Webinar: SCL Outsourcing Group - “New Approaches to Negotiating Outsourcing Contracts and the Role of the Lawyer”

Block on proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK annulled by General Court

The European Commission erred in law and in its assessment finds the General Court.

Why you are only as strong as your weakest cyber link

Peter Yapp, our regular cybersecurity contributor, outlines why the cybersecurity supply chain should be taken seriously and give some pointers as to how to go about testing yours.

Patentability & AI machines: can AI machines be inventors?

Dr Rachel Free looks at three recent refusals to register patent protection for an invention by an AI machine and argues that legislation, not case law, will need to change if similar applications are ever to succeed in the future.

This Week's Techlaw News Round-Up

Ofcom statement on universal services, EUIPO/EURid collaboration, DCMS report, European Commission Brexit readiness notices and EURid Brexit notice in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.

SCL Weekly Wellbeing: Happiness vs Fulfilment

Created for SCL by Nick Watson and Gary Waters

CDEI briefing paper on facial recognition technology

Regulatory regime governing facial recognition technology in private sector less extensive than for public sector.

CMA investigates fake and misleading online reviews

Last year the CMA estimated that online reviews potentially influence £23bn of UK customer spending every year.

Novel coronavirus spawns novel law-making in Australia

Peter Leonard, a regular contributor from Australia, recounts how the the pandemic has forced the Government there to look at new ways to make the laws regulating their COVID tracing app, a tale that might have lessons for other jurisdictions.

SCL Weekly Wellbeing: The Ultimate Skill - Where do you spend most of your day?

Created for SCL by Nick Watson and Gary Waters

This week's Techlaw News Round-Up

EU cyber-sanctions regime, World Economic Forum blockchain deployment toolkit, Law Commission analysis, European Parliament e-commerce report, EDPB opinions and annual report and Ofcom news in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.

NHSX COVID-19 Tracing App – “Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself!”

Jagvinder Singh Kang, as part of the debate on contact tracing apps, takes a more positive look at the technology and privacy issues surrounding the Government’s proposed centralised approach.

European Commission should assess if software should be defined as “products” in an updated Product Liability Directive, says European Parliament committee

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection draft opinion issued

Explaining decisions made with AI: ICO and the Alan Turing Institute guidance published

Guidance consists of three parts to offer practical advice and tools on how to explain decisions made with AI to consumers

Webinar: SCL Tech Law Essentials New Module: "Programme and Project Management"

High Court rules online newspaper articles were not harassment: data protection claims also rejected

The content and the manner of publication of the articles and posts was not offensive, insulting, alarming or distressing to the degree that would be necessary to sustain criminal liability.

SCL Tea & Tech: "Limitation and Exclusion Clauses, or How to Breach Your Contract With Impunity" with Gideon Shirazi - Wednesday 3 June 2020 @ 3 pm

SCL Women in Tech Law Group webinar: A Day in the Life - Thursday 11 June 2020 at 4 pm

SCL Cyber Security Masterclass webinar - Thursday 18th June 2020 at 3 pm

Organised by the SCL London Group and the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group

SCL webinar: In conversation with Esther Stanhope "How to ACE Remote Meetings" - Monday 22 June 2020 @ 4 pm

All the tricks, tips and shortcuts you need to know to look, sound and feel confident on camera and in remote meetings