The Government has published its response to the Justice Select Committee’s Report on the EU Data Protection proposals….
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Amanda Hale and Miriam Everett ask if it is time for reform of spectrum management laws in the UK. This article is one of those inspired by the SCL Forum, in which Amanda took part….
The EU Commission does seem to get it when it comes to online rights for citizens. At least its heart is in the right place. But it could do to polish its act and get the small things right….
Two men have received suspended sentences for offences under the Computer Misuse Act…
Julia Hörnle looks at an important ruling by the CJEU on jurisdiction and highlights the warnings for business that flow from it…
Read More… from Present or Distant? It Makes No Difference to Where I Can Sue
Cathryn Evans reviews the second edition of Tomorrow’s Lawyers (OUP, 240 pp, £12.99 ISBN: 9780198796633), the latest publication from Professor Richard Susskind OBE…
Professor Michael Geist considers two recent cases, in Canada and the USA, where the courts have adopted an aggressive approach in cross-border Internet jurisdiction cases….
Eduardo Ustaran warns that the draft report by the LIBE Committee on the data protection reform directive, with its revised proposal for the regulation, looks to tighten control yet further, not slacken the reins…
Read More… from Data Protection and the European Parliament: Stricter, Thicker and Tougher
The Leveson Report included a series of recommendations which related to data protection issues, and might have a considerable impact on data protection regulation in the UK. The Information Commissioner’s Office has now published its response to the relevant parts of the Report….
Questions arising from the December 2012 / January 2013 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL8 – 1 hour 30 minutes…
Read More… from CPD Online: December 2012 / January 2013 Edition of Computers & Law Magazine