The internet: broken or about to be broken?
Graham Smith’s Keynote Speech to the SCL Annual Conference 2019 in which he argues that proposed cures for a broken internet risk harming the patient….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Key Takeaways from the SCL Masterclass on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Disputes – Tuesday 24 September 2019, London
Allan Murray summarises the key learning outcomes from the SCL Masterclass on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Disputes held in London on 24 September 2019…
Autonomous vehicles, software and product liability: have the Law Commissions missed an opportunity?
Leah Grolman thinks autonomous vehicles provide the ideal test case for examining the relationship between consumer protection law and software liability and that the Law Commissions have failed to grasp the opportunity to examine the issue….
EVENT REPORT: If A Neural Network Wants To Turn Right, No One Can Explain Why
Simon Deane-Johns summarises some key takeaways from the recent SCL Ireland event on AI held on 17th September…
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License Agreements, Audits & Digital Transformation: Some observations on managing the legal risks
Marcin Maruta and Karolina Alama, of Maruta Wachta, provide practical insights into the software licensing audit process and how to manage the associated risks…
Interoperability: A solution to regulating AI and social media platforms
Professor Chris Marsden and Dr Rob Nicholls suggest ways to prevent a winner takes all situation among social media platforms gathering data to power AI…
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Techlaw News Round-Up
DCMS calls for views on cybersecurity certificationThe Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has issued a call for views on the UK government’s proposed approach to cyber security certification following the UK’s departure from the EU. The EU Cyber Security Act entered into force on 27 June 2019. It established a cyber security certification framework…
UK government issues response to select committee report on online harms
The UK government has issued its response to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee report on the Online Harms White Paper….
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The ICO Cookies Guidance: can it be adtech practical?
Lori Semaan casts an analytical eye over – and raises some pertinent questions about – the ICO’s recent Adtech Report from the perspective of someone who has been involved in the adtech industry*…
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Law Commission: electronic signatures can be used as an alternative to handwritten ones
The Law Commission has issued its report on its project about electronic signatures, confirming that they are a viable alternative to handwritten signatures in most cases and setting out some further options for reform…