The Law Society publishes report on Technology, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law based on an assessment of 50 initiatives, qualitative interviews with more than 45 stakeholders, and an academic literature review…
Techlaw News Round-Up
DCMS calls for views on cybersecurity certificationThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has issued a call for views on the UK government’s proposed approach to cyber security certification following the UK’s departure from the EU. The EU Cyber Security Act entered into force on 27 June 2019. It established a cyber security certification framework…
DCMS Committee issues report on immersive and addictive technologies
The House of Commons DCMS Select Committee has issued its report on immersive and addictive technologies in which it calls for regulation for video game “loot boxes”….
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German legal provision prohibiting internet search engines from using newspaper or magazine snippets without the publisher’s authorisation must be disregarded
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in Case C-299/17 VG Media Gesellschaft zur Verwertung der Urheber- und Leistungsschutzrechte von Medienunternehmen mbH v Google LLC that a German legal provision prohibiting internet search engines from using newspaper or magazine snippets without the publisher’s authorisation must be disregarded in the absence of its…
Legal Education Foundation reports a lack of progress on the digital delivery of legal services
The LEF has issued a report on digital delivery of legal services to people on low incomes…
Royal Society report highlights the benefits and risks of neural interface technologies
The Royal Society has published a report on neural interfaces, highlighting the challenges, risks and opportunities for the UK….
UK government issues response to select committee report on online harms
The UK government has issued its response to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee report on the Online Harms White Paper….
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Disability & Innovation: The Universal Benefits of Inclusive Design – embrace the challenge
Caroline Gould urges you to attend this year’s SCL Annual Lecture…
Sue McLean and Toby Crick, Co-Chairs of this year’s SCL Conference, invite you to attend SCL’s flagship annual event
“The New Technology Lawyer” – SCL Annual Conference 2019 – Wednesday 2 October 2019 at The IET, London…
Financial Services (Electronic Money, Payment Services and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regulations update legislation to account for Art 50 extension, providing contractual continuity…