Digital Currencies Inquiry
A committee of MPs is to investigate cryptocurrencies and the like…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Draft Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018
The draft of this crucial statutory instrument is now available online and aims to have effect from ‘GDPR day’, 25 May…
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The Cyberthreat Landscape Post-GDPR
Natasha Bougourd warns of a new level of danger as the GDPR gives the baddies a new tool to play with…
Global Legal Hackathon in London
The London event of the world’s largest legal hackathon takes place 23-25 February 2018…
Disruptive Technology – 3D Printing and Product Liability
Jane Halkerson reviews the law that protects consumers using 3D printing and wonders whether bespoke regulation is needed…
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What do we want to look like when we’re 50?
The SCL Chair, Mark O’Conor, discusses SCL’s strategic objectives for the next five years and looks forward to the Society’s 50th anniversary…
Blockchain and Smart Contracts: Book-Smart, Not Street-Smart
In this edited version of her recent paper, Book-Smart, Not Street-Smart: Blockchain-Based Contracts and the Social Workings of Law (which can be linked to below), Karen Levy examines blockchain-based contracts and the social workings of law…
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Demystifying Transparency – What Do the GDPR, Articles 13 and 14 GDPR Really Mean?
Gemma Briance and Geoffrey Sturgess drill down into the obligations imposed by the GDPR, Articles 13 and 14 and advocate a proportionate interpretation of inflexible requirements…
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Jurisdiction: Schrems is a Consumer but No Collective Action
The CJEU has given judgment on the right of privacy activist Max Schrems to sue Facebook in his home jurisdiction…
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Monetary Penalty Notice Reduction on Appeal
The First-tier Tribunal has rejected the appeal of Basildon Council against an ICO monetary penalty notice but has reduced the amount payable under it. Laurence Eastham reports the judgment and comments on fines guidance….