IP Rights: Where Does the Internet Stop?
Gwilym Roberts gives his view of the recent Canadian case which raises a wide range of jurisdictional issues for IP and tech lawyers…
Litigation & DR
SCL Better Contracts: Speedy Dispute Resolution in IT/technology Disputes
Kathy Harford reports on the latest event in the SCL Better Contracts Initiative programme, where new options for speedy dispute resolution in IT/technology disputes were considered….
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Data Protection Bill Published
First reading in the House of Lords on 13th September 2017…
EU Position Paper on Data Protection & Brexit: mercifully brief
EU team’s negotiating position published…
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The Sextech Event: innuendo not included
Sextech is a serious matter. David Chaplin, SCL’s Development Editor, highlights some recent articles and looks forward to the forthcoming event….
Blockchain: Is the GDPR Already Outdated?
Tom Cox and Andrew Solomon query the effectiveness of the GDPR when applied to the blockchain…
New High Court Judgment on Limited Liability
The High Court has given judgment on preliminary issues affecting terms of a contract for IT services which sought to limit liability. The judge’s views on the limitation of liability clauses might tempt readers to tighten up their drafting….
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GDPR and HR: Who is Your Lead Supervisory Authority?
Razia Begum and Rachel Ashwood examine how the lead supervisory authority is determined for multi-national organisations that process HR data….
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Striking an Appropriate Balance: the UK Data Retention Regime and the IPA 2016
Tristan Goodman questions whether the UK data regime strikes an appropriate balance between efficiency and legitimacy…
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Singapore: Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to the Personal Data Protection Act
Darren Grayson Chng, our Associate Editor for Singapore, outlines proposals to modify their Personal Data Protection Act 2012, which came into operation in 2014….