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 |
The DUAA's meaningful human review standard for AI hiring
The UK's approach to AI regulation has never been a single, sweeping statute. It remains deliberately sector-led and pro-innovation, built on existing legal frameworks rather than a dedicated AI law. For professional services firms — accountants, solicitors, HR consultancies, marketing agencies — th
South Korea's AI Basic Act creates two regulatory tracks
If your firm deploys AI tools that touch client data, employment decisions, or financial advice — and you have any exposure to South Korean markets or users — you have a compliance deadline approaching that most UK professional services firms have not yet noticed. South Korea's Framework Act on the
Japan's Public Naming Sanction for AI Non-Compliance
Japan has quietly become one of the world's most consequential AI regulatory environments. While much of the international conversation centres on the EU AI Act, Japan has constructed its own sophisticated, multi-layered governance architecture — one that moved from framework legislation to hard-law
China vs. Singapore: Why Your AI Compliance Strategy Needs Two Separate Playbooks
If your firm has clients, operations, or ambitions in Asia, you may already be running AI tools that touch data flowing through the Far East. What most UK professional services firms have not yet reckoned with is that the two dominant regulatory environments in that region — China and Singapore — de
Singapore's MAS AIRG Guidelines Make AI Governance Mandatory
For years, Singapore's approach to AI governance was built on a foundation of good faith. Regulators published frameworks, organisations adopted what they found useful, and the system largely ran on voluntary compliance. That era is ending. The regulatory changes introduced between 2024 and 2026 rep
Dubai's Regulation 10 and the Gulf's shift to AI enforcement
For years, AI governance across the Gulf read like a collection of well-intentioned ambitions — national strategies, voluntary charters, aspirational frameworks. That era is over. Across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, regulators have moved decisively from guidance to enforc
Malaysia's PDPA: Criminal Liability for Data Processors
Malaysia has quietly become one of Asia's most demanding AI and data protection jurisdictions. If your firm operates there — or processes the personal data of Malaysian residents — the regulatory landscape has changed substantially, and the window to get your house in order is narrowing.
Five Enforcement Tracks: How UK Professional Services Firms Face Personal Liability for AI Errors
The compliance conversation around artificial intelligence has, until recently, been dominated by questions of *when* regulation would arrive. That question has been answered. The more pressing question for accountants, solicitors, HR consultancies, and marketing agencies operating in mid-2026 is no
China's 24-hour AI vulnerability reporting mandate
China has moved decisively from publishing AI principles to enforcing them. For UK professional services firms operating in or supplying to the Chinese market — whether that means running client engagements, deploying software, or maintaining business partnerships — the regulatory landscape has chan
OAIC's ADM transparency rules bite harder than global peers
Australia is not waiting for a grand AI regulation to arrive. It is already building one piece at a time — and the next piece lands in December 2026. For UK professional services firms with Australian clients, data flows touching Australian residents, or simply an eye on where global AI compliance i