Law Firms and Data Protection ‘Breaches’
A response to an FOI request suggests that the ICO investigated 173 UK law firms for reported breaches in 2014…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
SCL Meeting Report: Annual Contract Law Update
Kyla Taylor reports on the annual tour de force from Richard Stephens…
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Monetary Penalty for SFO Negligence
The Serious Fraud Office has been ‘fined’ after evidence from BAE Systems ‘bribery’ investigation was wrongly disclosed…
Vidal-Hall: Some Links and Thoughts
Links to accounts and comment on this vital case and some preliminary thoughts…
The Rise of the Sharing Economy
Susan McLean introduces us to the characteristics and challenges of the sharing economy, outlines the considerable UK developments to make special provision for it and highlights the legal issues that have to be borne in mind by those operating in it…
SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – Renegotiation and Disputes
Daniel Woods reports on the 11th module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP on 15 May 2017….
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New Banks and the Challenges of Intra-group Arrangements
John McKinlay considers the IT issues that face some of those entering the banking field…
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Afraid of Data Protection? Become a Journalist
Justin Dear considers the journalism exception to data protection obligations and examines the meaning of the term ‘journalist’…
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Guidance on Financial Promotions in Social Media
The Financial Conduct Authority has published new guidance…
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Beware of Bloatware
Chris Coughlan reflects on the data protection consequences of Lenovo’s Superfish scandal….