Dawn Ying reports from the SCL seminar hosted by Mayer Brown International LLP which asked ‘Can service providers accommodate the regulatory obligations and internal procedures for the financial service industry or do banks have to reassess their expectations of the cloud?’…
The High Court has analysed the Uber system for fare calculation and has declared that it does not involve the use of a taximeter, which would have been unlawful under the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998…
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The Article 29 Working Party has agreed an official statement following the CJEU’s ruling in Schrems which casts great uncertainty over data transfers outside the EU…
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Chris Bridges investigates the EU Commission’s consultation on geo-blocking, which some (including the Commission) see as an obvious threat to the EU’s digital single market. Chris sees it as a lot more complicated than that….
The CJEU has ruled that the EU Commission’s Safe Harbor decision, that the USA ensures an adequate level of protection of the personal data transferred, is not conclusive of the issue….
Such has been the welter of reaction to the CJEU judgment ‘invalidating Safe Harbour’ that readers may find it useful to have a guide to some of the comments of value…
Dr Joachim Schwerin gives his personal view of the approach that is needed to make crowdfunding a success in a democratic, market-based society. This article follows on from the series of articles arising from the recent SCL Technology Law Futures Conference, where Joachim was one of the lead speakers…
Caroline Thompson asks ‘Can Google just pick and choose which laws apply online?’…
The Insolvency (Protection of Essential Supplies) Order 2015 comes into force on 1 October 2015. Rita Lowe and Helen Coverdale offer a reminder and make some suggestions for suppliers and insolvency practitioners…
The Court of Justice of the European Union has given judgment in a case concerning the reach of data protection supervisors, ruling that one Member State’s supervisor can have jurisdiction on organisations mainly established beyond the border of that State. Lorna Woods reports on the case and explains its implications…
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