ICO fine for British Airways lands at £20m

Marcus Pilgerstorfer QC, of 11 KBW, recounts how the proposed fine of £184m for the BA data breach has been whittled down to £20m announced last week.

AI and Data Protection: The ICO Guidance (1)

In a two part review, Quentin Tannock, a barrister at 4 Pump Court, surveys the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Guidance on AI and Data Protection, identifying remaining challenges and those areas where further Artificial Intelligence related materials are anticipated.

Court of Appeal upholds High Court on interim relief under Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc) Regulations 2018

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against injunction restraining misuse of confidential commercial information and permission to serve out in case involving battery parts technology.

Instagram to tackle hidden advertising following CMA action

The CMA says that this signals “an important behaviour shift by a major platform”.

This week's Techlaw News Round-Up

Various Brexit regulations laid, DPC guidance on employer vehicle tracking, EDPB guidance and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.

What proportion of an online membership should be due when cancelled? CJEU rules on Consumer Rights Directive

A user of a dating service was charged 392 euros when she cancelled her premium membership, which costs 523 euros, within the cancellation period.

General retention of data is permitted only for national security concerns: CJEU

The ramifications of the ruling extend beyond national security and may affect the UK’s ability to obtain an adequacy ruling from the EU after the Brexit transition period ends.

Techlaw News Round-Up

Draft Communications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 laid, ICO finishes investigation about the use of personal data in political campaigning, CMA requests review of Virgin and O2 merger, European parliament reports on AI, PSA annual report, CJEU decision on online sales of medicines and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.

FCA bans the sale of crypto-derivatives to retail consumers from January 2021

Products are ill-suited for retail consumers due to the risk of harm they pose.

Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2020 made

The Regulations implement certain provisions of the amended Audio-Visual Media Services Directive.

ICO launches consultation on draft Statutory guidance

The guidance is required by the Data Protection Act 2018 and sets out the ICO’s approach to regulating and enforcing data protection legislation.

This Week's Techlaw News Round-Up

Draft Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Regulations 2021 consultation, Digital strategy consultation, EU Digital Finance package, and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.

A cyber-attack is coming our way – take these steps now to protect your business

In our latest cybersecurity post, Peter Yapp suggests some practical steps that law firms should implement as cyber attacks against legal services providers become ever more prevalent.

AI, financial services and protecting the consumer

Luke Scanlon and Priya Jhakra outline some of the issues that financial services providers should factor in when using AI to make decisions about consumers.

SCL webinar: Causation and Statistics - Using techniques from economics and statistics to assist in assessing liability and causation in legal cases

Sir Henry Brooke Student Essay Prize Highly Commended: The greatest regulatory challenges for the Internet of 2030

This entry to our annual Sir Henry Brooke Student Essay Prize by Karolina Zielinska was highly commended by the judges. This is the final winning entry we will publish.

SCL Women in Tech Law webinar - Finding your (work) tribe: the importance of community - Monday 26 October 2020 @ 12 pm

SCL webinar: Online Harms - Thursday 29 October 2020 @ 1 pm

SCL and Friends of Imperial College Joint event: "Becoming iHuman: Science and Society" - Tuesday 17 November 2020 @ 6 pm

Explore the science and ethics relating to neural interfaces

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