FCA Consultations: Cloud and Big Data
The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on issues relating to the Cloud and Big Data…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Cats, Chickens and Elephants
In the latest in our series of articles on Schrems, Paul Bernal offers his views on the effect of the judgment and the context in which it should be seen…
Seeding the Global Public Sector Cloud: Data Classification, Security Frameworks and International Standards
Richard Kemp pinpoints the ways in which the Cloud can be made more appealing to the public sector, and the benefits that can arise from wider adoption…
Can We Write Better Contracts?
Andrew Hooles thinks that we can. His article suggests several areas for improvement and is intended to be a call to action….
The Penalty Spot: The ParkingEye and Cavendish Square Holding BV Decisions
Helen Hart and Jon English report on the Supreme Court judgment and consider its implications for IT lawyers…
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Monetary Penalty for CPS
The ICO has given details of its latest monetary penalty…
Cases Round-up
Data Exchange between Administrative Bodies Needs Notice The CJEU has given judgment in Case C-201/14 Smaranda Bara and Others v Presedintele Casei Nationale de Asigurari de Sanatate and Others. It held that, where personal data is subject to transfer and processing between public administrative bodies, the data subject must be informed in advance. Facts Ms…
Practical Advice in the Aftermath of Safe Harbour and the Schrems Ruling
In the second of our series of articles on Schrems, Natasha Simmons takes a sober look at the judgment in Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner and gives some practical guidance…
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Reflections on the Technology Law Futures Conference
In a guest post, Simon Deane-Johns, who was the Conference Chair, offers his thoughts on some of the themes covered at the SCL Technology Law Futures Conference held in the summer…
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Bitcoin and VAT Judgment
According to the CJEU, the exchange of traditional currencies for units of the ‘bitcoin’ virtual currency is exempt from VAT…