EU AI Act: Business Guide and Readiness Checklist

Understand your AI responsibilities and what to do next.

Knowing which AI rules apply to your organisation starts with understanding how you use AI. Calls9’s EU AI Act Business Guide and Readiness Checklist helps UK professional services firms review their position, identify gaps and plan their next steps.

Why download this resource?

Whether your teams are testing AI tools or using them in client work, you need a clear view of your responsibilities. This guide will help you:

• Understand where the EU AI Act could apply: Explore what the rules mean for UK organisations, including those serving EU clients or using AI outputs in the EU.
• Prepare for the relevant deadlines: Review the implementation timeline and distinguish requirements that already apply from those still to come.
• Protect client information: Consider confidentiality, data protection, supplier security and professional duties alongside AI regulation.
• Turn your review into action: Use the 29-point checklist to assess your AI use, identify priorities and assign responsibility.

The guide brings legal requirements and practical governance checks together, with clear explanations of where duties may depend on your role and how you use AI.

This resource is perfect for:

• Business leaders and managing partners responsible for AI investment, business risk and client trust.
• Technology and IT leaders reviewing AI tools, suppliers, data handling and security.
• Risk and compliance teams assessing legal requirements, professional duties and internal policies.
• Operations and HR leaders overseeing staff use of AI, training, human review and recruitment tools.