SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – A-Z of Data Protection in the IT World
Alexander de Gaye reports on the seventh module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, an event held at Fieldfisher on Wednesday 5 November 2014…
Litigation & DR
Latest Data Protection Conviction and Charging Policy
A company director has been fined for illegally accessing a mobile phone company’s customer database…
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The Successful Management of Delay in IT Outsourcing Contracts
Clive Davies is concerned that relief event regimes in outsourcing contracts are not having the desired effect and that they may sometimes turn projects that are delayed into projects that are destroyed…
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Digital Currencies: Government Call for Information
The government is seeking views and information about digital currencies…
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PSD2 Redux – Updated
Simon Deane-Johns updates his review of the revised proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market. This version supersedes his article published online in mid-October and a further revision of that article; it takes account of a number of later revisions to the draft….
Data Protection: Making the ‘One Stop Shop’ Work
Rosemary Jay offers an expert’s perspective on the challenges facing the implementation of a ‘One Stop Shop’ under the General Data Protection Regulation…
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Data Protection, the Refugee and Fundamental Rights
A High Court ruling includes some thoughts on processing by the National Crime Agency, human rights and the ‘crime exemption’ from non-disclosure duties…
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Lowering Nuisance Calls Threshold
A consultation on proposals for lowering the threshold for enforcement action relating to nuisance calls and spam texts has been announced…
EU Network and Information Security Directive
Pearse Ryan, Paddy Buckenham and Niall Donnelly give a full account of the proposals for the pending ‘Cybersecurity Directive’ and the latest developments affecting it, and wonder whether it is possible to legislate for cybersecurity….
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New Kid on the Blocking Order
Susan Barty, Tom Reid and Tom Scourfield give a detailed account of the ruling in Cartier International AG & Ors v British Sky Broadcasting Ltd & Ors and comment on its potential impact…