We all need to remind ourselves from time to time about key skills that we take for granted…
Consent: Article 29 Working Party Opinion
The Article 29 Working Party has published a new opinion offering ‘a thorough analysis of the concept of consent as currently used in the Data Protection Directive and in the e-Privacy Directive’…
Digital Agenda: Breach Notification Consultation
The EU Commission is consulting on possible rules for notifying personal data breaches…
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CPD Online: SCL Outsourcing Seminar – Changing the Game
Questions arising from the SCL Outsourcing Seminar – Changing the Game – Are ‘Market Standards’ Justified? held on 4 July 2011. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL33 – 1 hour 30 minutes….
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L’Oréal v eBay: ECJ Judgment
The Court of Justice of the European Union has given judgment in the long-standing dispute between L’Oréal (and various subsidiaries) and eBay (and some of the sellers on eBay), concerning the sale, without L’Oréal’s consent, of L’Oréal products on the online marketplace operated by eBay. It is bad news for eBay but it may have much wider implications….
Re-examining Limitation of Liability Provisions
Kit Burden and John McKinlay review current market practice on limitation of liability and raise some fundamental questions about widely accepted arguments and the ‘standard’ drafting that too often goes unquestioned….
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Qatari Data Privacy
Dino Wilkinson analyses the new draft privacy law published in Qatar…
CPD Online June / July 2011 Edition of Computers & law
Questions arising from the June/July issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL31 – 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Data Protection: Monetary Penalties Consultation
The Information Commissioner has launched a consultation on changes to monetary penalties guidance and has issued draft revised guidance…
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Editorial
BAILII There may be those who think that a blog post on the BAILII appeal for funds and a short contribution from me to the BAILII appeal article at p 5 are more than enough. But I don’t think I have said enough. On top of its usefulness to me personally, which I mention in…