As we move towards the end of February, many of us will be getting reminders for renewals of our SCL membership. Until some years ago, the SCL had a single membership year of 1st April to end March. Many of us remain on that membership cycle, even though the SCL moved to “rolling” membership year…
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Ben Trust and Sophie Papaevripides cast light on the rules that apply, and which may apply, in what may prove to be one of the most exciting markets for mobile payments…
To coincide with Data Protection Day on 28 January 2015, Matheson hosted and sponsored the SCL Irish Group’s breakfast seminar on the latest developments in data protection law….
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All of those operating on the Internet have to be aware of the dangers that come with defamation. But it is easy to overlook the very real differences between the law on defamation in England and Wales and the comparable law in Scotland. Christine O’Neill and Niall McLean provide a timely reminder….
Ofcom has released details of its plans for taking account of the IoT…
Google is to change its privacy policy in response to data protection investigations…
Why do the Australian privacy rules matter to those operating outside Australia? Peter Leonard explains that the rules, while mainly of concern to Australian lawyers, might reach out and affect all those with clients operating with an ‘Australian link’….
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Olivia Whitcroft casts her eyes over standard terms and suggests a better way forward. She offers a mercurial warning: ‘If all you have is standard terms, everything looks like a fax machine’…
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Gruffudd Jones reports on the eighth module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, an event held at Macfarlanes on 20 January 2015…
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Hinal Patel and Marcus Clayden explore the key issues for those considering a shared services centre….
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