The Risk of Not ‘Reaching for the Contract’
Monica Connolly and Eilidh Smith offer a case review of David MacBrayne Limited v Atos IT Services (UK) Limited and point out the lessons that might be taken from the case…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Smart contracts: can code ever be law?
Hoi Tak Leung, our Associate Editor for Hong Kong and China, takes a fresh look at smart contracts and when or whether they are enforceable….
GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018: How do they impact publishers?
In the second in our series of articles on the impact of data protection in specific areas, Nicola Cain and Rupert Cowper-Coles look at publishing….
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DCMS Consultation on Nuisance Calls and Messages and Action against Directors
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has commenced a consultation on taking action against directors that breach electronic marketing regulations….
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The Art of the Agile Deal
Many lawyers are ignorant of, or obviously uncomfortable with, the concepts underpinning agile. Nathan Evans helps with understanding those concepts and shares some of his insights gained from negotiating agile deals…
Professional Negligence Claims arising out of GDPR
Inevitably it will transpire that mistakes will have been made by professionals giving (often very expensive) guidance on GDPR compliance. Their clients will want to consider whether a claim for professional negligence can be made. In this article Neil Hext QC, Stephen Innes and Helen Evans of 4 New Square discuss some of the issues which are likely to arise in such claims….
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Data Protection Bill receives Royal Assent
Royal Assent received 23 May 2018 – just in time for GDPR…
Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper: DCMS consultation response published
White Paper now expected by the end of 2018…
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#MeToo for AI? Could Cambridge Analytica happen again?
Peter Leonard and Toby Walsh ask if the Cambridge Analytica scandal might be a #MeToo moment for algorithmic decision-making and AI?…
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AI: Making the UK Ready Willing and Able
Lord Tim Clement-Jones writes about the important report from the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence which he chaired and the recommendations its Report put forward…