Jamie Arthur highlights some of the potential pitfalls of offer and acceptance in smart contracts and hints at some ways to mitigate the risks….
Read More… from The weakest link? Contract risk on the blockchain
Gerald Brent reports on the Digital Media Masterclass which looked at how technological developments are shaping the legal landscape….
Read More… from Event Report – SCL Digital Media Group Masterclass 2022
Jacob Gatley reflects on reaction to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act and how it differs to the UK’s current policy approach….
It has set out proposals for the UK’s financial services regime for cryptoassets. The consultation ends on 30 April 2023….
Read More… from HM Treasury sets out plans to regulate cryptoassets
Simon Deane-Johns summarises the Law Commission’s recent consultation on digital assets – “a veritable textbook on the English law of personal property” – and gives a personal angle on some of the proposals put forward….
Read More… from Digital Assets: What is the Law Commission considering?
Mauricio Figueroa ponders what will happen to the avatars of the dead in the metaverse….
The Court considered if Amazon infringed Article 9(2)(a) of the Trade Mark Regulation ((EU) 2017/1001) through advertisements, on its website which incorporated an online marketplace, for counterfeit shoes offered for sale by third-party sellers….
Read More… from CJEU rules on online sale of counterfeit Louboutin high-heel shoes
The court held that the Nokia patent at issue was valid….
Read More… from High Court rules in Nokia OnePlus SEP dispute
An increasing number of contractual decisions are now being made with or by machine learning. Tom Whittaker questions whether such activity meets the implied duty to exercise discretion properly and suggests some ways to mitigate the risks….
Read More… from Can Machine Learning and black box systems properly exercise contractual discretion?
The DPC has fined WhatsApp Ireland Limited €5.5million for breaches of the GDPR….
Read More… from Irish Data Protection Commission announces conclusion of inquiry into WhatsApp