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…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
ICO Consults on Regulatory Action Policy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a draft regulatory action policy and seeks views on it in the period to 28 June….
Is Data the New DNA?
David Chaplin reports on the doubts surrounding evidential data and criminal law voiced at the recent SCL event, “When the internet of things goes to court”…
Software Lock and Injunction Refusal
An intriguing High Court judgment on an application for an injunction requiring a software supplier to provide access to business software from which the customer was locked out following an alleged breach of contract…
Editorial – April/May 2018
Laurence Eastham wants to see a constructive reaction to the current data protection fever to combat dangers that may arise once that fever has subsided….
IFCLA Conference 2018
The 2018 IFCLA Conference, with the title ‘The Next Tech Law Revolution’, takes place in Paris on 7-8 June. Marie Hélène Tonnellier, President of IFCLA, was asked three questions about the 2018 Conference and these are her responses….
Talking Tech Law
SCL has been asking key figures from the tech law sector to answer five questions and posting their responses on its Facebook page. Their responses give an interesting insight into how they got their start and where they see the profession going and may provide some inspiration for those considering working in this area of law. In this, the first of a series that will appear in the magazine, we hear from Mark O’Conor, Sue McLean, Simon Deane-Johns and Neil Brown….
The ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Ruling: High Court Judgment on Delisting
Iain Wilson gives us his in-depth analysis of NT1 and NT2 v Google Inc, where the delisting of search engine results was sought and which provides the first English decision on the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’…
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Legal DC: AI by Any Other Name
Alex G Smith asks if we should stop using the AI acronym and use something else in LegalAI…
Consent: The Double-edged Sword and the Progression towards Other Legal Bases for Processing
As GDPR D-day approaches, Katie Simmonds and JP Buckley highlight the dangers of focusing on consent as a basis for processing…