In late March 2015, Nominet Expert and Waterfront partner Matthew Harris gave a decision in a case involving the domain name <boattripscardiff.co.uk>. The case was unusual in that although Matthew concluded that the Complainant had no trade mark rights in the term “boat trips Cardiff”, he still held the registration to be abusive and ordered that the domain name be handed over to the Complainant.
The decision was picked up by the BBC here.
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 came into force came into force on 4 January 2022 and introduced the first stand-alone regime for screening acquisitions and investments to protect UK national security.
On 19th November 2025, the European Commission announced proposed changes to the AI Act, following their commitment to a “clear, simple, and innovation-friendly implementation of the AI Act.”