Setting the Right Goals, in the Right Order
Laurence Eastham comments on the ICO’s strategic plan….
Intellectual Property
The GDPR and the Parallel Regime
As we prepare for the GDPR, Bob Miller thinks the time is right to remind us of the legal regime that will run in parallel with it and calls on the ICO to practise what it preaches….
SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – Renegotiation and Disputes
The 11th module in the Foundations of IT Law programme was ‘Renegotiation and Disputes’. The seminar, chaired by James Farrell, a partner in the Disputes Division of Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, set out some of the key points that both contentious and non-contentious lawyers should have in mind in relation to disputes in the IT…
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Age Verification and Online Pornography under the DEA 2017: whose fine is it anyway?
Neil Brown takes a detailed look at the scope of the Digital Economy Act 2017’s age verification obligations, and the various actors upon which they fall….
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Facebook Fined by EU Commission
The EU Commission has fined Facebook €110 million for providing misleading information about its WhatsApp takeover…
Cloud Transformation: How to Steer Clear of the Storms
Kit Burden applies his unrivalled expertise and experience to an analysis of developments in cloud computing contracts, identifying the key emerging challenges…
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‘Ye living men, come view the ground where you must shortly lie’
This is no time to be smug, or to feel secure. Laurence Eastham calls for mature reflection and constructive action as the ransomware attack tempts some into schadenfreude and others into doom laden panic…
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The Notional Business Person – a New Actor on the IP Stage?
John Leeming explains a new concept in light of recent decisions on patent applications relating to payment systems…
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SCL Event Report: SCL Privacy & DP Group on Big Data
Laurence Eastham reports on the meeting of the SCL Privacy & DP Group on 10 May which was hosted by Hunton & Williams LLP…
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Advocate General’s Opinion on Uber’s Claim to be an Information Society Services Provider
According to Advocate General Szpunar, the Uber electronic platform, whilst innovative, falls within the field of transport: Uber can thus be required to obtain the necessary licences and authorisations under national law…