eDisclosure: The Perfect ESI Storm
Deborah Blaxell examines the trends and forecasts a stormy outlook, which poses a real danger for those not properly prepared…
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Law Firms and Data Protection ‘Breaches’
A response to an FOI request suggests that the ICO investigated 173 UK law firms for reported breaches in 2014…
Dr Download: Apps and Wearables as Medical Devices
Neil Brown and Sandra Brown offer an introduction to the regulation of apps and wearables as medical devices…
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Podcast: Superintelligence – a godsend, or a doomsday device?
Chair: James Taylor, Legal Counsel, Fujitsu Services Limited Speaker: (Please click to listen to the presentation)Nick Bostrom, Professor, Faculty of Philosophy & Oxford Martin School, Director, Future of Humanity Institute, Director, Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology, University of Oxford Panel:Oliver Lawson, Senior Associate, Stevens & Bolton LLPJames Taylor, Legal Counsel, Fujitsu Services LimitedMatthew Lavy,…
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Skin in the Game
Joanne Frears wants us to consider the considerable implications of ‘skintech’ before the wrinkles start to show…
Open Access to Law – How Soon?
Professor Chris Marsden explains what is behind the Openlaws.eu project and explores the current landscape of access to law in the UK….
Technology Contracts: Creative Relationships Require Creative Agreements
Olivia Whitcroft casts her eyes over standard terms and suggests a better way forward. She offers a mercurial warning: ‘If all you have is standard terms, everything looks like a fax machine’…
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The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 – Recent Developments
On 17 July 2014 Parliament passed the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA). DRIPA has proved controversial. Its validity is subject to legal challenge while, at the same time, the Government proposes to widen its scope by amendments in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill currently before Parliament. Rosemary Jay reviews the current state of play and explains the background to DRIPA….
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EU Guidelines on Cloud Computing Service Agreements
Pearse Ryan and Niall Donnelly bring us up to date and tell you what you need to know about the guidelines on SLAs in the cloud…
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Predictions 2015: IT and Legal Practice
This set of predictions comes from leading consultants and commentators operating in legal IT…