Cloud and Other Digital Services Providers – Security & Incident Notification Obligations under the UK NIS Regulations, and GDPR comparison
Dr W Kuan Hon explains the impact of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018…
Lawtech & Lawyers
Time to get Technical? Revolutionizing the (Deplorable?) System of Internet Governance
This entry to the SCL Student Essay Prize earned Viraj Ananth the runner-up spot. It is a challenging and original take on the set question, which concerned the relative importance of law and ISP action in enforcement on the Internet….
Is Software Goods, or even Property? A Recommendation for Sui Generis Categories
With the recent Court of Appeal decision in Computer Associates v The Software Incubator as a catalyst, Ken Moon embarks on a detailed analysis of the ‘software as goods’ debate and suggests a modern solution to problems arising from outdated classifications…
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Smart contracts: can code ever be law?
Hoi Tak Leung, our Associate Editor for Hong Kong and China, takes a fresh look at smart contracts and when or whether they are enforceable….
Avoiding ‘Bizarre’ Consequences from Liability Caps
James Farrell and Sophie Jones give a full account of a recent Court of Appeal judgment and tease out the lessons to be taken from the dispute…
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Digital Ambition: HM Land Registry’s Digital Transformation Programme and the Path to Electronic Conveyancing and Registration
Richard Oliphant asks if the provision of HM Land Registry’s new digital services- using its own purpose-built PKI e-signature solution – can be augmented by partnerships with commercial e-signature platforms….
Is Singapore’s Digital transformation of the legal sector making progress?
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore Associate Editor, reviews the progress of their 5 year plan for legal digital transformation…
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Fun with Processor Clauses
Ed Boal reflects on his early experiences of negotiating processor clauses in anticipation of the GDPR coming into force….
GDPR and the Obligation to Notify Infringing Instructions
Simon Lightman and Steven Farmer think that the ICO’s draft guidance leaves unanswered questions on a data processor’s obligation to notify infringing instructions…
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Editorial October/November 2017
Laurence Eastham explains why he broke his own rules, reviews the latest issue and warns of a coming reckoning…