The Wireless Telegraphy (Licence Charges for the 3.4 GHz Frequency Band and the 3.6 GHz Frequency Band) Regulations 2019 SI 2019/1004 made These Regulations set the level of charges payable to OFCOM in respect of the licences of the Spectrum Access 3.5 GHz licence class granted under section 8 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006…
Caroline Gould, SCL CEO, thinks we should talk about wellbeing in the techlaw sector…
In this two part article Rachel Goss take a fresh look at the perennial question of whether smart contracts can ever work under English contract law by looking at the good, the bad and the ugly aspects associated with them. In Part 1 she provides a short history of smart contracts and a look at the good….
A new adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes in England & Wales…
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The Court of Justice has ruled that VoIP services that can connect to mobiles or fixed numbers can be ‘electronic communications services’ and therefore subject to the relevant regulation….
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The eleventh plenary session of European Data Protection Board concentrated on codes, accreditation and certification….
The General Data Protection Regulation has been in force for a year. But data protection law doesn’t stand still. One year on, Martin Sloan rounds-up some of the key, ongoing issues….
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New Consumer Advocate role announced for telecoms sector The government has announced plans to create a new independent Consumer Advocate with the aims of enhancing consumer protection against unfair practices in the telecommunications sector. Legislation will be introduced to create the role, which will have the power to support consumers. This aims to ensure that they…
In the April issue of Computers and Law, Neil Brown questioned the thinking behind the CJEU decision in Buivids. In this response Matthew Holman comes to their rescue and argues that their thinking was right but suggests we need to look for new ways to regulate individuals in today’s content sharing culture….
Charlie Morgan and Rebecca Read give a brief overview of what artificial intelligence (AI) means, assess how process automation and machine learning is having an impact on dispute resolution and what things might look like in future….
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