Cases Update June/July 2018
These are brief reports of a number of cases dealt with on the SCL site over the last two months. In many cases, more detailed reports are available online, where links to full judgments are also available….
Privacy & Data Protection
ICYMI June/July 2018
A brief mention of some recent developments covered more fully on the SCL website or tweeted by SCL…
The Risk of Not ‘Reaching for the Contract’
Monica Connolly and Eilidh Smith offer a case review of David MacBrayne Limited v Atos IT Services (UK) Limited and point out the lessons that might be taken from the case…
Blocking Orders and ISP Costs
The Supreme Court has given its decision in the case concerning the costs of implementing blocking orders sought by Cartier and others, where BT and other ISPs sought reimbursement…
Facebook Fan Pages and Widening Responsibility for Data Processing
The CJEU has ruled that the administrator of a ‘fan page’ is jointly responsible with Facebook for processing the personal data of persons visiting the page on Facebook…
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Smart contracts: can code ever be law?
Hoi Tak Leung, our Associate Editor for Hong Kong and China, takes a fresh look at smart contracts and when or whether they are enforceable….
GDPR: Right to Work Checks and the RLMT
We will be running a series of articles illustrating the impact of increased data protection awareness in specific areas. Here, Clare Hedges looks at effects arising in an immigration scenario and offers a simple solution….
GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018: How do they impact publishers?
In the second in our series of articles on the impact of data protection in specific areas, Nicola Cain and Rupert Cowper-Coles look at publishing….
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DCMS Consultation on Nuisance Calls and Messages and Action against Directors
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has commenced a consultation on taking action against directors that breach electronic marketing regulations….
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EDPB Statement on the Revision of the ePrivacy Regulation
The newly created European Data Protection Board has reviewed the draft ePrivacy Regulation and ‘has decided to offer further advice and clarifications on some specific issues raised by the proposed amendments’….
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