Computers & Law is the Society’s magazine available online, and in downloadable digital editions. To get full access to the content on this site plus the digital editions of C&L magazine, become an SCL member.
Latest Analysis
View more analysis >
Digital Sovereignty in the Cloud: Between Law and Industrial Policy in the European Union and Türkiye
Ben Evans takes a timely comparative look at the approaches of the EU and Türkiye to digital sovereignty, with a focus on cloud computing….
Rolling the Dice in the Shadow Realm: Regulatory Challenges of Crypto Casinos
Emma Hewins looks at the regulatory challenges presented by the emergence of crypto casinos. “My ventures are not in one bottom trusted,Nor to one place; nor is my whole estateUpon the fortune of this present year:Therefore my merchandise makes me not sad.”William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice Gambling has deep roots, but the modern casino…
Read More… from Rolling the Dice in the Shadow Realm: Regulatory Challenges of Crypto Casinos
Taking the Hackers to Court: Why Injunctions Should Be Part of Your Cyber Response Playbook
Wes Walker and Freya Ollerearnshaw look at how injunctions can be helpful in response to a cyber attack Picture this: you’re an executive facing a nightmare cyber-attack scenario. An email has just hit your inbox from an unknown perpetrator claiming to have hacked your systems and stolen data. They are demanding a ransom: if you…
The Cybersecurity Trace Brief
Danny Howett rounds up some of the cyber incidents and policy developments from late 2025 In Focus: NCSC Annual Review 2025 In October, the NCSC published its annual review for 2025, highlighting a significant escalation in cyber threats to the UK. The past year has seen a record number of attacks, threatening national security, critical…
Exploiting Copilot AI for SharePoint
Jack Barradell-Johns walks through a revealing example showing how AI integration can cause vulnerabilities in commonly used tools Introduction SharePoint is a Microsoft platform that enables collaborative working and information sharing. This is done with team sites. They work like regular intranet pages with graphics and text, but they also give you places to store…
Latest News
View more news >This Week’s Techlaw round-up
UK law Financial Services Regulation Committee holds inquiry on stablecoins in the UK The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Commission is holding an inquiry on the development of, and proposed regulatory response to, stablecoins in the UK. In particular, the inquiry will examine the extent to which stablecoins might disrupt the traditional models of…
European Commission notifies Meta of possible interim measures to reverse exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp
The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta has breached EU antitrust laws by excluding third party AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp. The Commission considers that this risks blocking competitors from entering or expanding in the growing market for AI…
European Commission says TikTok’s addictive design breaches DSA
The European Commission has made a preliminary finding that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) for its addictive design. This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, pushnotifications and a highly personalised recommender system. The Commission says that TikTok did not adequately assess how these addictive features could harm the physical…
Read More… from European Commission says TikTok’s addictive design breaches DSA
European Parliament Committee says protect copyrighted work used by generative AI
The European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee MEPs issued a report which seeks to answer key legal questions about the interplay between genAI and copyright, including how to ensure transparency, consent and fair remuneration of creators and rightsholders when their protected works are used to generate, disseminate and distribute AI outputs. It says that access to…
Read More… from European Parliament Committee says protect copyrighted work used by generative AI
ICO announces investigation into Grok
The Information Commissioner’s Office has opened formal investigations into X and xAI covering their processing of personal data in relation to the Grok AI chatbot and its potential to produce harmful sexualised images and video content. This follows reports that Grok has been used to generate non-consensual sexualised images of individuals, including children. The ICO…
Latest Cases
View more cases >Pixel Plunder: virtual gold pieces confirmed to be property under the Theft Act
Aaron Trebble summarises a recent Court of Appeal judgment which looked at vitual assets as property under the Theft Act The Court of Appeal in R v Lakeman has determined that virtual gold pieces in the online role-playing game Old School Runescape constitute “property” for the purposes of the Theft Act 1968. Whilst not required…
