Digital Currencies: Government Call for Information
The government is seeking views and information about digital currencies…
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Litigation & DR
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…
SCL Events Reports
For many years the magazine reported on SCL events but these are now found only online. But we worry that many members are missing out on memorable and useful training opportunities. So here are two reports on events from September. Annie Clarke reports on the SCL Big Data Masterclass, Big Data & Digital: competition, consumer protection and other challengesand James Henderson reports on the sixth module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, Cloud Computing….
Case Reports Round-up
Laurence Eastham reports on some judgments published in September arising from a few leading cases from the Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights that may have an impact on IT law practice…
Revenge Porn, RtbF and Ronseal
The names we give things matter and new government legislation does not do what it says on the tin….