Co-Investment Models for Broadband Infrastructure

Mike Conradi delves into the new rules affecting co-investment and offers an explanation and a critique

Artificial Intelligence: Who’s to blame?

Lynn Richmond looks at the way we apportion blame in law and the need for a reconsideration of the relevant law in the light of the development of AI. She goes on to bring the issue close to home by considering the liability of lawyers in the future AI-influenced practice of law

New Code of Practice on the Investigation of Protected Electronic Information

A new Code of Practice applies from 15 August

Website Photos and Copyright

The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that the posting on a website of a photograph that was freely accessible on another website with the consent of the author requires a new authorisation by that author

Online courts: what will they look like?

Mark O'Conor, the SCL Chair, looks at recent developments in online justice and looks forward to an exciting event in which SCL is very much involved

Product Review: Gemini – the Psion 2.0!

Dr W Kuan Hon has a new gadget and she loves it

SCL Conference Keynote - the Power of Creative Abrasion

Laurence Eastham spoke to Nilema Bhakta-Jones about her forthcoming keynote at the SCL Conference on 27 September.

Could the English Courts Give Judgments in Bitcoin?

Looking across jurisdictions and back to the 18th century, Lawrence Akka QC and Henry Byam-Cook consider a question for the here and now

Commons Select Committee’s Interim Report on Disinformation and ‘fake news’

In a first interim report in its Disinformation and ‘fake news’ inquiry, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has issued a series of stark warnings and made a series of recommendations.

Cloud and Other Digital Services Providers – Security & Incident Notification Obligations under the UK NIS Regulations, and GDPR comparison

Dr W Kuan Hon explains the impact of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018

Singapore’s worst cyber attack to-date

Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore Associate Editor, reports on the fall out from a hack of the non-medical data of 1.5 million patients.

Online Price-fixing and EU Commission Fines

The EU Commission has fined four consumer electronics manufacturers, including Asus, for fixing online resale prices

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Bulk Data Collection and Despair

The IPT has given its latest judgment in the case of Privacy International v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Laurence Eastham thinks it is depressing.

The New European Electronic Communications Code

Mike Conradi brings us up to date on developments with the proposed EU Code, highlighting the main features of the new Code

Latest Investigatory Powers Commencement

The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018 bring into force provisions in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 relating to bulk acquisition warrants and bulk personal datasets and, to the extent not already commenced, provisions relating to the retention of communications data.

NCSC Report on Threats to Legal Sector

The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, has published a report highlighting the threats to law firms and offering guidance on combating the threats

SCL KM Group event: Smarter Documents 2 – the contract automation journey continues - Tuesday 11 September 2018, London

SCL Annual Conference 2018 - Thursday 27 September 2018, London

SCL Outsourcing Half-Day Masterclass - Monday 8 October 2018, London

SCL Outsourcing Group event

*SOLD OUT* SCL and FAST Event: The £54m question, “Indirect access to software products: Where are we now with software licensing after SAP v Diageo?” Debate and Discussion - Tuesday 16 October 2018, London

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University of Strathclyde Law School: 4th Annual Postgraduate Law Conference - Friday 26 October 2018, Glasgow

SCL Privacy and DP Group event: "The Future of Technology and Privacy" - Tuesday 20 November 2018, London

First International Forum on Online Courts: “The cutting edge of digital reform” - Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 December 2018, London

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SCL Annual IT Contracts Update - Thursday 24 January 2019, Bristol

SCL Annual Data Protection Update 2019 - Thursday 31 January 2019, London

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SCL Annual IT Contracts Update - Monday 4 February 2019, London

SCL Annual IT Contracts Update - Thursday 7 February 2019, Leeds

Save the Date: SCL Student Tech Law Challenge 2019 - Friday 22 February 2019, London