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How the Online Safety Act and UK Data Protection Laws Converge on Protecting Children

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As regulators sharpen their focus on child online safety, organisations face a growing collision between the UK Online Safety Act and existing data protection laws. In an article first published in <a href="http://www.privacylaws.com/" target="_blank">Privacy Laws & Business</a> UK Report (January 2026), Mercedes Samavi and Georgia Wright cut through the complexity, highlighting where the online safety and data protection frameworks align, where they clash, and what that means in practice for risk assessments, age assurance processes and compliance strategy.Read the <a href="https://media2.mofo.com/v3/assets/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt64ad90c83202456b/697a67aa219ed52dfb27aaa9/260128-how-the-online-safety-act-and-uk-data-protection-laws.pdf" target="_blank">full article</a>.

How the Online Safety Act and UK Data Protection Laws Converge on Protecting Children

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Mercedes Samavi’s practice spans both the Technology Transactions Group and the Data, Cyber & Privacy Group. She regularly advises clients on a broad spectrum of commercial and technology matters, including complex tech licensing, digital regulatory compliance projects with a particular emphasis on online safety, outsourcing arrangements, and corporate transactions. As part of her privacy and cybersecurity work, Mercedes has extensive experience helping clients develop global and pan-European programmes and strategies to protect their data, respond to regulatory requests and investigations, and implement robust data and operational resilience contractual frameworks. In the words of her clients, “Mercedes Samavi is incredibly responsive and a dream to work with. Nothing is ever too much trouble, she will always go the extra mile to ensure the client’s needs are met, and her legal expertise is exceptional and her advice always delivered in a practical, realistic way for the client.” (Legal 500 UK). In addition, Mercedes is involved with the firm's extensive pro bono practice and her pro bono work has been recognized by Morrison Foerster, which awarded her the 2019 Kathi Pugh Award for Pro Bono Service. She has also spent six months in each of the firm's Singapore and DC offices, as well as providing support on multiple client secondments across a wide variety of sectors. Mercedes is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales. She is fluent in Farsi.

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Georgia Wright is an associate based in the London office of Morrison & Foerster and is a member of the Technology Transactions Group and the Global Privacy Group.Georgia advises clients on a range of commercial matters, focusing on IT/technology, intellectual property and privacy. She has experience advising organizations on launching digital platforms, drafting software and IP licenses, M&A, commercial agreements, consumer issues, data protection and digital regulation. She has assisted large, multi-national organizations, SMEs and startups in a variety of sectors, including social media, software, e-commerce, fintech and telecoms.Georgia is also actively involved in the firm's pro bono activities. She has supported charities to meet their GDPR obligations, plan direct marketing activities and solve other commercial or IP issues. She particularly enjoys working with organizations with a focus on green initiatives and women’s rights.Georgia studied Classics at the University of Bristol and subsequently completed her Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at the University of Law with distinctions.Before qualifying as a lawyer, Georgia worked for a SaaS company, assisting international brands to launch their digital media platforms.During her training contract at Morrison & Foerster, Georgia gained experience in the following practice areas: Finance Transactions, Corporate M&A, Commercial Litigation, Data Privacy and Technology Transactions.Georgia is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.