Antony Hall has an interesting take on the Northern Powerhouse and sees a role for IT lawyers in helping to build the infrastructure of professional support that will be needed….
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Andrew Hooles thinks that we can. His article suggests several areas for improvement and is intended to be a call to action….
Julia Hörnle analyses the Schrems judgment in depth and considers its implications…
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The House of Commons Committee hearing evidence on the draft Investigatory Powers Bill has launched a short inquiry that will take written evidence…
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The EU Commission has published guidance on transfers of personal data following the Schrems judgment of the CJEU…
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Laurence Eastham lauds the Home Secretary for creating a special opportunity and encourages tech lawyers to take up a burden…
Helen Hart and Jon English report on the Supreme Court judgment and consider its implications for IT lawyers…
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The ICO has given details of its latest monetary penalty…
The long awaited Bill has now been published…
Neil Brown’s overview comes with a ‘health warning’: this is based on a very quick review of the draft bill and recollections of discussions from consultation meetings on this issue. Let him know what he’s got wrong(!) at draft_IP_bill@neilzone.co.uk.
Neil offers this article as ‘food for thought’ and to help discussion. It is based on what he found interesting. It is of course neither complete nor legal advice and was written in his personal capacity….
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