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From the SCL Chair: A Good Year for Tech Law?

February 10, 2020

Mark O’Conor talks about the Society’s plans for the year ahead, built around the theme ‘The Future Technology Lawyer’…

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

February 7, 2020

ASA and CMA publish updated guidance on influencer advertising The Advertising Standards Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority have published their updated guidance on influencer marketing. It provides that the CMA can take action in relation to any influencer advertising for which payment is received. If a brand exercises editorial control over the influencer…

The Deceptive Algorithm in Court: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Trivago N.V. [2020] FCA 16

January 31, 2020

Peter Leonard summarises a recent judgment from the Australian courts that saw Trivago sued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over it best price claims…

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

January 31, 2020

Data Protection (Independent Complaint) Bill receives first reading in House of Lords The Data Protection (Independent Complaint) Bill has received its first reading in the House of Lords. It amends the Data Protection Act 2018 to grant representative bodies and organisations power to exercise independent complaint and remedy rights on behalf of data subjects. The…

Ofcom consults on Extremely High Frequency and wifi spectrum rules

January 21, 2020

The two consultations relate to improving wifi spectrum use and opening access to the Extremely High Frequency spectrum. Both consultations run until 20th March….

Facial Recognition: the ICO Opinion

January 17, 2020

The first Opinion under DP Act 2018, tackling concerns about the use of facial recognition technology, was issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner in October 2019. Aaminah Khan analyses the issues at stake…

Outsourcing and Artificial Intelligence: Re-engineering Outsourcing Agreements

January 16, 2020

Is the traditional outsourcing agreement, “engineered” for the pre-AI world, suitable in a world in which AI displaces both people and rules-based methods of automation? Zayed Al Jamil looks at the issues….

Predictions: Lewis Silkin’s 2020 Tech Predictions

January 15, 2020

The team at Lewis Silkin round off our series of Predictions for the year with a set of 20 predictions for 2020 touching on folding phones, 5G, AI in sports, 3D bio-printing and more….