Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes report on new technologies in the justice system
Report acknowledges the potential of new technologies but warns against the pace of their deployment and the absence of appropriate safeguards….
Miscellaneous
High Court reverses decision on service out of the jurisdiction in bitcoin case
The claimant had no realistic prospect of establishing that the facts pleaded amounted to a breach of fiduciary duty…
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CMA announces next steps on future oversight of Open Banking
The CMA, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator have also published a joint statement….
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EU and US reach agreement in principle on Safe Harbor Mark III
Will this be third time lucky, following Safe Harbor and the Privacy Shield?…
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Book Review: Human Rights Responsibilities in the Digital Age
Rónán Kennedy praises a new contribution to the developing engagement by the human rights community with a digital society…
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Law Commission issues report on electronic trade documents
Report contains draft legislation to allow for the legal recognition of trade documents such as bills of lading and bills of exchange in electronic form….
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Online Safety Bill introduced to UK parliament
Ofcom will have the power to fine companies 10% their annual global turnover, require them to improve their practices and block non-compliant sites….
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Data Protection Commission issues fine of €17m on Meta
The fine follows a DPC inquiry into twelve data breach notifications and the finding that Meta had breached the GDPR….
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Digital Dispute Resolution Rules: Challenging awards under the Arbitration Act 1996
Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard picks out some of the innovative features of the UKJT’s digital dispute resolution rules and why they may lead to challenges under the Arbitration Act 1996…
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European Data Protection Board holds March plenary session
EDPB adopts guidelines on cooperation between GDPR supervisory authorities, dark patterns in social media platform interfaces and a toolbox on cooperation with third country supervisory authorities….
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