Insights & Compliance Intelligence
AI compliance updates, enforcement news, GEO strategy, and straight-talking automation guides for professional services firms worldwide.
Same question. Four legal systems.
An accountant in Dublin and an accountant in Denver are asking us the same thing and getting a different answer, because they are governed by different people. Pick the square you are in.
| Where you practise | Accountants | Solicitors & law firms |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | HMRC · FCA · ICAEW Read the guide | SRA Read the guide |
| European Union | EU AI Act · DORA · GDPR Read the guide | EU AI Act · GDPR Read the guide |
| United States | AICPA · SEC · PCAOB Read the guide | ABA · State Bars Read the guide |
| Canada | CPA Canada · Quebec Law 25 · OSFI Read the guide | Quebec Law 25 · PIPEDA Read the guide |
Vendor due diligence in fractured North American AI markets
If you run a UK accountancy practice, law firm, HR consultancy, or marketing agency, you might assume that American and Canadian AI regulation is someone else's problem. That assumption is becoming increasingly difficult to defend.
ICO fines soar tenfold as AI enforcement shifts to severity
For years, UK organisations treated AI and data protection compliance as a largely theoretical exercise. Draft frameworks, consultation papers, and guidance documents arrived with regularity, but meaningful enforcement remained sparse. That era is over.
The Vendor Defense is Dead: Why UK Professional Services Can't Blame AI Suppliers Anymore
For years, a quiet assumption has underpinned how many professional services firms approach AI risk: if something goes wrong, it is the software provider's problem. The tool misbehaved, the algorithm was flawed, the vendor failed to disclose a limitation. Responsibility, in this framing, flows upstr
The DUAA's "Meaningful Human Involvement" Test
The regulatory ground beneath UK professional services has shifted decisively in 2026. Between new statutory frameworks, record-breaking fines, and courts reshaping intellectual property law, the message from regulators and judges alike is consistent: AI use in business is no longer a governance gre
Executive Liability is Now Real: What the Clearview AI Case Means for Your Firm's AI Governance
For years, the standard assumption in boardrooms across the UK and Europe was that AI compliance risk sat with the company. Fines landed on the corporate entity; directors remained at arm's length. That assumption is now demonstrably wrong.
UK accountants face US state AI washing enforcement
If your firm uses AI tools — and the vast majority now do — the regulatory turbulence unfolding across North America is not a distant concern. It is a preview. The compliance pressures taking shape in the United States and Canada in 2026 mirror debates already emerging in the UK and EU, and the enfo
The Vendor Defense Is Dead: Why UK Professional Services Can't Ignore AI Liability in 2025
For years, professional services firms have operated on a comfortable assumption: if an AI tool causes a problem, that is the vendor's problem. The firm merely deployed the technology. It followed the terms of service. It acted in good faith.
Human override in ADM: The DUAA's non-negotiable requirement
The first half of 2026 has not been kind to organisations that treated AI compliance as a box-ticking exercise. A landmark statute has reshaped how automated decisions must be made and overseen. The Information Commissioner's Office has issued penalties running into the tens of millions. And the Eng