EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched the Commission’s proposals for a comprehensive reform of data protection rules, saying that the reforms will increase users’ control of their data and cut costs for businesses. See a series of comments from DP experts too….
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In light of a recent High Court judgment, Dr Chris Pounder suggests that the ICO can enforce unlawful processing, including Article 8 breaches, contrary to its existing standard practice…
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Adrian Rafferty looks at new data protection legislation in Malaysia and its effects. He also casts an eye over potential developments elsewhere in a region that has increasing importance for outsourcing and new ventures….
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This article by Francis Davey was written to accompany his talk at SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011. The article includes some updates but was written before the outcome of the appeal on the refusal of judicial review relating to the Act was known….
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David Lewis examines a recent landmark development in the regulation of video on demand services and predicts that it may be the first of many……
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The EU Commission has published an important new strategy document ‘A coherent framework to build trust in the Digital single market for e-commerce and online services’…
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Kieron O’Hara examines the right to be forgotten – what it means and whether the technology is available to implement the right. This is the first in a series of articles arising from the SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….
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On 11 October 2011, the European Commission published a detailed proposal for a regulation on a Common European Sales Law (CESL). Guy Wilmot and David Webster consider the Commission’s proposals and explain what the CESL is before explaining some of the issues for technology and IT lawyers in particular….
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This is a selection of the responses to our annual call for predictions. These are mainly predictions from those focused on IT law, whether as academics of practitioners. Since contributors are encouraged to deal with all manner of relevant issues, it may stray from IT law and into topics of even greater interest….
This is a selection of the responses to our annual call for predictions, focusing on digital evidence e-disclosure, and vaguely related topics. Since respondents are encouraged to go beyond their comfort zone if so inclined, many more topics are covered….
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