Chris Coughlan reflects on the data protection consequences of Lenovo’s Superfish scandal….
Defamation in False Online Review
A High Court judgment has resulted in a substantial damages award for a false review…
Case Report: Sales Representation Undermining Licence Terms
A High Court judgment in a software licensing dispute underlines the dangers lurking from pre-contract sale representations. Richard Osborne reports on the case and suggests a strategy for minimising the dangers….
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CJEU VAT Ruling: ebooks are not Books
The CJEU has ruled that Member States cannot apply a reduced rate of VAT to the supply of electronic books, in contrast with paper books…
Data Retention: Supreme Court Ruling on Police Practice
The Supreme Court has given judgment in a case concerning the collection and retention by the police of electronic data about individuals and the balancing human rights concerns….
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Controlling, Lying and Blocking – Ways for the Individual to Win the Privacy Arms Race?
This is a version of Marion Oswald’s speech at the launch of the Centre for Law & Information Policy at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on 24 February 2015…
CPD Online: Data Protection Update 2015
Questions arising from the SCL Data Protection Update Seminar held on 28 January 2015. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC295 – CPD: 2 hours…
Staff Transfer Provisions in IT Contracts
Simon Hill offers an in-house perspective on common pitfalls and drafting flaws in the areas where TUPE bites…
CG v Facebook: Privacy Protection Online
Anya Proops reports on a case in the High Court in Northern Ireland where judgment was given against Facebook in a privacy/data protection case…
Podcast: Superintelligence – a godsend, or a doomsday device?
Chair: James Taylor, Legal Counsel, Fujitsu Services Limited Speaker: (Please click to listen to the presentation)Nick Bostrom, Professor, Faculty of Philosophy & Oxford Martin School, Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Director, Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology, University of Oxford Panel:Oliver Lawson, Senior Associate, Stevens & Bolton LLPJames Taylor, Legal Counsel, Fujitsu Services LimitedMatthew Lavy,…
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