Directive on Accessibility
The EU Council has now accepted the public sector web accessibility directive…
Litigation & DR
EU-US Privacy Shield Adopted
The European Commission has launched the EU-US Privacy Shield, claiming that it provides ‘stronger protection for transatlantic data flows’. There has been immediate criticism of its effectiveness….
Blocking Injunctions and Trade Marks: Court of Appeal Cartier Judgment
The Court of Appeal has held that blocking injunctions affecting ISPs may be appropriate where protection is sought for intellectual property rights other than copyright. Laurence Eastham summarises the case….
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Online Pornography, Age Verification and the Digital Economy Bill 2016
The newly-published Digital Economy Bill 2016 includes a new framework for the (attempted) regulation of online pornography. Neil Brown offers some initial thoughts….
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eIDAS Day
A new regulation takes effect on 1 July…
Warnings on Online Resale Price Maintenance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a warning letter about illegal resale price maintenance following action taken against online suppliers…
Smart? Blockchain, DAO and Decentralization
Andres Guadamuz returns to blockchain, including an introduction to some basic concepts for those not familiar with the technology, and goes on to cover recent developments, particularly the latest multi-million hacking attacks involving Ethereum’s DAO, which suggests that smart contracts are only as smart as the people drafting them…
Feasible ODR
This piece from Naomi Mortimer was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): ‘A great idea, but unlikely to work in practice’. Critically evaluate this view of the Civil Justice Council’s ODR Advisory Group’s proposal for a system of Internet-based dispute resolution for (relatively) low value dispute resolution….
The Internet of Things and Privacy: When Do Privacy Laws Apply?
John Beardwood and Mark Bowman offer some insights from a Canadian perspective into the impact of the IoT on privacy in an extract from a much longer paper The Internet of Things and Privacy: An Analytic Framework. This extract tackles one of the crucial issues. The full paper may be downloaded as a pdf from the panel opposite. John Beardwood is one of the speakers at the IFCLA Conference 2016….
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Cybersecurity Law and the Internet of Things
Chris James gives us a tour of the IoT and highlights the many security threats lurking within it. Chris is one of the speakers at the IFCLA Conference 2016…
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