Law Commission concludes that the laws of England and Wales can accommodate smart legal contracts
Law Commission confirms that there is no need for statutory law reform…
Miscellaneous
General and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data permitted only if there is a serious threat to national security
Advocate General reiterates that EU case law is clear on this point….
EDPB consults on guidelines in Article 3 and Chapter V of the GDPR
The EDPB also adopted a Statement on the European Commission’s Digital Services Package and Data Strategy…
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New powers for Ofcom to oversee security of telecoms networks
Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 receives Royal Assent….
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Court of Appeal rules in Optis mobile phone patent case
Court of Appeal upholds decision of Patents Court that a telecommunications patent was valid. However, it reversed the decisions that the patent was standards essential and infringed by Apple….
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DCMS Secretary asks competition regulator to carry out further investigation into NVIDIA’s takeover of Arm
CMA will now carry out a Phase 2 investigation, which will last 24 weeks….
All Party Parliamentary Group on the Future of Work issues report
Recommendations aim to ensure that the AI ecosystem is genuinely human-centred, principles-driven and accountable….
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General Court dismisses Google’s challenge to comparison shopping infringement decision
The Court annulled a small part of the European Commission’s decision but has upheld the level of fine….
China’s new Data Privacy Law – what does it mean in practice?
Hoi Tak Leung, our regular contributor from Hong Kong, outlines the important parts of China’s new Personal Information Protection Law which came into force on 1st November….
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Supreme Court finds for Google and reverses Court of Appeal decision in Lloyd class action
The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal and restored the order refusing permission to serve the proceedings on Google made by the first instance judge….