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Caroline Gould, SCL CEO, thinks we should talk about wellbeing in the techlaw sector…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Smart Contracts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Part 1: The Good (and a short history)
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….
SCL Adjudication Procedure: Update and Launch Plans
A new adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes in England & Wales…
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Court of Justice rules VoIP services can be an electronic communications service
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 GDPR is not standing still: key developments one year on
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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The Buivids Debate: why the CJEU decision isn’t wrong and why the GDPR is out of date
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….
Techlaw News Round-up
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…
Dispute resolution in the era of big data and AI
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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“Uncritical reliance on technology” could lead to wrong decisions in criminal justice warns Law Society
Report by Technology and Law Public Policy Commission published…
Editor’s Notes: Data – A Black Hole in the Brexit Debate?
In his monthly column, the Editor thinks data is missing from what currently passes for the Brexit debate….
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