E-disclosure Survey
SCL Trustee Clive Freedman has set up a survey seeking responses on the post-Jackson disclosure regime….
Litigation & DR
Interim Injunctions and Limitation of Damages: Court of Appeal View
Richard Osborne reports on the Court of Appeal judgment in AB v CD, concerning a point of principle about the proper approach to the grant of an interim injunction. It is a case of clear importance for IT lawyers….
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New Article 29 Working Party Opinions
Two new official opinions were adopted by the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party on 16 December and are now published: one on ‘applicable law’ following Google Spain and one on automatic exchange of personal data for tax purposes…
SCL Event Report: Annual IT Contracts Update 2014
Matt Sharkey reports on Richard Stephens recent tour de force at the SCL Annual IT Contracts Update…
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EDPS on Safe Harbor and the Snowden Fall-out
The European Data Protection Supervisor has offered his views on the recent concerns over Safe Harbor. He believes that enforcing EU data protection law is essential for rebuilding trust between the EU and the USA…
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SCL Event Report: Data Protection Update Seminar
Claire Davies, Hannah Crowther and Emma Charlton report on the Data Protection Update Seminar held at Bristows LLP on 28 January…
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What’s in a Name? – Court of Appeal Judgment in Edem
Anya Proops reports on the judgment given on 7 February in the data protection case of Edem v The Information Commissioner and the Financial Services Authority…
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Nominet and Inappropriate Terms in Domain Names
Jane Seager explains a new policy development arising from concerns about the use of offensive terms, including those describing serious sexual offences, in domain names registered by Nominet…
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Trade Secrets
A group of lawyers from Linklaters offices across Europe look at the proposals for Europe-wide protection of trade secrets, and the implications for the IT sector. The authors are Daniel Pauly (Frankfurt), Pieter Van Den Broecke and Tom de Coster (Brussels), Ewa Kurowska-Tober (Warsaw), Pauline Debré (Paris) and Peter Church (London)….
In-app Purchases: OFT Issues Warning to Games Industry
The online games industry has been given two months ‘to get house in order’ following a recent OFT investigation…
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