Driverless Cars: Where Technology and Law Collide
Susan McLean and Mercedes Samavi take another look at this phenomenon of the future that is speeding down the road towards us…
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Privacy & Data Protection
Transitional Services Agreements: Separation, Extraction and Cross-Licensing Issues
Nick Pantlin and Miriam Everett explain that, though TSAs may seem like the ugly ducklings in major corporate transactions, they need to be treated with the same care and respect as the corporate transaction swans…
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Biometric Data and Data Protection Law: the CJEU Loses the Plot
Steve Peers explains and excoriates a CJEU judgment that side-steps data protection questions…
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Law Firms and Data Protection ‘Breaches’
A response to an FOI request suggests that the ICO investigated 173 UK law firms for reported breaches in 2014…
Smart Cities – Power to the Citizens?
Smart Cities are creating a buzz. Emma Wright and Dianne Devlin explain what the excitement is about and highlight some of the challenges…
Vidal-Hall v Google: Can Big Brother Be Defeated?
Chris Bridges summarises the judgment in this important case and offers his thoughts on its implications…
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Article 29 Working Party Publications on Surveillance and Security
Pearse Ryan and Golda Hession review recent documents from the Article 29 Working Party in this highly controversial area…
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Monetary Penalty for SFO Negligence
The Serious Fraud Office has been ‘fined’ after evidence from BAE Systems ‘bribery’ investigation was wrongly disclosed…
Vidal-Hall: Some Links and Thoughts
Links to accounts and comment on this vital case and some preliminary thoughts…
The Rise of the Sharing Economy
Susan McLean introduces us to the characteristics and challenges of the sharing economy, outlines the considerable UK developments to make special provision for it and highlights the legal issues that have to be borne in mind by those operating in it…