Artificial Intelligence: The Real Legal Issues
Based on his presentation at the SCL Conference in June, John C. Buyers takes us on a tour of the AI issues for tech lawyers and points out the hotspots
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Netflix and Go: Expanding Access to Online Content Services when Travelling within the EU
In a very timely article, Elizabeth Fitzgerald explains the effect of a new EU Regulation affecting portability of online services
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Digital Economy Act Commencement
The DEA implementation is now underway as the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2017 (SI 2017/765) is published.
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SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme - An Introduction to Regulated Environments
David Berry reports on the latest event in the SCL Foundations of IT Law programme - Module 12 ‘An Introduction to Regulated Environments’, which took place on 11 July 2017 and was hosted by Stephenson Harwood
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Establishing Norms for Contract Terms – A Fool's Errand or the Future of Contracting?
Wendy Lawson-Shanks explains why the IACCM is looking at new approaches to contract standards and outlines her view of the future
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Fake News: Striking a Balance between Regulation and Responsibility
Ashley Hurst sets out an approach to fake news that shifts the focus away from some of the more strident ‘calls for action’
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House of Lords Committee Report on Brexit and Data Protection
The Government should pursue full regulatory equivalence with the EU with respect to data protection in order to ensure unhindered data flows between the UK and EU post-Brexit, offer stability and certainty for businesses and maintain police and security cooperation, says the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee in its report entitled ‘Brexit: the EU data protection package’.
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GDPR: Data Protection Impact Assessments
Olivia Whitcroft takes a careful look at DPIAs in light of the further guidance on the GDPR that has been issued since its finalisation
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Global Orders and Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc
Dr Paul Lambert summarises an important judgment of the Canadian Supreme Court and comments on its global impact
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Jurisdiction: Advocate General Proposes Extension of Jurisdiction for Internet Defamation Claims
Advocate General Bobek considers that a company alleging that its personality rights have been infringed by the publication of information on the internet can take legal action in the Member State where it has its centre of interests for the entirety of the harm claimed