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The Desirable Qualities of an Expert Witness
In the first of a series of three articles on expert witnesses William Hooper looks at the qualities to look for when appointing one. Some aspects are likely to be obvious, such as a deep technical knowledge of the relevant technical field. It is unlikely that any one individual will excel in all. A…
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Supreme Court reboots UK approach to AI patents: G1/19 software update installed
Jonathan Hewett summarises and analyses this week’s important Supreme Court decision over patent protection for AI and computer-implemented inventions In a landmark decision on 11 February 2026, the UK Supreme Court has fundamentally reshaped the UK’s approach to the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. In positive news for patentees, the Judgment overrules almost 20 years of patent practice…
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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…
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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…
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View more news >Advocate General proposes appeal in abuse of dominance case should be dismissed
The Adovcate General has recently issued his opinion in the joined Cases C-496/23 P | Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook Marketplace) and C-497/23 P | Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook Data). He advises the Court of Justice to dismiss Meta’s appeals concerning an ongoing EU investigation into potential abuse of a dominant position…
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This week’s Tech-law round-up
UK law CMA launches investigation into hotel chains The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected sharing of competitively sensitive information among competing hotel chains – Hilton, IHG Hotels and Marriott – using the hotel data analytics tool STR, owned by CoStar. All four businesses are under investigation. Companies use various types…
UK government consults on childrens’ online wellbeing
The UK government has formally launched its consultation on UK children’s digital wellbeing, covering social media, curfews, AI chatbots and gaming. The key issue is to consider what further measures are needed on top of the Online Safety Act 2023. The consultation explores: The consultation will close on 26 May 2026. The government has committed to…
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Ofcom provisionally finds suicide forum in breach of Online Safety Act
Ofcom has issued its provisional decision against the provider of an online suicide forum in relation to breaches of the Online Safety Act 2023. Encouraging or assisting suicide is a criminal offence in the UK. Following investigation, Ofcom says that it has reasonable grounds to believe the provider of the forum has failed to comply…
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ICO fines Reddit £14.47 million for children’s privacy failures
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found that Reddit, Inc. used children’s personal information unlawfully, including not checking the age of users accessing its platform. It has fined Reddit £14.47 million. The ICO’s estimates indicated that there were a large number of children under 13 on the platform and Reddit did not have a lawful…
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View more cases >Advocate General proposes appeal in abuse of dominance case should be dismissed
The Adovcate General has recently issued his opinion in the joined Cases C-496/23 P | Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook Marketplace) and C-497/23 P | Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Facebook Data). He advises the Court of Justice to dismiss Meta’s appeals concerning an ongoing EU investigation into potential abuse of a dominant position…
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Court of Appeal rules on duty to take appropriate technical and organisational measures
The Court of Appeal recently issued its judgment in DSG Retail Ltd v The Information Commissioner [2026] EWCA Civ 140. In summary, the ICO successfully appealed that DSG Retail Limited was required to have appropriate organisational and technical security measures even if data that is compromised is not identifiable by a cyber-attacker. The court considered…
Supreme Court reboots UK approach to AI patents: G1/19 software update installed
Jonathan Hewett summarises and analyses this week’s important Supreme Court decision over patent protection for AI and computer-implemented inventions In a landmark decision on 11 February 2026, the UK Supreme Court has fundamentally reshaped the UK’s approach to the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. In positive news for patentees, the Judgment overrules almost 20 years of patent practice…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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