This Practice Note considers the key legal issues raised by the development and use of autonomous and connected vehicles in the UK (also known as self-driving vehicles, driverless cars or automated vehicles). It covers key terminology, the current state of technological developments and key issues such as insurance, product liability, negligence, and data protection. The majority of government and media attention in relation to driverless cars has been on private road vehicles, which is the focus of this Practice Note. However, the technology is applicable in a range of sectors and there is evidence that earlier benefits may be obtained from the development of automated vehicle technology in areas such as shipping and agriculture. For a summary of key dates and information relating to the development of automated vehicles in Great Britain (GB), see Practice Note: UK automated vehicles—tracker. See also: • Practice Note: Autonomous vehicles and insurance • Practice Note: Autonomous and connected vehicles—data protection, privacy and security This Practice Note focuses on the key legal issues as they apply in the UK. For

Welcome to this week’s edition of the TMT weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from across the technology, media and telecoms sectors. These highlights focus on key topics including new technologies, software, cloud computing, internet, outsourcing, music, film & television, publishing, defamation and telecoms.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analysis on the revision of the EU Package Travel Directive and the status of EU countries' gazettes as data controllers. In addition, this week the European Data Act entered into force, the European Parliament adopted the Directive on greenwashing and misleading product information, approved new rules to reduce emissions from ozone-depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons, and published a briefing paper on the proposed revision of the EU legislation on design protection, while the European Commission was called upon to regularly assess the adequacy of existing rules and legal instruments in relation to virtual worlds.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes a detailed analysis of the potential impact of the EU’s omnibus sustainability package, an analysis of the Court of Justice’s decision on asymmetric jurisdiction clauses, and commentary on flexibility in the EU AI code of practice. In addition this week, the Council of EU adopted amendments to EU Benchmarks Regulation and the European Commission opened a consultation on the Cyber Resilience Act, launched the Steel and Metals Action Plan, and issued preliminary findings under the EU Digital Markets Act to Apple and Alphabet. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators announced plans for the consolidation of EU power purchase agreement templates and European Parliament’s Civil Liberties committee approved the creation of the EU Talent Pool for non-EU worker recruitment.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the Court of Justice’s decision, an appeal against the General Court’s judgment in Case T-74/21, imposing fines on Teva and Cephalon for entering into a pay-for-delay agreement, the European Commission considering changes to how products regulated under EU sectoral product safety laws are covered by the EU AI law, OpenAI’s ChatGPT surpassing the threshold for its designation as a ‘systemic risk’ search engine under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA) and the General Court heard Opera's challenge to the Commission over its refusal to designate Microsoft's Edge as a digital 'gatekeeper' under the EU Digital Markets Act. In addition this week, the Commission signed the UN Convention against Cybercrime on behalf of the EU, published preliminary findings against Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, and against TikTok under the EU DSA, to assess whether both companies may have breached their transparency obligations, the Council of the EU has given final approval to a compulsory licensing regulation allowing certain intellectual property rights to be used without holders' consent during crises, adopted a revising directive on European Works Councils, the European Parliament adopted new measures to prevent microplastic pollution from plastic pellets losses throughout the supply chain and adopted the Commission’s proposed soil monitoring law to achieve healthy soils across the EU by 2050.

EU Law analysis: This News Analysis provides a round-up of key developments in the EU in 2025 and looks ahead to what’s coming up in 2026.

This week's edition of Financial Services weekly highlights includes: Council of the EU adopts CRR III proposals; FCA compels IBA to publish 1-month, 3-month and 6-month US Dollar LIBOR for three months; and ESAs publish final reports on greenwashing; plus dates for your diary over the coming week.

STOP PRESS: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) was published in the Official Journal on 24 July 2026 and entered into force on 27 July 2026. This Practice Note will be updated shortly to reflect amendments to Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. For further information on the changes introduced by the Digital Omnibus on AI, see Practice Note: EU Digital Omnibus—tracker and News Analysis: Digital Omnibus proposal—re-writing the EU's digital rulebook. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (the EU AI Act) was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) on 12 July 2024, setting out a cross-sectoral regulatory approach to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems across the EU. The intention is to introduce a harmonised approach to AI regulation across the EU, facilitating a ‘uniform legal framework in particular for the development, marketing and use

any event having an actual adverse effect on the security of network and information systems. Although the NIS Regulations are primarily aimed at improving cybersecurity, the definition of incident is wide enough to include non-cyber incidents, such as interruptions to power supplies or natural disasters such as flooding

This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes coverage of the Northern Ireland Assembly's historic vote to give democratic consent to the continued application of articles 5 to 10 of the Windsor Framework for the next four years, and the Cabinet Office’s new and updated guidance for the Procurement Act 2023. Additionally, these highlights cover the recruitment exercise for the UK judge on the European Court of Human Rights, a speech on judicial review by Mr Justice Fordham, and the DBT’s subsidy control assessment guides for public authorities. This edition further includes Brexit hightlights, Brexit SIs, Post-Brexit transition guidance, Constitutional and administrative law, Equality and human rights, Information law and Other Public law news.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses of a landmark ruling from the Court of Justice affirming the applicability of EU consumer protection law to contracts involving minors in the sports industry, the EU reforms of its design protection laws for the digital age, the subject matter of patent-eligibility within the domain of AI healthcare in Europe, the Court’s decision to fine TikTok’s data-to-China. In addition this week, the European Commission published frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the EU AI Act literacy requirements, launched a consultation on ongoing review of EU merger guidelines, revised its State aid rules to enhance public access to justice in environmental matters, announced the launch of the European Vulnerability Database, opened a call for evidence on its upcoming European Grids Package, and opened a consultation period for its planned EU Biotech Act proposal.

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes the agreement of a new strategic partnership at the first UK-EU summit, the launch of the EU’s Single Market Strategy, and the publication of the third and fourth omnibus simplification packages, entailing changes to the Common Agricultural Policy and the introduction of a new ‘small mid-cap’ company category. In addition this week, the European Commission released a set of frequently asked questions on the EU Data Act, launched a public consultation on its Consumer Agenda, launched a public consultation on its Gender Equality Strategy, and launched a call for evidence regarding its planned European Business Wallet Regulation. Finally this week, amendments to the EU Benchmarks Regulation were published in the Official Journal, the EU Intellectual Property Office published a study examining the legal implications of using copyright-protected works to train generative AI systems, Russia launched a WTO dispute challenging the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, and the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached provisional agreement on the revised the European Works Council Directive and the progressive introduction of the Entry/Exit System at the EU’s external borders.