Towards Open Government
Niall Ó Brolcháin asks how sovereign governments that were constituted in a bygone age can move into a new technological era that demands openness and transparency….
Technology, Society & Justice
Happenings, IFCLA Thanks and More
Mark O’Conor with the latest news on SCL and some thoughts on IFCLA…
The Briggs Report and Online Solutions
We now have a positive, thorough guide from Lord Justice Briggs. Now, let’s start the journey….
EU-US Privacy Shield Adopted
The European Commission has launched the EU-US Privacy Shield, claiming that it provides ‘stronger protection for transatlantic data flows’. There has been immediate criticism of its effectiveness….
Protecting the Real Value of Computer Programs: Functionality and Source Code
This piece from Lorraine Chimbga was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): To what extent should the functionality, as opposed to the source code, of computer programs be protected by copyright….
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Feasible ODR
This piece from Naomi Mortimer was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): ‘A great idea, but unlikely to work in practice’. Critically evaluate this view of the Civil Justice Council’s ODR Advisory Group’s proposal for a system of Internet-based dispute resolution for (relatively) low value dispute resolution….
IFCLA Conference Feedback
IFCLA Vice-President Roger Bickerstaff looks back at some of the take-aways from last week’s successful IFCLA Conference, which was organised and hosted by SCL, and seeks your thoughts on some of the issues raised…
Fundamentally Giddy: An IFCLA Conference Report
David Chaplin reflects his personal reaction to the IFCLA Conference 2016 and reports on the many varied sessions…
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Are We Fit for the Machine Age?
Mischa Dohler gave a thought-provoking keynote at the IFCLA Conference 2016 and this article reflects the issues he raised there. For those who attended IFCLA 2016, it is a timely reminder not to stop thinking about the larger issues now they are back at the day job; for those who missed the Conference, it gives a sense of what they missed….
RPAS and the GDPR
Catherine Erkelens and Thomas Van Gremberghe cover some considerations in the interaction between the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation…