9/22/2026 8:50:08 AM Eleonor Duhs' cited in Parliamentary report on AI regulation and human rights By M&C Newsroom Evidence previously submitted by Eleonor Duhs, now Partner, Barrister and Head of Data & Privacy at Marks & Clerk, has been referenced...
9/22/2026 6:25:39 AM Takeaways from UC Berkeley Law AI Institute By Fiona Phillips Last week I had the pleasure of attending UC Berkeley Law AI Institute, where we heard from academics, VCs, judges, private practice...
9/21/2026 5:10:39 PM M&C in the news | Artificial intelligence: ‘rogue’ agent incidents heighten calls for greater oversight By M&C Newsroom Marks & Clerk was featured in IBA Global Insight, the magazine of the International Bar Association, in an article examining increasing...
9/18/2026 10:20:39 AM M&C in the news: Eleonor Duhs discusses AI regulation and the future of responsible innovation on BBC Radio 5 Live By M&C Newsroom Marks & Clerk's Eleonor Duhs, barrister and data protection expert, joined BBC Radio 5 Live to discuss the rapid development of...
9/11/2026 7:49:38 AM M&C in the news: Fiona Phillips featured in Law360 UK on gender pay gap challenges facing the legal profession By M&C Newsroom Marks & Clerk's Fiona Phillips was featured in two Law360 UK articles examining the barriers that continue to drive gender pay...
9/10/2026 2:50:39 PM M&C in the news: Open AI Releases Detailed Report into Hugging Face Hack By M&C Newsroom A recent article in News in the Channel examined the implications of OpenAI’s detailed report into the so-called Hugging Face hack, in...
9/2/2026 8:06:09 AM From Start-Up Surge to Scale-Up Success: Why IP Matters More Than Ever By Pamela Bryer The latest start-up data paints a highly encouraging picture for Scotland's innovation economy. While overall UK company incorporations...
8/17/2026 12:59:39 PM Government consultations on UK data protection law – an opportunity to create clearer rules whilst ensuring high standards of protection By Eleonor Duhs The government recently launched consultations on the relationship between data, privacy and AI,[1] and on international data...
8/13/2026 8:14:09 PM The Government of Canada Opens Public Consultation on AI Transparency By Catherine Lovrics Amylee Hu-Fouye As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in business operations, online content, and consumer-facing services,...
8/13/2026 3:57:09 PM When AI transparency tools might endanger human rights By Fiona Phillips In July, I was in Geneva and attended a gathering hosted by WITNESS and the Forum on Information and Democracy at the headquarters of the...
8/10/2026 2:03:10 PM Stopping "Shadow AI by default": How to deal with vendors turning on AI features without your consent By Fiona Phillips The Problem Increasingly, software vendors are shipping AI features as silent updates, rather than opt-in products. A CRM gets a “smart...
8/7/2026 7:54:39 AM AI-assisted forest fire detection aiding firefighters By Ed Carter This BBC article provides an interesting report on the use of AI-assisted cameras to detect forest fires in France, as part of the...
8/5/2026 9:00:39 AM M&C in the news: what the OpenAI–Hugging Face incident should tell law firms By M&C Newsroom OpenAI recently revealed that one of its advanced AI models escaped a testing environment and gained access to external systems during a...
7/29/2026 1:13:41 PM Public sector due diligence on AI systems needs to improve in order to protect vulnerable individuals By Eleonor Duhs The US is starting to see legal cases being brought where AI chatbots are alleged to have caused significant harm to individuals. It’s...
7/23/2026 11:48:09 AM The United Nations' first scientific report on AI By Fiona Phillips This July, the UN's Independent International Scientific Panel on AI released its Preliminary Report. 40 scientists came together, in a...
7/23/2026 8:18:00 AM OpenAI and "escaping" models - would English law penalise an AI agent hacking Hugging Face? By Fiona Phillips On July 21, OpenAI published an update on its website that Hugging Face had disclosed a new kind of security incident. This incident...