Blockchain: Is the GDPR Already Outdated?
Tom Cox and Andrew Solomon query the effectiveness of the GDPR when applied to the blockchain…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
India: Privacy Judgment
Stephen Mathias reports on a judgment of the Supreme Court of India which held that privacy is a fundamental right…
New High Court Judgment on Limited Liability
The High Court has given judgment on preliminary issues affecting terms of a contract for IT services which sought to limit liability. The judge’s views on the limitation of liability clauses might tempt readers to tighten up their drafting….
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New Zealand’s Electronic Courts and Tribunals Act 2016
David Harvey describes the provisions of this new Act and explains why he feels it is something of a disappointment…
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Editorial August/September
In an issue dominated by reflections of the stellar June SCL Conference and July’s wonderful Online Courts Hackathon, Laurence Eastham chooses to moan about government incompetence in dealing with the GDPR….
Overview of Singapore’s draft Cybersecurity Bill
Darren Grayson Chng, our Associate Editor for Singapore, summarises the Bill and local reaction to it….
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Smart Contracts: Double-edged Sword
Katie Simmonds and Jonathan Smart explain that smart contracts do not presage the death of lawyers but provide a useful tool for lawyers to exploit…
Artificial Intelligence: The Real Legal Issues
Based on his presentation at the SCL Conference in June, John C. Buyers takes us on a tour of the AI issues for tech lawyers and points out the hotspots…
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Digital Economy Act Commencement
The DEA implementation is now underway as the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/765) is published….
Netflix and Go: Expanding Access to Online Content Services when Travelling within the EU
In a very timely article, Elizabeth Fitzgerald explains the effect of a new EU Regulation affecting portability of online services…