Busy Week for Article 29 Working Party
The most recent meeting of the Article 29 Working Party led to a number of initiatives and the adoption of Opinions of real importance…
Privacy & Data Protection
Data Retention Directive Declared Invalid
The Court of Justice of the European Union has declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid because of its serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data…
Law Society Guidance on Use of the Cloud
The Law Society has published a practice note on the use of cloud computing services in law firms….
Data Protection Independence for Supervisors
The CJEU has ruled that, by prematurely bringing to an end the term served by its Data Protection Supervisor, Hungary has infringed EU law…
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Time Machine for Sale
Stunning new technology is now available on the SCL web site…
Article 29 Working Party: EU Processor to Non-EU Sub-processor Model Clauses
The Article 29 Working Party has published a new Working document (01/2014) offering new clauses for the transfer of data to a processor outside the EU….
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Nominet Policy Changes
Nominet has announced policy changes that it describes as formalising its approach to tackling criminal activity on .uk domains but which also deals with domain names associated with sexual offences…
Blocking Orders OK: CJEU Judgment
The Court of Justice of the European Union has endorsed the use of blocking orders where courts require an ISP to restrict access to a copyright-infringing web site…
Is 2014 the Year UK Privacy Law Catches up with Mobile App Developers?
Sarah Pearce, Jonny McDonald and Katy Whitfield take a close look at the interface between apps and privacy, wondering whether it is time for privacy regulation to really bite….
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Book Review: Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law
Matthew Lavy, Richard Osborne and Gideon Shirazi of 4 Pump Court combine to provide a detailed review of the latest edition of Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law, Bainbridge, 6th Ed, Bloomsbury 2014, 700 pp, £130 (but see dscount offer atthe end of this review), ISBN 9781-1-78043-1246…
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