Miscellaneous

The question of the decade, “what is cryptocurrency?” elicits  many responses – not least from lawyers. England, New Zealand and Canada and other courts in common law jurisdictions have broadly established that cryptocurrencies can be treated as a form of property for different purposes. The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts…

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The Law Society has responded to the UK government’s White Paper on the regulation of AI. In that response, it has highlighted the important role that the legal profession plays in the advancement of responsible technologies, as well as in implementing standards and regulation. Its key recommendations include: the UK government should introduce a blend…

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The Law Commission of England and Wales has published recommendations for reform and development of the law relating to digital assets, including crypto-tokens (cryptocurrencies) and non-fungible tokens. They are increasingly used for an increasing variety of purposes, such as for investment, for making payments, and for linking or embodying debt and equity securities. The Commission…

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The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued its ruling in Case C-579/21 | Pankki S. In 2014, an employee of the bank Pankki S who was also a customer, learnt that his colleagues had looked at his personal information on several occasions. He doubted that this was lawful. On 29 May 2018,…

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The European Commission has informed Google that it believes that it has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (“adtech”). The Commission believes that Google favours its own online display advertising technology services to the detriment of competing providers of advertising technology services, advertisers and online publishers. Google’s main source…

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UK law High Court sets FRAND rates in Apple v Optis case Many SCL readers will be aware that Apple and Optis have been engaged in international litigation concerning Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) for some time. The High Court has ruled in Optis Cellular Technology LLC and others v Apple Retail UK Ltd and others…

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The European Commission has proposed new rules which aim to help consumers make informed and sustainable choices when purchasing mobile and cordless phones, and tablets, under the existing EU Energy Labelling Regulation. The European Commission published its proposal on the same day as the European Parliament and Council approved measures to make these devices more…

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The ICO is recommending that organisations start using privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) to share people’s personal information safely, securely and anonymously. It says that these types of technologies allow organisations to harness the power of personal data through innovative and trustworthy applications, by allowing them to share, link and analyse people’s personal information without having…

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UK law New guidance on the presentation of mid-contract price increases in telecoms ads CAP and BCAP have published new guidance aimed at helping protect consumers from the misleading advertising of mobile and broadband contracts that include mid-contract price increases. Many providers include clauses in their contracts that mean consumers’ monthly costs will increase on…

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The European Commission has informed Google that it believes that it has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (‘adtech’). The Commission believes that Google favours its own online display advertising technology services to the detriment of competing providers of advertising technology services, advertisers and online publishers. Google’s main source…

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