CJEU Upholds Telefónica Fine
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed the appeal of Telefónica and Telefónica de Espana against a fine of €152 million arising from it abuse of a dominant position on the Spanish broadband market…
Intellectual Property
Virtual Currencies and the European Banking Authority
Simon Deane-Johns reports on the recent opinion from the European Banking Authority on virtual currencies and highlights errors in their approach…
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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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Editorial
I would like to think that this is a ‘something for everyone’ issue. We had so many good articles available that I had to cut back on my plan to cover views of the Google Spain judgment in greater detail in order to fit more in. As it is, the e-pub readers still get a…
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….
Cases Round-up
Laurence Eastham summarises some of the recent cases reported on the SCL web site which are not covered elsewhere in the magazine. Fuller reports are available on this site as news items….
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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Going Native
Susan Barty and Stuart Helmer look at a recent finding by the Advertising Standards Authority and the lessons that can be drawn from it…
In Right to Be Forgotten Proceedings, Who Represents the Public Interest?
Albert Gidari Jr offers a view from the USA on the approach which should be taken to resolving some of the issues that arise from the Google Spain judgment…
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‘Big Data’: Here to Stay…. But What is it?
Lillian Pang aims to shine a floodlight on Big Data…