Publishing & social media

The End of the Beginning of Non-bank Finance?

June 8, 2014

Facebook has announced it is asking for regulatory approval to run its own money transfer service, joining the likes of Google in challenging the banks over the supply of consumer finance services. Simon Deane-Johns assesses the impact of these developments on the dominance of banks within the financial sector. This article first appeared in the May issue of E-Finance & Payments Law & Policy: www.e-comlaw.com/efplp…

Pass the Word: What recourse do consumers have when their passwords are compromised?

June 2, 2014

Inspired by the recent call to change eBay passwords, Mark Weston reflects on the remedies available to users, and the absence of real remedies…

Image Rights and Privacy

May 18, 2014

Louise Turner asks if the Weller case has created an image right in relation to the facial expressions of children…

Google Glass: Issues for Wearers

May 15, 2014

Neil Cameron looks at some of the legal and practical issues that arise from using Google Glass in the real world…

Google Spain: A Question of (Lack of) Balance

May 13, 2014

Steve Peers believes that the CJEU’s Google Spain judgment fails to balance privacy and freedom of expression…

Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Annual Report 2013

May 13, 2014

John O’Connor reports on the latest report from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner…

New SCL Irish Group

May 13, 2014

SCL is to launch a new Irish Group with its first meeting on 28 May…

Editorial

April 22, 2014

Special deal While IT law continues to have its niche practices and IT lawyers still occasionally focus on issues of great obscurity, the awful truth that IT law is central to legal practice can no longer be denied. I was reminded of the downside of this by a humorous tweet from an academic tweeter, @Cybermatron,…

Law Society Guidance on Use of the Cloud

April 7, 2014

The Law Society has published a practice note on the use of cloud computing services in law firms….

Is 2014 the Year UK Privacy Law Catches up with Mobile App Developers?

March 27, 2014

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….