SCL Student Essay Prize Winner Announced
The winner of this year’s SCL Student Essay Prize is Alvin Cheung. The runner-up is Viraj Ananth….
Litigation & DR
Talking Tech Law 2
Continuing our series where we ask key figures from the tech law sector to answer five questions, Lorraine Chimbga and Andrew Sharpe make their contribution…
Data Protection Damages: Court of Appeal Judgment in TLU v Home Office
Lorna Skinner analyses the Court of Appeal decision in TLU v Home Office, which concerned misuse of private information and data protection and provided a further explanation of Durant…
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Is the Use of Self Deleting Apps Legally Defensible?
Karyn Harty asks an interesting question and suggests an approach that will lead to a sensible answer…
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Bulk Interception: Latest European Court of Human Rights Ruling
The ECtHR has considered a challenge to the regime for bulk interception of communications in Sweden and decided that it meets ECHR standards…
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Cases Update June/July 2018
These are brief reports of a number of cases dealt with on the SCL site over the last two months. In many cases, more detailed reports are available online, where links to full judgments are also available….
The Risk of Not ‘Reaching for the Contract’
Monica Connolly and Eilidh Smith offer a case review of David MacBrayne Limited v Atos IT Services (UK) Limited and point out the lessons that might be taken from the case…
Blocking Orders and ISP Costs
The Supreme Court has given its decision in the case concerning the costs of implementing blocking orders sought by Cartier and others, where BT and other ISPs sought reimbursement…
Law Commission Consultation on Search Warrants in an Electronic Age
The Law Commission is to consult on proposals for modernising the law on search warrants and has highlighted key issues concerning electronic information…
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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….