German legal provision prohibiting internet search engines from using newspaper or magazine snippets without the publisher’s authorisation must be disregarded

DCMS Committee issues report on immersive and addictive technologies

The House of Commons DCMS Select Committee has issued its report on immersive and addictive technologies in which it calls for regulation for video game “loot boxes”.

Techlaw News Round-Up

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

Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design - embrace the challenge

Caroline Gould urges you to attend this year's SCL Annual Lecture

UK government issues response to select committee report on online harms

The UK government has issued its response to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee report on the Online Harms White Paper.

Legal Education Foundation reports a lack of progress on the digital delivery of legal services

The LEF has issued a report on digital delivery of legal services to people on low incomes

Royal Society report highlights the benefits and risks of neural interface technologies

The Royal Society has published a report on neural interfaces, highlighting the challenges, risks and opportunities for the UK.

Sue McLean and Toby Crick, Co-Chairs of this year's SCL Conference, invite you to attend SCL's flagship annual event

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

Financial Services (Electronic Money, Payment Services and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regulations update legislation to account for Art 50 extension, providing contractual continuity

ASA report finds people need help to understand when a social media post is an ad

The Advertising Standards Authority has published its report on influencer marketing.

Techlaw News Round-Up

Scottish tech law programme - FCA update website on SCA - 5G advertising guidance – viagogo and the CMA action and more. A round-up of other techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site

The ICO Cookies Guidance: can it be adtech practical?

Lori Semaan casts an analytical eye over - and raises some pertinent questions about - the ICO’s recent Adtech Report from the perspective of someone who has been involved in the adtech industry*

Law Commission: electronic signatures can be used as an alternative to handwritten ones

The Law Commission has issued its report on its project about electronic signatures, confirming that they are a viable alternative to handwritten signatures in most cases and setting out some further options for reform

High Court dismisses claim for judicial review in facial recognition technology case: Bridges and another v South Wales Police

The High Court has dismissed the claim for judicial review in Bridges and another v South Wales Police on facial recognition technology. It is thought to be the first time any court in the world has considered automated facial recognition

Techlaw News Round-Up

Facial recognition GDPR fine; HMCTS update on milestones for online courts; illegal sport streaming crackdown, 5G deployment reforms and more: this week’s round-up of other techlaw news from the past two weeks not covered separately on the site.

What cryptoassets does the FCA regulate?

Simon Deane-Johns summarises the recent guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority and highlights some of the implications

SCL Irish Group event: What is (and isn't) Artificial Intelligence? - Tuesday 17 September 2019, Dublin (Breakfast Meeting)

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 Adjudication Scheme Launch Event - Tuesday 15 October 2019, London

Launch event for a new adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes in England & Wales.

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