In the first of a two part article, Simon Deane-Johns looks at some surprising consequences (if followed) of the Advocate General’s opinion on contactless payments in Denizbank. In Part 1, he sets out the facts and why the outcome will be so important. Part 2 will look at the questions of whether contactless payments are anonymous….
Statement on Article 23 of the GDPR adopted in response to a letter from Civil Liberties Union for Europe, Access Now and the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union about the Hungarian Government’s Decree 179/2020 of 4 May, which suspends the GDPR in relation to dealing with the pandemic…
Increasingly globalised and digital work, coupled with the need for a more sustainable economy, requires review of competition law tools….
Read More… from European Commission consults on new competition tool
Created for SCL by Nick Watson and Gary Waters…
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New Digital Services Act will replace the 20-year old regime….
Read More… from European Commission consults on replacement for the e-commerce directive
A team from Arthur Cox assess progress at the Irish Central Bank Innovation Hub since its launch two years and what it can tell us about the technology developers are working on now….
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Co-Chairs:Patricia Shaw, SCL Trustee, CEO, Beyond Reach ConsultingMark O’Conor, SCL Chair, Partner, DLA Piper (UK) LLP Speaker panel: Professor Lilian Edwards, Chair in Law, Innovation and Society, University of Newcastle Adam Wagner, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers Lord Tim Clement-Jones CBE During this event the panel discusses the UK position, looking at the current beta version…
The onset of the coronavirus caught many napping. Some organisations sprang into action and responded effectively. Others are still searching government websites in the hope they will tell them what to do. Many will go out of business. How can you use this crisis to best improve your own corporate resilience? SCL member William Hooper provides some words of wisdom on how to prepare for the next crisis, in both IT and non-IT activities….
Please click on the links at the bottom of the page to view the session and download a PDF version of the slides Speakers:Kit Burden, Partner, DLA Piper (UK) LLPJoel Harrison, Partner, Milbank LLPVik Khurana, Partner, Bristows LLPAngelique de Lafontaine, Head of Legal, Bupa Programme includes:Applying Game Theory to Outsourcing Negotiations – Kit Burden Kit will…
The European Commission erred in law and in its assessment finds the General Court….
Read More… from Block on proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK annulled by General Court