Practice Note is aimed at compliance professionals in the private sector. It tracks key future developments in risk and compliance in England and Wales. It provides details of key dates for your diary (including forecasted dates where the actual date is unknown) and commentary in relation to key developments, including legislation, regulatory changes and consultations. For details of developments relating to financial crime compliance, see Practice Note: Financial crime compliance horizon scanner—2026. This horizon scanner does not cover past developments, such as legislation fully in force, implemented regulatory changes or concluded consultations. For details of past developments in the field of Risk & Compliance, see Practice Notes: • Risk & Compliance tracker—2026 • Financial crime compliance tracker—2026 • New and updated content 2026—Risk & Compliance Data protection, AI and cybersecurity What’s happening? When? What’s the impact? Find out more Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) On 4 March 2025, Lord Holmes reintroduced the AI (Regulation) Bill in the House of Lords.On 21 July 2025, the Minister for Science said the UK

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. These highlights focus on key topics including data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

MLex: Senior lawmakers have warned that the UK’s Cyber Resilience and Security Bill does not effectively incorporate AI, as the government faces growing pressure to keep pace with the rapidly evolving technological landscape. In a debate on 14 July 2026, parliamentarians said the proposed legislation has an ‘AI-shaped hole in it’ and urged the government to better integrate the technology into the bill’s scope.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This week’s edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

This week's edition of Information Law weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. These highlights focus on key topics including data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Information Law weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content related to laws governing the use and dissemination of information and personal data. Each week these highlights focus on developments in key topics such as data protection, ePrivacy, cybersecurity, breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and defamation.