Afraid of Data Protection? Become a Journalist
Justin Dear considers the journalism exception to data protection obligations and examines the meaning of the term ‘journalist’…
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Intellectual Property
The 91-year-old Activist and the Angry Neighbour: the Limits on Police Retaining Personal Data
Harry Kinmonth reviews a recent Supreme Court judgment which considered the police use of personal data…
Case Report: Sales Representation Undermining Licence Terms
A High Court judgment in a software licensing dispute underlines the dangers lurking from pre-contract sale representations. Richard Osborne reports on the case and suggests a strategy for minimising the dangers….
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Data Retention: Supreme Court Ruling on Police Practice
The Supreme Court has given judgment in a case concerning the collection and retention by the police of electronic data about individuals and the balancing human rights concerns….
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Staff Transfer Provisions in IT Contracts
Simon Hill offers an in-house perspective on common pitfalls and drafting flaws in the areas where TUPE bites…
EU Trade Secrets Directive – Be Aware, Be Very Aware
Robert Clark, Pearse Ryan and Niall Donnelly look at the latest position on trade secrets. This is an updated and fuller version of an article posted earlier….
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Cases Round-up
Data Protection and Home CCTV According to the CJEU, the Data Protection Directive applies to a video recording made with a surveillance camera installed by a person on his family home and directed towards the public footpath. The Court ruled in Case 212/13 František Ryneš v Ú?ad pro ochranu osobních údaj? that those installing domestic…
Skin in the Game
Joanne Frears wants us to consider the considerable implications of ‘skintech’ before the wrinkles start to show…
Mobile Payments and Mobile Banking in India
Ben Trust and Sophie Papaevripides cast light on the rules that apply, and which may apply, in what may prove to be one of the most exciting markets for mobile payments…
Criticism Site Sparks Cat Fight
Dr David Taylor and Jane Seager report and comment on an interesting domain name dispute…