Insights
The nature of software
The seemingly simple question as to whether software as a service should be seen as goods or services from a legal perspective has been answered in a recent UK High Court case.
The rise of real-life stories: life story rights agreements
Documentary films and TV shows have seen a huge surge in popularity over recent years. But there are a number of legal obstacles producers face when transforming real-life stories onto our screens.
Data (Use and Access) Bill: innovation or more of the same?
This new parliamentary bill attempts to unlock the value of data in a rapidly digitising world, but does it deliver the transformative change it hoped to?
The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill
A parliamentary bill that has not had much attention is seeking to reshape how the UK regulates a large number of products in the post-Brexit environment - and it may have an AI angle.
AI – the UK’s current and future regulatory regime
A number of regulators have independently published guidance, reviews and consultations. However, when might we see a more uniform approach, and what might it look like?
ICO consults on controllership across the GenAI supply chain
The ICO is conducting a consultation on whether the relationship between developer and consumer of LLMs is controller-controller, joint controller, or controller-processor.
Influencer entrepreneurs: the regulator crackdown continues
When it comes to promoting another company’s products, it’s well known that influencers must clearly identify their content as an #ad. But what about content in which an influencer talks about their own business? Two recent ASA rulings shed light.
What does DORA mean for your contracting policy?
DORA introduces a requirement for in-scope financial services businesses to carry out a contractual risk assessment on important supplier contracts, meaning contractual risk needs to be addressed in a more systematic way.
SOWs and technical schedules – part 3: use of language
Statements of work and technical schedules are often long-lived documents. Given you or someone else will likely need to look at them in months or years time, how do you go about making them clear?
Is this the future of influencer marketing?
Social Tip plans to open up influencer marketing to the masses, rewarding everyday social media users for posting about their favourite brands. How will this work in practice, legally?
An end to the Commercial Agents Regulations?
The government is consulting on the commercial agents regulations. As one of the EU derived regulations that stand most at odds with the general approach in the UK, what might their future be?
Making sure “legal” and “commercial” contract as a team
Often lawyers will assume in the agreement that the schedules or statement of work "do" certain things, but it gets lost in communication.
Statements of work and technical schedules - part 1: terminology
Statements of work and schedules are often some of the most important parts of a contract, but defined terms are often used inconsistently. How do defined terms work, and what should you look out for?
What does DORA mean for UK financial services businesses?
DORA ushers in a new era of regulatory scrutiny for financial services businesses, one which requires more day-to-day scrutiny of contracts, more record keeping and more reporting.
Influencer marketing: what should brands consider?
Influencer marketing is still one of the most powerful tools to boost trust and engagement in your brand – but what are the key legal issues to consider?
What blocks implementing playbooks and contract risk policies?
Inhouse counsel we speak to almost universally agree that having a playbook or risk policy for supplier contracts would be a good thing. But what is stopping them?
The valuable information hidden in your business-as-usual contracts
Your BAU contracts could be hiding a wealth of management information. We show you where to look for it and how to unlock its value.
Five steps to managing risk in your business as usual contracts
Out of necessity, legal teams tend to focus on critical and higher values contracts. But in most organisations it is possible that the unreviewed contracts are collectively more valuable or risky. How do you go about managing contract risk at scale?
Every organisation’s hidden resource
From keeping their organisation secure to uncovering income-generating opportunities, in-house legal teams are a valuable business resource.
Is your project doomed to fail?
Getting user buy-in is crucial to achieving ROI, whether you’re looking at a new tool for your team to use or implementing a change that directly affects your team’s internal clients.
A practical guide to augmenting your legal team with process, technology and data
Where do you start? Which activities in your team lend themselves to being augmented with process, technology and data? And how do you get from A to B?
Building a firm from scratch – the blueprint
Given the opportunity to start with a blank piece of paper, we've thought very carefully about what we need to run the firm efficiently.
Building a firm from scratch – why go on our own & our vision
Why we started your own firm rather than join one, and our aspirations for what Tacit Legal will feel like for our clients and our colleagues.