New SCL Chair’s Vision for the Future
In his first communication with SCL members as SCL Chair, Mark O’Conor gives a sense of where SCL has got to and where it can go as a Society over the next few years….
Intellectual Property
New Court Judgment on Intermediary Body’s Liability for User Comments
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a self-regulatory body and an Internet news portal were not liable for the offensive online comments of their readers…
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Commons Select Committee Report on IP Bill
The House of Commons Committee on Science and Technology Committee has published its report on the draft IP Bill…
Rights of Data Subjects under the GDPR
In the latest in our series of articles focusing on aspects of the GDPR, Tim Hickman and Dr. Detlev Gabel review the various rights granted under the GDPR, consider how they differ from the current set of rights set out in the Directive and go on to consider the impact that each such right is likely to have on organisations that act as data controllers….
Apportioning Security Risk and the GDPR
Paul Golding considers the perennial arguments among negotiating lawyers about limitation of liability and indemnities in the special context of data security. He also looks at the impact that might be seen from the GDPR and hopes to hear the views of others with different perspectives….
Barbulescu and Workplace Monitoring: Much Ado about Nothing
David Whincup bemoans the distorted media reaction to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Barbulescu v Romania and sets out the real lessons to take away from the case….
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Reflections and a very bright future
Roger Bickerstaff reflects on the last three years and looks forward to the IFCLA Conference in June as his term as SCL Chair draws to a close….
Crime and Disclosure
A judgment in the Court of Appeal includes some important guidance on electronic disclosure in a case involving a vast amount of material…
Editorial
This issue is remarkable for the fact that it is almost completely dominated by articles covering two themes: predictions and the fall-out from Schrems. Predictions I am very grateful to all those who responded to my call for predictions and have been amazed that so many have come up with contributions that are fresh and…
Predictions 2016: IT Lawyers
These predictions come from a wide cross-section of lawyers engaged in tech law…