Brexit, inevitably
David Chaplin, SCL Editor, reflects on the post-Brexit era for Computers & Law…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Disposals of cryptoassets, tax & the UKJT Legal Statement
Leigh Sagar looks at the mechanics and tax implications of cryptoasset disposals in the light of the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Legal Statement on cryptoassets and smart contracts…
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LawTech Edinburgh: connecting law and tech students
Lauren Graham, a second year law student at the University of Edinburgh and winner of the SCL’s Tech Law Challenge 2019, introduces “LawTech Edinburgh”, a group she has helped set up to bridge the gap between law and tech students and welcomes support from SCL members in the Edinburgh area….
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AA v Persons Unknown: Unmasking the Proprietary Status of Cryptoassets
In the first of three articles touching on the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts, published in November 2019, Laura Wright & Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard review Mr Justice Bryan’s judgment in AA v Persons Unknown, in which he considered the effect of the new guidance….
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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
Advocate General gives opinion that car rental companies do not communicate works to public Advocate General Szpunar has given an opinion in the case of C-753/18 Stim and Sami. The AG considered that car rental companies are not “users” that communicate works to the public under Article 3(1) of the InfoDoc Directive 2001/29/EC and Article…
ICO publishes final version of Age Appropriate Design Code
The code allows for a 12 month transition period once in force and should be considered at the design stage by all providers of online services….
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Facial Recognition: the ICO Opinion
The first Opinion under DP Act 2018, tackling concerns about the use of facial recognition technology, was issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner in October 2019. Aaminah Khan analyses the issues at stake…
This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill receives first reading in House of Lords The Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 14 January. It assigns certain functions to Ofcom in relation to online harms regulation. In particular, Ofcom would prepare and publish a report containing recommendations…
Outsourcing and Artificial Intelligence: Re-engineering Outsourcing Agreements
Is the traditional outsourcing agreement, “engineered” for the pre-AI world, suitable in a world in which AI displaces both people and rules-based methods of automation? Zayed Al Jamil looks at the issues….
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Predictions: Lewis Silkin’s 2020 Tech Predictions
The team at Lewis Silkin round off our series of Predictions for the year with a set of 20 predictions for 2020 touching on folding phones, 5G, AI in sports, 3D bio-printing and more….
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