NCSC Report on Threats to Legal Sector
The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, has published a report highlighting the threats to law firms and offering guidance on combating the threats…
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Time to get Technical? Revolutionizing the (Deplorable?) System of Internet Governance
This entry to the SCL Student Essay Prize earned Viraj Ananth the runner-up spot. It is a challenging and original take on the set question, which concerned the relative importance of law and ISP action in enforcement on the Internet….
Smart contracts: can code ever be law?
Hoi Tak Leung, our Associate Editor for Hong Kong and China, takes a fresh look at smart contracts and when or whether they are enforceable….
Data Security and the challenges for the Modern Law Firm
Gerald Brent with a timely reminder of the dangers for law firms under the GDPR…
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EU Adopts Ban on Unjustified Geo-Blocking
Lars Kjolbye, Elisabetta Righini and Peter Citron bring us up to speed on this important new Regulation that seeks to underpin the Digital Single Market…
Digital Ambition: HM Land Registry’s Digital Transformation Programme and the Path to Electronic Conveyancing and Registration
Richard Oliphant asks if the provision of HM Land Registry’s new digital services- using its own purpose-built PKI e-signature solution – can be augmented by partnerships with commercial e-signature platforms….
Is Singapore’s Digital transformation of the legal sector making progress?
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore Associate Editor, reviews the progress of their 5 year plan for legal digital transformation…
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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…
Supermarket Swept up into Liability of Rogue Employee
Mark Deem recounts the Morrisons tale of woe and considers its implications…
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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…