Miscellaneous

It has set out proposals for the UK’s financial services regime for cryptoassets. The consultation ends on 30 April 2023….

Read More… from HM Treasury sets out plans to regulate cryptoassets

Simon Deane-Johns summarises the Law Commission’s recent consultation on digital assets – “a veritable textbook on the English law of personal property” – and gives a personal angle on some of the proposals put forward….

Read More… from Digital Assets: What is the Law Commission considering?

The Court considered if Amazon infringed Article 9(2)(a) of the Trade Mark Regulation ((EU) 2017/1001) through advertisements, on its website which incorporated an online marketplace, for counterfeit shoes offered for sale by third-party sellers….

Read More… from CJEU rules on online sale of counterfeit Louboutin high-heel shoes

The court held that the Nokia patent at issue was valid….

Read More… from High Court rules in Nokia OnePlus SEP dispute

The EDPB also published privacy recommendations for use of cloud services by public sector and a report about the Cookie Banner Task Force….

Read More… from EDPB says opinion on EU-US adequacy decision will be finalised soon

The DPC has fined WhatsApp Ireland Limited €5.5million for breaches of the GDPR….

Read More… from Irish Data Protection Commission announces conclusion of inquiry into WhatsApp

The High Court has recently ruled on two cases regarding the admissibility of electronic evidence….

Read More… from High Court rules on cases regarding significance of electronic evidence

The consultation ends on 5 February 2023….

Read More… from Lawtech UK consults on discussion paper on the adoption of AI technology in legal services

UK government agrees to introduce jail sentences for tech executives who do not comply with new law….

Read More… from Online Safety Bill passes third reading in House of Commons

If NFTs were the only realistic method of serving proceedings, the court should permit services by NFT….

Read More… from High Court permits service by NFT