There is still time to register for the IFCLA Conference in Antwerp on 5th and 6th June…
Are Bitcoins Really Real?
David Flint considers the practicalities, the legalities and realities around the hype over virtual currencies….
Consumer Contracts: the New Regulations
Renzo Marchini and Dylan Balbirnie highlight the impact on Internet sales of the UK’s new consumer contracts regulations…
Election Campaign and Data Protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned the main political parties that the rules on data protection and e-marketing apply to them too….
Advisory Group Boost for ODR
The Civil Justice Council has a new advisory group, charged with establishing ways for Online Dispute Resolution to solve civil disputes…
CPD Online: SCL Foundations of IT Law: Module 3
These are questions arising from the Podcast: SCL Foundations of IT Law Programme: Module 3 – Outsourcing Law and Practice. Course code HW/SFCL:OC18 – CPD: 2 hours….
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PI Sentenced for Data Protection Scam
Isleworth Crown Court has sentenced a private investigator who was convicted of conspiracy to commit offences under the Data Protection Act. The lead conspirator has been ordered to pay £89,000….
CPD Online: April/May 2014 Edition of Computers & Law Magazine
Questions arising from the April/May 2014 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC17 – CPD: 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Editorial
Special deal While IT law continues to have its niche practices and IT lawyers still occasionally focus on issues of great obscurity, the awful truth that IT law is central to legal practice can no longer be denied. I was reminded of the downside of this by a humorous tweet from an academic tweeter, @Cybermatron,…
Data Retention: About Haystacks and Needles?
Dr Julia Hornle analyses the recent major judgment of the CJEU, which declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid…
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