This Week's Techlaw News Round-Up

Select Committee inquiry on trade in services, CAP guidance on age restricted ads online, Law Society Q&A on e-signatures and virtual executions and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw developments.

CMA launches call for evidence on harms to consumers and competitors through the use of algorithms

CMA publishes research on algorithms, showing how they can reduce competition in digital markets and harm consumers if they are misused.

Advocate General opinion on copyright, P2P networks and "copyright trolls"

“Copyright trolls” may not receive information about users sharing copyright-protected works on peer to peer networks and even a fragment transferred can be a communication to the public.

Apple infringed valid mobile phone patent essential to GSM standards, finds Patent Court

A patent relating to mobile phones was valid and essential to standards, and therefore infringed by Apple devices operating under these standards.

Overseas websites and the GDPR’s reach

Robin Hopkins looks at a recent case that gives some idea of judicial approaches on the question of the territorial reach of the GDPR .

This Week's Techlaw News Round-Up

ICO Computer Misuse Act Prosecution, Treasury consultation on cryptoassets and stablecoins, Ada Lovelace Institute review of vaccine immune passport evidence in this week’s round-up of UK and U techlaw developments.

Managing a legal dispute arising from a failed IT project: Part 2

In previous articles we looked at the common reasons why IT projects go wrong and the steps parties can take to manage a project which is slipping off track. In this two part article we consider the resolution of a dispute through legal proceedings. In part 1 we covered the fundamental issues of preparation, issuing proceedings and evidence. In this part we will look at settlement negotiations and the trial.

SCL Adjudication Scheme Mock Adjudication

CMA to investigate Google’s ‘Privacy Sandbox’ browser changes

CMA to assess whether Google’s plans to remove third party cookies will concentrate advertising revenue still further.

This Week's Techlaw News Round-Up

ICO response to extended transition period for cross-border data flows, consultation on online promotions of HFSS foods, Parliamentary committee reports on AI and on 5G and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw developments.

Managing a legal dispute arising from a failed IT project: Part 1

In previous articles we looked at the common reasons why IT projects go wrong and the steps parties can take to manage a project which is slipping off track. In this two part article we consider the resolution of a dispute through legal proceedings. In this part, we review the fundamental issues of preparation, issuing proceedings and evidence. Part II will look at settlement negotiations and the trial.

The UK / EU trade deal: key points for tech lawyers

Deal touches on aspects of data protection, digital trade and cybersecurity

High Court quashes conviction for “annoying tweets”

Annoying tweets not improper use of a public communications network, says High Court.

ICO publishes new Data Sharing Code of Practice

New Code seeks to clear up some misconceptions and myths about data sharing.

Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act: A review of the major changes ahead (Part 4)

Darren Grayson Chng, in the fourth and final part of a series, explores the background to forthcoming changes to the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act.

European Commission welcomes political agreement on removing terrorist content online

European Commission wants terrorist content removed from websites within one hour.

SCL Trainee Lawyers' Group event: IT Contracts '101' - Tuesday 26 January 2021 @ 4 pm

Introductory session for Trainees, Paralegals and 1-2 year PQE

SCL Annual Data Protection Update 2021 - Thursday 28 January 2021 @ 4 pm

Organised by the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group

SCL Annual IT Contracts Update 2021 - Part 1 & 2 - Tuesday 2 and 9 February 2021 @ 1 pm

SCL webinar: "The Digital Services Act and the Future of the Internet" - Tuesday 16 February 2021 @ 6 pm