ICO Views on EU Data Protection Framework
The Information Commissioner’s Office has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on the current data protection legislative framework….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
EU Commission Takes UK to Court on Confidentiality Protection
The EU Commission has decided to refer the UK to the ECJ over its alleged failure to full implement EU rules on privacy and personal data protection…
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ACS Law Data
SCL members will be aware of mainstream media reports of a major breach in security and consequent publication of confidential data. Does anybody else feel sympathy for ACS?…
New Guidance on Transparency
The Government has published new guidance on the publication of information on government contracts….
Gateway to Information
An Information Tribunal ruling means that much of the information about the government’s contract for the design and build of the Gateway is now available….
Community, Forum and Conference
The SCL Policy Forum just finished and Annual Conference just to come give effect to our IT law “community”….
DEA 2010: Copyright Infringement Costs Allocation
The Government proposes that rights holders should bear 75% of the copyright infringement costs and that ISPs should bear the remaining 25%…
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Buzzness Unusual, and UK Regulation
Can lawyers be a more effective ingredient in effective regulation in the UK?…
The Role of the IT Lawyer
Is our role as IT lawyers truly limited to drafting or should we enter the arena of providing business advice?…
Accountability: Made to Measure Data Privacy Compliance for the Proactive?
Cynthia O’Donoghue and Nick Tyler give an account of the Article 29 Working Party Opinion 3/2010 on the Principle of Accountability and explain its importance…
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