EU Commission Moves on Tax for Amazon and Apple
The EU Commission has taken further steps against Member States in relation to so-called sweetheart deals affecting Amazon and Apple…
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Living in Interesting Times: Searching for an Adequacy Finding after Brexit
In these uncertain times, Rosemary Jay offers her expert view on one of the crucial post-Brexit issues. It is a long read but worth it….
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Database Rights and Copyright: Technomed v Bluecrest Health Screening
Jane Lambert reports on a recent High Court judgment that has an impact on database rights and arguably extends the meaning of the term ‘database’…
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Online Platforms and Illegal Content: New EU Commission Guidelines
The EU Commission has published a ‘Communication’ setting out guidelines and principles for online platforms dealing with illegal content inciting hatred, violence and terrorism…
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IP Rights: Where Does the Internet Stop?
Gwilym Roberts gives his view of the recent Canadian case which raises a wide range of jurisdictional issues for IP and tech lawyers…
Employee Monitoring: Human Rights Judgment
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that, on the particular facts, the monitoring of an employee’s electronic communications amounted to a breach of his right to private life and correspondence…
India: Privacy Judgment
Stephen Mathias reports on a judgment of the Supreme Court of India which held that privacy is a fundamental right…
Striking an Appropriate Balance: the UK Data Retention Regime and the IPA 2016
Tristan Goodman questions whether the UK data regime strikes an appropriate balance between efficiency and legitimacy…
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Overview of Singapore’s draft Cybersecurity Bill
Darren Grayson Chng, our Associate Editor for Singapore, summarises the Bill and local reaction to it….
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Smart Contracts: Double-edged Sword
Katie Simmonds and Jonathan Smart explain that smart contracts do not presage the death of lawyers but provide a useful tool for lawyers to exploit…