Philip Dekker

Editor. GC working fractionally with VC-backed B2B SaaS and regulated technology companies.

AI governance

May 20, 2026

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4 min read

Edition 20

UK automated decision-making reform | DUAA diverges from EU GDPR | ICO statutory code | Meaningful human involvement test

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AI governance

May 13, 2026

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3 min read

Edition 19

EU AI Act delay | Vendor divergence | Multi-speed compliance

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Litigation

Apr 1, 2026

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11 min read

Edition 18

Design as defect | PE rollups in the crosshairs | Age assurance, two regulators | The lawful basis that skips the test

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Litigation

Mar 25, 2026

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10 min read

Edition 17

AI copyright deferred to courts | EU AI Act watermarking accelerated | EDPB transparency sweep | $250m ChatGPT strategy backfires

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Mar 18, 2026

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11 min read

Edition 16

Agentic AI authorisation | EU AI Act deadline changes | Indefinite versus perpetual | Prompt layer exposure

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Competition and consumer law

Mar 11, 2026

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11 min read

Edition 15

AI governance under existing law | CMA algorithmic collusion | Personal data jigsaw identification | EDPB data broker taxonomy

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Competition and consumer law

Mar 4, 2026

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10 min read

Edition 14

Claude Cowork and agentic workflows | CMA hotel data probe | CNIL session replay consultation | French SAR limits

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Litigation

Feb 25, 2026

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13 min read

Edition 13

Addictive design as product liability | 48-hour online harm removal mandates | Autonomous AI agent security | Shift to legal architecture

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Corporate and M&A

Feb 18, 2026

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10 min read

Edition 12

BrewDog preference share waterfalls | US court on consumer AI and privilege | UK Supreme Court AI patent reset | CMA procedural fines under new powers

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Competition and consumer law

Feb 11, 2026

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10 min read

Edition 11

DUAA in force | TikTok addictive design | Defining AI liability scenarios | Oatly and milk trademarks

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Employment law

How risk is shifting upstream - across product, data and people

Feb 4, 2026

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9 min read

How risk is shifting upstream - across product, data and people

CMA on Google AI search | Claude playbook-driven contract review | Brazil EU adequacy | up-or-out disability exposure

Philip Dekker

Employment law

Davos: the headcount story behind enterprise AI

Jan 28, 2026

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12 min read

Davos: the headcount story behind enterprise AI

Hashed customer list CNIL fine | Enterprise headcount reduction implications | Coordinated age verification principles | Vibe-coding library

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Competition and consumer law

Legal judgement under geopolitical, regulatory, and operational pressure

Jan 21, 2026

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10 min read

Legal judgement under geopolitical, regulatory, and operational pressure

EU anti-coercion instrument | Supply-chain human rights litigation | In-house privilege in France | CMA dawn raids on directors’ homes

Philip Dekker

Data protection law

AI intermediated workflows: accountability drift, inbox governance, and emerging regulatory exposure

Jan 14, 2026

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11 min read

AI intermediated workflows: accountability drift, inbox governance, and emerging regulatory exposure

Gmail AI summaries and inbox governance | accountability gaps in operational AI | Ofcom, EU AI Act signals

Philip Dekker

Competition and consumer law

User-generated content after generative AI: platform liability, provenance, and product risk

Jan 7, 2026

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8 min read

User-generated content after generative AI: platform liability, provenance, and product risk

What legal teams can flag to product right now | CJEU and FTC rulings | AI UGC

Philip Dekker

Competition and consumer law

2026 preview: regulators turn from rule-setting to supervision and enforcement

Dec 31, 2025

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9 min read

2026 preview: regulators turn from rule-setting to supervision and enforcement

New powers for ICO, Ofcom and CMA | Unhealthy food ads ban | Word of the year

Philip Dekker

Employment law

Year-end legal shifts: UK employment reform, EU sustainability reset, and AI competition cases

Dec 24, 2025

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8 min read

Year-end legal shifts: UK employment reform, EU sustainability reset, and AI competition cases

Employment Rights Act 2025 | Corporate Sustainability Directives | UK adequacy | Abuse of dominance investigations

Philip Dekker

Competition and consumer law

Digital regulation as public health: age limits, SaaS switching rights, and weakening lock-in

Dec 17, 2025

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7 min read

Digital regulation as public health: age limits, SaaS switching rights, and weakening lock-in

Australia’s social media ban · EU SaaS lock-in weakens · Legal services by the numbers

Philip Dekker

Competition and consumer law

Risk moves upstream: antitrust scrutiny, cookies enforcement, and abandoned cart rules

Dec 10, 2025

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7 min read

Risk moves upstream: antitrust scrutiny, cookies enforcement, and abandoned cart rules

Warner Bros acquisition | Cookies enforcement | First DSA fine | Reminders to check-out

Philip Dekker

Employment law

AI in the workplace: hidden decision-making, shadow tools, and early enforcement signals

Jul 17, 2025

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8 min read

AI in the workplace: hidden decision-making, shadow tools, and early enforcement signals

Shadow AI | Litigation funders back in business | Fake reviews crackdown

Philip Dekker