Voices from the World Cafe

David Chaplin, Editor of Computers & Law, was privileged to able to join in at the World Café that aimed to kick start new ideas for the law curriculum in the digital age. As he explains it was an impossible event to summarise.

STEAM NOT STEM! Training, jobs and education in the age of AI

Lord Tim Clement-Jones ponders the impact that the growing use of AI will have on the world of work and what that means for the development of the curriculum. Adapted from his opening scene-setting speech delivered to the SCL World Café in November 2019.

MEPs vote through new rules to close VAT loopholes for sales made through online platforms

Directive supplements the VAT e-commerce directive and is due to come into force in 2021

Cryptoassets are property and Smart Contracts can satisfy the basic requirements of English contract law says new legal statement

A Legal Statement on the status of cryptoassets and smart contracts has been launched by the Chancellor of the High Court

ICO seeks views on Proceeds of Crime Act powers

The ICO is consulting on an application to be given investigative and other powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to close potential gap between civil and criminal fines

High Court judgment in rare database right case

The High Court has ruled that 77m Ltd's use of address data infringed the database rights of Ordnance Survey Ltd

This week's Techlaw News Round-Up

EC consults on platform-to-business compliance, EDPB 15th Plenary session, the Chancellor of the High Court’s speech announces soon to be published legal statement on smart contracts and cryptoassets plus more in our weekly round-up of techlaw news snippets and links to our more in-depth news

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: 1 - First Steps

In the first of a series of “Back to Basics” articles, adapted from the Cybersecurity for Lawyers wiki he has recently started, Neil Brown sets out some of the first steps that law firms should consider when putting in place their own cybersecurity policy touching on why it is important, how to assess the threats and documenting policies.

BOOK REVIEW: Data Protection Strategy: Implementing Data Protection Compliance

Dan Tench and Leah Grolman review the 3rd edition of this practical book

European Council adopts new consumer law directive

The Directive aims to modernise consumer law, especially in relation to online trade

TuneIn radio aggregator service infringed right to communicate musical copyright works to public holds High Court

High Court issues decision in Warner Music UK Ltd & Ors v Tunein Inc [2019] EWHC 2923 (Ch)

In Other News: this week’s techlaw news round-up

Europol on spear phishing, caller line ID consultation, online gambling report and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site

Dereferencing and the right to be forgotten in practice

Stewart Duffy provides some practical tips on how to get Google to dereference content

Building a Tech Law Curriculum - SCL World Café - Friday 15 November 2019, London

Chair of the SCL Advisory Board, Simon Deane-Johns, explains the aims and objectives of SCL's upcoming World Café event

Open Source, Collaboration and the future of software

In our first contribution to our Predictions and Reflections for the year Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK, reflects on her year in open source software, where it has come from and why it matters for the future.

New Faces, New Voices

The SCL Chair, Mark O'Conor, considers inclusiveness and encourages you to get involved with the Society

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 Irish Group event: “Exploring Bias in AI” (Breakfast meeting) - Thursday 28 November 2019, Dublin

A meeting of the SCL Irish Group - free to attend and open to all

SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group event: Transitioning from GDPR to global compliance - Thursday 28 November 2019, London

SSCL event: Valuation of Intellectual Property & Intangible Assets - Tuesday 3 December 2019, Edinburgh

A meeting of the Scottish SCL - free to attend and open to all

The Annual General Meeting of Scottish Society for Computers and Law - Tuesday 3 December 2019, Edinburgh

A meeting of the SSCL

SCL event: California Consumer Privacy Act: A game-changer for the US with UK implications. Compare and Contrast with GDPR – Thursday 16 January 2020, London

SCL Annual IT Contracts Update - Thursday 23 January 2020, Leeds

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SCL Annual Data Protection Update - Thursday 30 January 2020, London

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SCL Annual IT Contracts Update - Tuesday 11 February 2020, London

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SCL Student Tech Law Challenge 2020 - Friday 21 February 2020, London

SCL "Tech Law for Good" Awards 2020 - Thursday 12 March 2020

Celebrating the positive difference to society made by tech law over the past 12 months.