Virtual Currencies: EBA Publishes Opinion
The European Banking Authority has offered a view on virtual currencies. It aims to discourage involvement with them….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
The Internet of Things: A Lawyer’s Guide
In the first of a series of articles arising from SCL’s hugely successful Technology Law Futures Forum, which is still available as a podcast, Alistair Maughan shines a light on the Internet of Things and the important points for lawyers to note…
Facebook Experiment: Justified Outrage
Filtering news and manipulating moods and emotions? Yep, that’s me. And probably lots of you too….
Dangers of Outsourcing by Regulated Entities
Pearse Ryan, Rob Cain and Emma Dunne recount a cautionary tale that arises from the Central Bank of Ireland’s recent imposition of a fine on an insurer for breaches of consumer protection legislation…
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Google Spain: Triumph or Disaster
With the seminal judgment in Google Spain, aka the Costeja ruling, having excited more comment than any CJEU judgment in recent years, Laurence Eastham offers some pointers to what has happened since and what has been said about the judgment. Note that this article was created for the magazine and is posted online merely for completeness….
Crypto-currencies and the Law – The Irish Position
Pearse Ryan, Rob Cain and Emma Dunne review the developments on crypto-currencies like Bitcoin which are of relevance in Ireland…
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The End of the Beginning of Non-bank Finance?
Facebook has announced it is asking for regulatory approval to run its own money transfer service, joining the likes of Google in challenging the banks over the supply of consumer finance services. Simon Deane-Johns assesses the impact of these developments on the dominance of banks within the financial sector. This article first appeared in the May issue of E-Finance & Payments Law & Policy: www.e-comlaw.com/efplp…
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Pass the Word: What recourse do consumers have when their passwords are compromised?
Inspired by the recent call to change eBay passwords, Mark Weston reflects on the remedies available to users, and the absence of real remedies…
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The Cabinet Office’s New Model Services Contract – a Breakthrough in Government Contracting?
Chris Mann describes the principal provisions of the new model services contract, highlighting key provisions…
Google Spain: Call for (Short) Contributions
I want more comment and pointers to comment on this seminal judgment…
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