Neil O’Sullivan looks back at the year’s developments in data protection litigation and predicts that “officious group litigation and speculative claims” will become less attractive….
Read More… from 2021: The year the tide turned for data protection damages claims?
The ICO seeks views on three documents, including its Regulatory Action Policy and statutory guidance….
Read More… from ICO consults on its powers to investigate, regulate and enforce
Darren Grayson Chng provides an overview of recent updates to Singapore’s data protection legislation and guides….
Read More… from Singapore: Latest updates to data protection legislation and guides
William Hooper makes some predictions for next year and get his predictions for 2032 in early. [EDITOR’S NOTE: Send in your own predictions and reflections to me at david.chaplin@scl.org by 7th January 2022 and we’ll feature them in our special issue in January.]…
EDPB adopts evaluation of Law Enforcement Directive, Support Pool of Experts project plan, response on Pegasus, and final version of Guidelines on examples regarding data breach notifications…
Read More… from European Data Protection Board holds latest plenary session
The Competition & Markets Authority’s interim report into mobile ecosystems suggests that users are losing out because of Apple and Google’s duopoly….
Read More… from Apple and Google duopoly limits competition and choice, says CMA
Court also considered if IPEC was the right forum for a complex case….
Read More… from Court of Appeal rules on employee-created IP case
Ofcom’s powers to regulate online harms should be increased…
Read More… from Joint Committee makes recommendations on Online Safety Bill
Are the terms crypto asset and cryptocurrency interchangeable in the eyes of the English law? And could NFTs be recognised as property? Max Schreeve-McGiffen looks at the conundrums raised by the recent decision in Wang v Darby….
Read More… from Crypto-Conundrums: A Case Comment on Wang v Darby [2021]