War on Google: Vestager Strikes Back
Matt Bogdan reviews the background to the latest Google competition law moves and assesses the chances of successful Commission action…
Litigation & DR
Handling Government Data Requests under Processor BCR
Phil Lee guides you through the changes made to the Article 29 Working Party guidance on Processor Binding Corporate Rules and gives his tips on coping with government requests for access to data….
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Art 29 WP Revised Guidance on Processor Binding Corporate Rules
The Article 29 Working Party has published a revised version of its guidance on Processor Binding Corporate Rules…
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Avoiding Legal Traps and Pitfalls in IT Projects
Tom Bolam highlights the dangers of proceeding with IT projects without fully agreeing key terms and recording them in a binding agreement. He believes that, when considering IT contracts, lessons can be learned from the construction industry….
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Nominet Consultation on .UK WHOIS Disclosure Closing
Last call for those wishing to contribute to this Nominet consultation exercise…
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SCL Event Report: Irish Group Data Protection May Seminar
John O’Connor reports on a recent successful meeting…
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Data Protection Developments: How to Cope
If you have that Monday morning whenever you think about data protection reform, not just on Mondays, Andrew Cormack suggests ways to cope. A focus on current enforcement practice and the data protection principles is one option; quiet despair seems to be another….
Digital Single Market Strategy: IT Law Highlights
Although the launch of the EU Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy on 6 May will no doubt make it into the major news media even in this period of pre-election obsession, accurate reporting cannot be guaranteed. Highlighted below are some of the observations and views expressed by the Commission in their strategy document and the key proposals that affect IT lawyers….
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Cases Round-up
Internet Streaming and Broadcasters’ Rights The CJEU has ruled on a reference relating to the Infosoc Directive and communication to the public In Case C-279/13 C More Entertainment, a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden), the Court of Justice of the European Union had to consider issues surrounding the direct broadcast of…
Fare for All Appetites
What can SCL do to meet the needs of more senior IT lawyers?…