Social Media Control: Criminal Trial
A Court of Appeal judgment confronts ‘the issue of how critical fair trial protections can be extended to prevent or control communications on social media’….
Publishing & social media
CPD Online: Foundations Cycle 2, Module 4 – Internet Law and Social Media
Questions arising from the podcast of the meeting on 17 March 2016. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC42 – CPD: 2 hours…
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SCL Chair Calls for Input from In-house Lawyers
Mark O’Conor is asking in-house lawyers in the tech space or with IT law responsibilities to get in touch with SCL to help it better reflect their needs…
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SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law – Internet Law and Social Media
Katharine Lammiman reports on the latest event in the Foundations of IT Law series (Module 4- Cycle 2), which was held on 17 March 2016 and hosted by Olswang LLP…
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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….
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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False, Fake and Facebook
Three unrelated developments show the disconnect between reality and the Internet’s version of it…
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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Social Media Prosecution Guidelines: CPS Consultation
The CPS has published new guidelines on the prosecution of those who abuse victims online and is seeking views on those revised guidelines…
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Take the Initiative and Think Globally
Spring is a good time for fresh thinking. Here are some suggestions….