Techlaw News Round-Up

A round-up of other techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site

Phased implementation of Strong Customer Authentication agreed

FCA will not take enforcement action for 18 months if there is evidence that plans are in place

Use of personal data in political campaigning: ICO consults on draft code of practice

Framework aims to counter “risk of hidden manipulation which undermines the democratic process”

Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2019

Bring into force several provisions regarding data processing by intelligence agencies

Techlaw News Round-Up

A round-up of other techlaw news from the past two weeks not covered separately on the site

Fully automated AI decision-making systems: some thoughts from the ICO

The ICO’s AI Auditing Framework team’s latest post on their immensely helpful blog accompanying the project looks at the interaction between fully automated decision making and the GDPR.

Code on children and online services: progress update from the ICO

Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has published an update on the ICO’s consultation on its draft code on children and online services.

FCA issues final Policy Statement on cryptoassets

Guidance published following consultation that closed in April 2019

Smart Contracts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Part 2: The Bad and the Ugly

In this two-part article Rachael Goss takes a fresh look at the perennial question of whether smart contracts can ever work under English contract law by looking at the good, the bad and the ugly aspects associated with them. In Part 2 she looks at the shortcomings.

BOOK REVIEW: The Law and Autonomous Vehicles

Leah Grolman reviews one of the first books to analyse the laws applicable to automated and connected vehicles

CJEU rules that embedding Facebook “like” buttons could mean website owner is a joint data controller

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that an operator of a website that features a Facebook ‘like’ button can be a data controller jointly with Facebook.

Decoding satellite broadcasts intended for EU audiences to be criminal offence after Brexit

The UK government has announced intends to disapply provisions on freedom of establishment and the free movement of services once the UK leaves the EU

This week's Techlaw News Round-Up

A round-up of other techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site

Video sharing platforms in the Audiovisual Media Services Directive: the Government consults

The UK government has issued a further consultation on implementing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive now that it also covers video sharing platforms

European Commission report on the GDPR: more work needed

The European Commission has published a report on the impact of the GDPR after a year in force and how implementation can be improved

When an injunction is better than a licence, who wins the RAND-off? ZyXEL v TQ Delta

This month’s Court of Appeal judgment in ZyXEL v TQ Delta ([2019] EWCA Civ 1277) tells a tale of tactics and legal agility. After completely waiving any right to rely on RAND undertakings, ZyXEL have tested the bounds of the developing English law, writes Tristan Sherliker

SOLD OUT: SCL Women in Tech Law Group Event: "Women in Law: 100 years of breaking barriers – what next?" - Tuesday 10 September 2019, London

Please Note: This event has now SOLD OUT and no further bookings are being taken. Please email us to be added to the waiting list.

Finance Innovation Lab - Lab Fellowship Demo Day - Thursday 19 September 2019

SOLD OUT: SCL IT Disputes Group Masterclass: Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Disputes - Tuesday 24 September 2019, London

"The New Technology Lawyer" - SCL Annual Conference 2019, Wednesday 2 October 2019, London

The skills and innovations you need to understand in order to practice tech law in the 2020's. Essential training from only £330 + VAT

SCL Junior Lawyers Group Event: Making a Career of IT - Tuesday 22 October 2019, London

SCL Event: Agile Methodologies: A Different Contractual Paradigm - Thursday 7 November 2019, London

SCL World Café: Building a Tech Law Curriculum - Friday 15 November 2019, London

Establishing a tech law curriculum that addresses the current and future needs of our rapidly-changing sector

SCL Sir Brian Neill Lecture: “Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design” to be given by Haben Girma – Tuesday 26 November 2019, London

Haben Girma is the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School

SCL Student Tech Law Challenge 2020 - Friday 21 February 2020, London