According to the CJEU, the exchange of traditional currencies for units of the ‘bitcoin’ virtual currency is exempt from VAT…
Finally… PSD2
Simon Deane-Johns reviews the final version of the new Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market. This article supersedes his article published online in June 2015….
The Collapse of the US-EU Safe Harbor: Solving the New Privacy Rubik’s Cube
In the first in our series of longer articles arising from the decision of the CJEU in Max Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner, Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer, offers his thoughts on the likely effects….
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SCL Annual Lecture: Dame Wendy Hall
Laurence Eastham reports on the Lecture from Dame Wendy Hall under the title ‘The Evolution of the Web: From the Wild West to a Brave New World?’…
SCL Event Report: South West Group Launch
Sarah Hill reports on the very successful meeting of the new SCL South West Group on 14 October, which considered free and open source software…
Monetary Penalty Notice Imposed on Online Pharmacy
The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty on Pharmacy 2U for a breach of the first data protection principle, ie regarding fair and lawful processing of data….
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Annual Lecture and IFCLA
It’s still not too late to book for the SCL Annual Conference this coming Thursday (8th October). The programme covers a wide range of the current “hot topics” in Tech law. I’m looking forward to learning a lot. As well as the ideal way to catch up on Techlaw developments, the event is always a…
Book Review: The Future of the Professions
Laurence Eastham reviews the new book from joint authors, SCL President Richard Susskind and his son Daniel Susskind…
SCL Event Report: Cloud computing for financial institutions: Adopting cloud computing solutions in a regulated environment
Dawn Ying reports from the SCL seminar hosted by Mayer Brown International LLP which asked ‘Can service providers accommodate the regulatory obligations and internal procedures for the financial service industry or do banks have to reassess their expectations of the cloud?’…
Uber: High Court Declares on Taximeter Issue
The High Court has analysed the Uber system for fare calculation and has declared that it does not involve the use of a taximeter, which would have been unlawful under the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998…
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