Benchmark Regulation: Impact on Outsourcing of Benchmarks
Hinal Patel and Sophie Sheldon highlight the importance of a new draft EU regulation…
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Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Matter over Mind? The Impact of Recent Case Law on IT Contracts
Alex Shattock and Gideon Shirazi consider recent case law on contractual interpretation and what it might mean for IT contracts by reference to a common scenario in IT outsourcing…
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Shifting the Burden of Consent under the GDPR
In the latest in our series of articles on the GDPR, Felicity Turton reflects on the change in the wording of the consent requirement and speculates on its impact…
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Express Obligations of Good Faith In IT/Outsourcing Agreements
Michael Butterworth and Rachel Kane review a wide range of cases where the courts have been asked to consider the impact of an obligation to exercise ‘good faith’ and draw useful lessons from them…
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Blockchains not Bitcoin: Distributed Ledger Technology
Andres Guadamuz and Chris Marsden explain the origins of blockchain, highlight some of its applications and look to its future…
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Wearable Technology and the GDPR
Lorna Cropper explains why she believes that users of wearable technology will receive greater protection under the GDPR, in particular via data protection by design and by default and because of codes of conduct and certification….
The Network and Information Security Directive (‘Cybersecurity’ Directive)
Stewart James gives an account of this important new pending directive…
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Automation in Outsourcing: Are the Robots about to Eat our Lunch?
Kit Burden looks at the potential impact of robotics process automation and related technology on the outsourcing industry and highlights some aspects that should be getting the attention of tech lawyers operating in the outsourcing sphere….
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Tidal Wave on the Horizon: The GDPR and SMEs
Matthew Holman aims to clarify the SME exemptions and specific provisions set out in the compromise text of the GDPR. He also explores some of the areas where SME provisions were anticipated but ultimately were not included…
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GDPR and ICO Funding: What now for the Information Commissioner?
In another in our series focusing on the impact of the GDPR, Natalie Stockmann asks if the end of the old funding model for the ICO creates a challenge or opportunity…
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