https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comTelecomshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I635155c85dc511f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I635155c85dc511f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, Ofcom published a call for inputs seeking stakeholder views on four new pricing offers that Openreach notified to Ofcom on 1 June 2026, as required under the Telecoms Access Review 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I635155c85dc511f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9638550a5a8c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9638550a5a8c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9638550a5a8c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b33becb5ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b33becb5ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 28 May 2026, the CAT published an order giving effect to its March judgment determining Apple's application to strike out the collective action brought by Justin Gutmann, under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998 against Apple.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b33becb5ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a787035a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a787035a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Commission, on 27 May 2026, adopted a proposal for a Regulation for the selection of mobile satellite services providers who will be authorised to use the harmonised 2 GHz frequency band beyond 2027, when the current licenses expire.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I53a787035a7b11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id6638fe744a411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id6638fe744a411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026. The full text of the Act was published on 8 May 2026. The Act includes provisions in relation to electronic communications, and provisions relevant to the internet and online service providers, including those making amendments to the Online Safety Act 2023.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id6638fe744a411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad67fbb4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad67fbb4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has published its response to a call for evidence on smart data opportunities in digital markets, setting out stakeholder views and confirming that the government will consult shortly on the design of a digital markets smart data scheme.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad67fbb4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icf4aab2e4f8011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icf4aab2e4f8011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 14 May 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority announced that it is investigating whether to designate Microsoft as having strategic market status (SMS) in relation to their provision of business software ecosystem services under the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024 digital markets regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icf4aab2e4f8011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8941f16f486211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8941f16f486211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn EE Ltd v Clocktower Investments Ltd [2026] UKUT 163 (LC), the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) held that rights to erect electronic communications apparatus were incorporeal hereditaments capable of being occupied under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, even though the demised premises themselves were unoccupied. The operator therefore could not seek new rights under the 2017 Electronic Communications Code.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8941f16f486211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ied87201e442511f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ied87201e442511f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ied87201e442511f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I357f9d423f6811f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I357f9d423f6811f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 April 2026, the CAT made a costs order following its March judgment on an application by Apple for summary judgment and/or strike out of the collective action brought by Justin Gutmann, under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998 against Apple.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I357f9d423f6811f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f6d57e73d6b11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f6d57e73d6b11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 April 2026, the CAT published a reasoned order in the Elizabeth Helen Coll v Alphabet Inc and others collective damages action refusing an application requesting updated transaction data.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f6d57e73d6b11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 1 April 2026, the CMA announced that it has decided to accept commitments, under the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) digital markets regime, from Apple and Google following their designation as having strategic market status for their provision of their mobile platforms. The CMA has also published a call for evidence to seek views on changes that Apple and/or Google have made (or propose to make) in relation to their app store rules in a number of jurisdictions, including the UK.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Business and Trade has published the UK's smart data strategy until 2035.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3f8662ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3f8662ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3f8662ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3438bdf2288111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3438bdf2288111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 26 March 2026, the Cabinet Office published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between it and the CMA on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act 2021. The MoU replaces a June 2022 MoU between BEIS and the CMA.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3438bdf2288111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e78f9e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e78f9e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 26 March 2026, Ofcom published its decisions for regulating the wholesale call termination markets (mobile and landline) between 2026 and 2031. It has also decided to revoke the End-to-End Connectivity Condition.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I43e78f9e291711f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bc9c39291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bc9c39291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe European Parliament (EP) plenary session, on 26 March 2026, rejected at first reading a proposed Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 (Interim Regulation) as regards the extension of its period of application until 3 April 2028.Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 provides for a temporary regime as regards the use of technologies by certain providers of publicly available interpersonal communications services for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse, pending the adoption of a long-term legal framework.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bc9c39291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icd864e1d21df11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icd864e1d21df11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOfcom has published the final version of its Statement of Charging Principles for the regulatory fees it will collect under the Online Safety Act 2023.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icd864e1d21df11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icd85fd5d21df11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icd85fd5d21df11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 17 March 2026, Ofcom published a statement setting out its decisions on its Telecoms Access Review 2026, which sets the regulation for the UK fixed telecoms markets from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Icd85fd5d21df11f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8a055c71dfe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8a055c71dfe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Cabinet Office has published its response to the consultation on proposed updates to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/1264), setting out the changes it intends to make to the mandatory notification regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib8a055c71dfe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I60f418e11d6811f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I60f418e11d6811f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 11 March 2026, the CAT gave judgment on an application by Apple for summary judgment and/or strike out of the collective action brought by Justin Gutmann, under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I60f418e11d6811f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79a6476f1ba511f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79a6476f1ba511f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 9 March 2026, the CAT made an order by which it consented to the withdrawal of a standalone action brought by Epic Games against Google, claiming that Google holds a dominant position in the Android app distribution market, and the Android inapp payment processing market, which it abused in breach of the Chapter II prohibition and/or Article 102 of the TFEU, and also that Google engaged in anti-competitive agreements or concerted practices in breach of the Chapter I prohibition and/or Article 101 of the TFEU.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I79a6476f1ba511f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic8ae385712fe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic8ae385712fe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CSTWe have updated our resources for trainees, new joiners and those putting together training materials for them.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic8ae385712fe11f182b7cb1210d47fc6/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0f376e71130511f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0f376e71130511f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CSTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0f376e71130511f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I660f8485109511f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I660f8485109511f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CSTOur guide for trainees and new joiners contains useful information on media and telecoms materials on Practical Law.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I660f8485109511f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1197fa480e5011f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1197fa480e5011f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CSTIn DSG Retail Ltd v Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140, the Court of Appeal allowed the ICO's appeal against the Upper Tribunal's decision on 23 September 2024, and ruled that DSG Retail Ltd (DSG) was required to take appropriate security measures to protect personal data from unauthorised access, regardless of whether people could be identified from the data obtained by cyber-attackers.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1197fa480e5011f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ifc06b9b30adb11f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ifc06b9b30adb11f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CSTThe NIS2 Cooperation Group, the European Commission and the EU Agency for cybersecurity (ENISA) have developed a new ICT Supply Chain Security Toolbox to help identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risks across ICT supply chains.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ifc06b9b30adb11f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacf9db2d0c1811f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacf9db2d0c1811f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CSTOfcom has published a statement confirming that it is making Regulations relating to the licence exemption of mobile handsets that connect to "direct-to-device" (D2D) satellite services.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iacf9db2d0c1811f1b4bafd5f4135974b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I869b5e69081511f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I869b5e69081511f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CSTThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has published a Telecoms Consumer Charter to which signatories agree to an additional level of protections for consumers on top of those required by Ofcom.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I869b5e69081511f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5293c509075711f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5293c509075711f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 CSTThe government has published its new Statement of Strategic Priorities for telecoms, the management of radio spectrum and postal services.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I5293c509075711f18086beb24ce176bb/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29