At the time of the consultation of the new regime for data protection fees, the maximum fee was floated as £1000. The draft fees regulations suggest a maximum fee of £2900. Laurence Eastham bemoans his ignorance of the process that led to a leap that would leave Jonathan Edwards in awe…
Is Singapore’s Digital transformation of the legal sector making progress?
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore Associate Editor, reviews the progress of their 5 year plan for legal digital transformation…
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Recent Developments in New Zealand
Our international editor for New Zealand, David J Harvey, reviews changes in the use of court technology in New Zealand…
The Microsoft Ireland Case: Current State of Play – a summary of the issues and background
Edward Naughton and Mark Lubbock summarize the issues arising and background to United States v Microsoft Corporation, which is currently being heard before the US Supreme Court….
EU Commission Recommendation on Operational Measures to Tackle Illegal Content Online
The European Commission has published its recommendation on operational measures to tackle illegal content online…
Court of Appeal Judgment on Facebook Libel
A Court of Appeal judgment has clarified the distinction between publication and republication in the context of postings on Facebook…
Virtual Reality and IP Rights: time for immersive sensations to be protected?
Mark Owen believes that the use of virtual, augmented and mixed reality in games gives rise to unresolved IP issues, that finding a way to protect investment is becoming increasingly urgent and changes to IP laws are needed to keep up with the fast-developing technology in this space….
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Covert CCTV at Work: is this ever possible?
Gwynneth Tan and Michael Briggs consider decisions of the European Court of Human Rights, which recently held that covert CCTV infringed a worker’s right to a private life. A previous decision of the same court permitted use of covert CCTV. They ask where employers stand…
Editorial – February/March 2018
Laurence Eastham reviews this issue and some of the matters that we will be covering in the future…
CPD Online: February/March 2018 Edition of Computers & Law
Questions arising from the February/March 2018 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC62 – CPD: 1 hour 30 minutes…
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