The second edition of Tomorrow’s Lawyers, updated from its original 2013 publication, ought to be re-titled ‘I told you so’. Professor Susskind has been writing on the future of the legal profession for the past two decades, gaining the title of legal futurologist along the way. 2015’s ‘The Future of the Professions’ forecast a future…
Google Fined by EU Commission
The EU Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for abusing its dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service…
CPD Online: June/July 2017 Edition of Computers & Law
Questions arising from the June/July 2017 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC55 – CPD: 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Autonomous Vehicles: An Ethical and Legal Approach
This is the essay from Lottie Michael which won the SCL Essay Prize for 2017…
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Editorial June/July
Laurence Eastham reviews this issue and some forthcoming SCL events…
A Glimpse of the Future and Back to Basics
Mark O’Conor, the SCL Chair, reflects on a successful SCL Conference, held on 8 June, extols the virtues of keeping up to date with trends and technology, and looks forward to the Back to Basics Technology Conference in September…
The Pirate Bay and ‘Making Available’
The CJEU has held that online sharing platforms may be infringing copyright by enabling those accessing material in a way which undermines copyright protection…
The SCL Annual Conference 2017: A Sketch
David Chaplin, the SCL’s Development Editor, offers some brief observations on last week’s outstanding Annual Conference…
The SCL Annual Conference 2017 in an infograph
Ryan Adams, of Shulmans, sums up the 2017 Annual Conference in an infograph. Ryan attended the event under the ‘Rising Star’ initiative that provides bursaries to help with costs for newly qualified solicitors working in IT law….
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Privacy Shield Review: A Warning Shot?
A press release from the Article 29 Working Party may amount to a warning about the long-term stability of the privacy shield….