Law Commission has launched a call for evidence on smart contracts as “Smart contracts promise to revolutionise the way we do business, but parties might not yet be certain how the law will apply to them. We believe there is a compelling case for reviewing the law in this area”
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Irish DPC fines Twitter €450,000, HM Treasury launches call for evidence on VAT and the Sharing Economy, PSA issues notice on country of origin principle, and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.
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Committee wishes to explore digital trade, data security and privacy, the environmental impact and relevant laws.
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Law Commissions say ”proposed legal framework will ensure that this technology can be safely deployed, whilst the flexibility built into the rules and regulations will allow us to keep up with advances in the technology”.
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Proposals are “ambitious reform of the digital space, a comprehensive set of new rules for all digital services, including social media, online marketplaces, and other online platforms that operate in the EU”.
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Government says “The online harms regime will improve users’ safety online, build public trust in digital services, support innovation and drive digital and economic growth”.
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Communications Act (e-Commerce) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 made, Electronic Communications and Wireless Telegraphy (Amendment) (European Electronic Communications Code and EU Exit) Regulations 2020 made, ICO fines for spam texts and calls, and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past two weeks.
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Taxi app can be an information society service if it does not form an integral part of an overall service comprising principally of transport services.
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Remote Courts Worldwide invites you to please complete a short survey about your experiences of remote hearings
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EDPB response on cookies walls, EURid update on Brexit and eu. domain names, update on Future of Transport review, Statement on e-Privacy Regulation and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past fortnight.
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