Defamation and the E-commerce Directive
The Court of Justice has given its ruling in a case concerning the interplay between defamation law and the special status given to providers of information society services under the E-commerce Directive…
Intellectual Property
Legal and Procedural Aspects of ODR in a Justice System
Darin Thompson continues his series of articles on online dispute resolution. In this second article in his series, he looks both at some conceptual matters affecting the foundation of the approach to ODR solutions and at some highly practical issues that flow from his preferred approach….
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Implementing Online Dispute Resolution in a Public Justice System
In the first of a series of articles, Darin Thompson examines ODR issues at a time when they may become of special relevance in England and Wales…
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ICO Fines MoJ
Repeated security failings lead to £180,000 monetary penalty for Ministry of Justice…
Editorial
SCL Technology Law Futures Forum This issue features six articles which arise from the very successful Technology Law Futures Forum which took place in late June. I am grateful to the speakers who have taken the time to turn their presentations, or aspects of their presentations, into articles for the magazine. I am still hoping…
Google Glass Review
Kuan Hon writes about her impressions of Google Glass after a session with a demo unit…
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing – A Brief Introduction
Andelka M. Phillips provides a summary of her presentation at the SCL Technology Law Futures Forum. It is intended to provide a very brief introduction to the direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC) industry and the issues it raises for the law. (Please note that this is part of research that is ongoing)….
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Data Breaches and Lawyers
The Information Commissioner ‘sounds the alarm’ on data breaches within the legal profession…
The Elusive Referendum Monster
Is there a referendum monster hidden deep in the Scottish lochs that will rear up and destroy IT law?…
British Gambling Regulation: Gambling Software
Stephen Ketteley and Chris Elliott offer an insight into an area of software regulation that few realised was on the cards….
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