Monkeys, Dartboards and Predictions
Reviewing the predictions published on the SCL web site over the last few years suggests that nearly all of the next lot of predictions will be wrong. But don’t let that stop you from trying to get it right….
Publishing & social media
Data Protection Regulation: Is it On or Off?
Dr Chris Pounder speculates on the likely fate of the EU plans for data protection reform…
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Editorial
I write this in the aftermath, more a warm glow really, of another highly successful SCL Conference. I feel the warm glow (even though I wasn’t actually there) via the feedback that comes my way and because David Chaplin’s buzzy account of the event (see the SCL web site) captured the buzz so well. The…
Defamation: Draft Regulations Now Published
The Defamation (Operators of Websites) Regulations 2013 are now available in draft form….
SCL Annual Conference 2013 Report: In a Few Words
David Chaplin reports on the SCL Annual Conference 2013, ‘All the IT Law you need for 2014’…
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Silly Terms and Conditions
An article in the FT has caused a bit of a stir and I wonder what SCL members think…
ICO Monetary Penalty Overturned for the First Time – Where Next for MPNs?
Martin Sloan covers the first successful challenge to a monetary penalty notice and considers its implications…
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Augmented Reality Too
Joanne Frears continues her series of articles on aspects of augmented reality, based on her experiences of advising some of the most cutting-edge of AR providers…
OFT consults on new principles for in-app purchases
The Office of Fair Trading has announced a consultation on new principles for in-app purchases. The consultation follows an investigation launched in April 2013. The OFT has concerns about in-app charges. It says that it has seen suggestions of potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, which…
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Costs Protection in Defamation and Privacy Claims Consultation
The government has announced a consultation on costs protection in defamation and privacy claims. Following the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s Report in November 2012, the government accepted his recommendation, endorsing that of Lord Justice Jackson, that costs protection should be extended to defamation and privacy claims. Costs protection protects parties from the costs that…
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