• Manchesterism Isn’t Coming. It’s Here.
    by [email protected] on 2026-07-20 at 10:41

    A lot of the ideas that have shaped Greater Manchester’s creative economy now sit much closer to the centre of government. For creative businesses, that’s worth paying attention to as Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister today. For many people, that’s first and foremost a political story, but for those of us working with creative, digital

  • Prince Harry, Associated Newspapers and the Problem of Proof
    by [email protected] on 2026-07-16 at 09:00

    The High Court’s dismissal of the claims brought by Prince Harry, Baroness Lawrence, Sir Elton John and others against Associated Newspapers is one of the most significant media law decisions of recent years. Unsurprisingly, it has generated strong reactions. Prince Harry and Baroness Lawrence described the judgment as a “whitewash”, while Associated Newspapers understandably regarded

  • Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: What the New Rules Mean for Employers
    by [email protected] on 2026-07-13 at 09:49

    Employees today expect transparency about what their employer is doing with their personal information. On the 19th of June this year, s103 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Act) came into effect requiring employers to have a compliant data protection complaints process in place by this date. This follows the implementation of other aspects of

  • Voices have value; the law just hasn’t caught up.
    by [email protected] on 2026-07-06 at 08:13

    As AI voice cloning becomes cheaper, faster and more convincing, agencies, brands, creators and talent are confronting a new commercial reality: our voices are yet to be adequately protected. Distinctive voices can now be replicated with remarkable accuracy and deployed across multiple channels at scale, yet UK law provides surprisingly little clarity on how those