A pay-day loans company and its director have been prosecuted for failing to register with the ICO…
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E-disclosure and Sanctions
Gordon Exall looks at a recent judgment dealing with compliance with an unless order in the context of e-disclosure…
BYOD: Win-win or Zero-sum Game?
BYOD appears to be as resistible as the incoming tide. Nigel Miller, who is speaking on this topic at SCL forthcoming Annual Conference, focuses on the risks that arise from it and the combination of technology and corporate policy that best addresses those risks….
Ofcom Consultation on Spectrum Management Strategy
Ofcom has announced a consultation process as it considers its approach to and priorities for spectrum management over the next ten years…
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Whither PSD2?
Simon Deane-Johns reviews the latest proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market…
Crowdfunding in the EU
The European Commission has launched a consultation on crowdfunding in the EU, with a view to ‘exploring the added value of potential EU action’…
ECJ Ruling on Online Jurisdiction
The Court of Justice of the European Union has published its judgment in Case C-170/12 Pinckney v KDG Mediatech AG, a case concerning jurisdiction where online copyright is alleged…
An Agile Walk in the Garden: Shouldn’t All Contracts Be Agile?
Michelle Sherwood takes a down-to-earth view of agile contracting. She reveals her ‘agi-fall’ approach and explains how collaboration can be a contractual necessity that leads to a fruitful harvest….
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The ICO Home Page: News or Spin?
Richard Morgan wonders whether the much-valued ICO web site has got its priorities right recently…
OFT consults on new principles for in-app purchases
The Office of Fair Trading has announced a consultation on new principles for in-app purchases. The consultation follows an investigation launched in April 2013. The OFT has concerns about in-app charges. It says that it has seen suggestions of potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, which…
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