Read More… from Pixel Plunder: virtual gold pieces confirmed to be property under the Theft Act
ECJ rules online marketplaces are responsible for personal data in user ads
The European Court of Justice has issued its judgment in Case C-492/23 | Russmedia Digital and Inform Media Press Data Protection. It said that the operator of an online marketplace is responsible for processing personal data in advertisements published on its platform. The case involved Russmedia Digital, a company that runs the website www.publi24.ro, where…
Read More… from ECJ rules online marketplaces are responsible for personal data in user ads
ECJ rules on Dutch court’s jurisdiction to hear App Store case
The European Court of Justice recently issued its judgment in Case C-34/24 | Stichting. It concerned a dispute about whether Dutch courts could hear a legal action against Apple. The case focused on whether Apple’s App Store and whether Apple’s behaviour in running the App Store for the Netherlands market was anti-competitive. Apple’s iPhones and…
Read More… from ECJ rules on Dutch court’s jurisdiction to hear App Store case
High Court issues eagerly-awaited judgment in Getty v Stability AI case
The High Court has issued its eagerly awaited judgment (which was around 200 pages long) in Getty Images -v- Stability AI [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch). The judgment addresses complex questions at the intersection of intellectual property law and generative AI. Getty Images brought claims against Stability AI for trade mark infringement, passing off, and copyright…
Read More… from High Court issues eagerly-awaited judgment in Getty v Stability AI case
Advocate General issues opinion on country of origin principle
Advocate General Szpunar has issued an opinion in Joined Cases C-188/24 | WebGroup Czech Republic and NKL Associates and C-190/24 | Coyote System on two related legal cases involving French laws that restrict certain online services. Advocate General (AG) Szpunar says that France’s obligations on online porn publishers to prevent minors’ access and its prohibition…
Read More… from Advocate General issues opinion on country of origin principle
Latest Event Reports
View more event reports >EVENT REPORT: AI Law: what every business (and their lawyers) needs to know
David Chaplin, editor of Computers & Law, reflects on the recent Annual AI conference that looked at the challenges of AI implementation through the eyes of business A case study stitched together the presentations at the annual SCL AI conference hosted at the HSFK offices a couple of weeks ago. It was all about how…
Read More… from EVENT REPORT: AI Law: what every business (and their lawyers) needs to know
The SCL AI Conference: Key Takeaways
Mauricio Figueroa summarises the key points from the SCL AI Conference hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills on 8th October. Practitioners, lawmakers, academics, trainees, in-house lawyers, and civil society representatives gathered at Herbert Smith Freehills’ offices in London for the annual Society for Computers and Law AI conference. The event brought together experts to explore the…
SCL 50th Anniversary Conference 2023 – Rising Star Impression
Victor Gurr, Trainee Solicitor, Gisby Harrison Solicitors was nominated to attend the recent SCL 50th Anniversary Conference on 10 October 2023 as a tech law “rising star”. “Rising stars” are invited to record their impressions of the Conference in any form they choose (in previous years these have been event reports, infographs and even poems!). These…
Read More… from SCL 50th Anniversary Conference 2023 – Rising Star Impression
SCL 50th Anniversary Conference Event Report: “The Dragon Under the Sofa and other stories”
What separates humanity from technology? The sudden omniscience of ChatGPT in November 2022 has prompted a good deal of philosophising on that question with the apparent gap between the human and the machine growing ever less defined. There is as yet little common ground on where the boundary lies but one oft cited difference is…
The SCL 50th Anniversary Conference – a visual overview
Gerald Brent, Associate, Addleshaw Goddard, provides a visual summary of some of the key elements from the recent SCL 50th Anniversary Conference….
Read More… from The SCL 50th Anniversary Conference – a visual overview
Browse our content streams
Latest Magazine Issues
View more >-
Member discount
The Impact of AI on Contract Negotiations
£42.00 Free (Member price) -
Member discount
Delay Analysis in Iterative IT Delivery
£36.00 Free (Member price) -
Member discount
C&L News Review (August 2025)
£5.00 Free (Member price) -
Member discount
Computers & Law (Autumn 2025)
£35.00 Free (Member price) -
Member discount
Computers & Law (Cybersecurity Special Issue – Winter 2026)
£35.00 Free (Member price) -
Member discount
Computers & Law (Summer 2025)
£35.00 Free (Member price) -
Member discount
Computers & Law News Review (December 2025)
£6.00 Free (Member price) -
Member discount
Computers & Law News Review (January 2026)
£6.00 Free (Member price)