Why Blockchain?
Checca Aird looks at the tech world’s latest buzzword and some of the applications that she has encountered….
Privacy & Data Protection
Smart Regulation and the GDPR
In another in our series of articles focusing on the General Data Protection Regulation, Dr Asma Vranaki considers crucial aspects of implementation and what smart regulation of the GDPR might mean….
Blockchain: Spider or Starfish Effect?
Richard French examines the blockchain technology and discusses some of its legal aspects…
New Information Commissioner: Elizabeth Denham
Elizabeth Denham has been confirmed as the Government’s preferred candidate to be the UK’s next Information Commissioner….
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The GDPR and Healthcare Research
John Rumbold looks at the possible effect of the General Data Protection Regulation on research in the healthcare field…
Preparation for DP Reform: ICO Guidance
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a 12-step guide to preparation for the GDPR…
Is ‘Privacy’ Still Relevant in a World of Bastard Data?
Joe McNamee’s article, one of our regular opinion pieces, may raise wider debate about the real meaning of privacy in a changed data landscape…
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Internet and Trade Marks: Latest CJEU Decision
The CJEU has held that a former authorised car dealer was not responsible for online advertisements which continued to associate the dealer with the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ trade mark….
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User-friendly T&Cs: BIS Consultation Underway
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has published a new consultation ‘seeking views on how terms and conditions (T&Cs) can be made more user-friendly and on proposals to introduce fines for unfair terms’…
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Privacy Shield Draft Text Published
The EU Commission has published the text of various documents that aim to ‘restore trust in transatlantic data flows’…