ECB publishes article on cryptoassets The European Central Bank has published an article on cryptoassets. It discusses the crypto-asset phenomenon with a view to understanding its potential risks and enhancing its monitoring. First, it describes the characteristics of the crypto-asset phenomenon, to arrive at a clear definition of the scope of monitoring activities. Second, it…
In this two-part article Rachael Goss takes a fresh look at the perennial question of whether smart contracts can ever work under English contract law by looking at the good, the bad and the ugly aspects associated with them. In Part 2 she looks at the shortcomings….
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Leah Grolman reviews one of the first books to analyse the laws applicable to automated and connected vehicles…
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The UK government has announced intends to disapply provisions on freedom of establishment and the free movement of services once the UK leaves the EU…
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that an operator of a website that features a Facebook ‘like’ button can be a data controller jointly with Facebook….
This month’s Court of Appeal judgment in ZyXEL v TQ Delta ([2019] EWCA Civ 1277) tells a tale of tactics and legal agility. After completely waiving any right to rely on RAND undertakings, ZyXEL have tested the bounds of the developing English law, writes Tristan Sherliker…
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John-Paul Tettmar-Saleh presents the third of our series of this year’s Student Essay prize winners ….
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Kate Brimsted and Tom Evans summarise the ICO’s recent cookie guidance and report on AdTech which set out some lessons and warnings for website owners in general and the online advertising industry in particular…
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Viagogo were seeking declarations that a hover over box showing the face value of tickets met the requirements of a CMA’s enforcement order…
Robin Hopkins reviews a surprising analysis of the GDPR in Mircom International and Golden Eye International v Virgin Media and Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 1827 (Ch)…
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