Two New Monetary Penalties Imposed
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published details of further monetary penalties imposed on public authorities….
Litigation & DR
Learning to Code
Laurence Eastham was drawn to a discussion in the SCL LinkedIn group that really took off and wonders if it has relevance for all IT lawyers…
A Brave New World Demands Brave New Thinking
Phil Lee considers the impact that Google Glass and other ‘smart glasses’ may have on privacy issues and calls for new thinking…
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Innocent Face and Mischief
Will Sally Bercow’s costly defeat be enough to make people think twice about mindless tweeting? Would the court’s judgment have been different if the Defamation Act 2013 had applied? Will the allegations really be forgotten?…
Latest Data Protection Act Prosecution
A former manager of a health service based at a council-run leisure centre in Southampton has been prosecuted by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for unlawfully obtaining sensitive medical information relating to over 2,000 people. Paul Hedges took the information hoping to use the data for a new fitness company he was setting up. He…
Facebook: Not Just Between Friends
In the unlikely context of insolvency proceedings, the High Court in Northern Ireland has ruled on a claim to confidentiality in a posting on Facebook…
Patent Wars: EU Commission Weighs In
The EU Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Motorola Mobility relating to its potential misuse of mobile phone standard-essential patents…
Stale Cookies Given a Fresh Crunch
Is cookie compliance going to hamper innovation such as personalisation? In a forthcoming SCL meeting, worlds collide and the resulting compound could be gold for IT lawyers….
Cost Management and Budgeting: the Absurdities of Precedent H
Richard Harrison believes that the new costs management process fails to recognise litigation realities and puts far too much faith in Precedent H…
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New Legislation
The Defamation Act 2013 and the Crime and Courts Act 2013 are now published…