Data Protection: Subject Access Rights
A recent High Court judgment concerned the adequacy of a search following a subject access request and the limits of legal professional privilege in that context…
Privacy & Data Protection
European Commission’s Internal Task Force on FinTech
Pearse Ryan and Robert Cain highlight the role of an EU task force and the issues it is likely to address…
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Trust me, I’m a computer
Manish Soni sheds some light on a vital area – trusted computing – which underpins our computing and which few IT lawyers understand…
Facebook, Illegality and the E-commerce Directive
In light of the judgment in CG v Facebook in the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal, Professor Lorna Woods asks: when is Facebook liable for illegal content under the E-commerce Directive?…
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Freedom of Movement
Laurence Eastham offers a cautionary tale about the monitoring of movements…
E-commerce: EC to Lower the Burdens of Cross-border Taxation
Heather Burns explains how proposed changes to the taxation of cross-border digital services represent an acknowledgement of the unintended consequences of digital legislation….
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Commission Proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation
The European Commission’s draft Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications has now been published. The Commission’s stated aim is to reinforce trust and security in the Digital Single Market by updating the legal framework on ePrivacy….
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Most Exponential Law Firms 2025
An entertaining and insightful article from Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington, as they look ahead to a very different law firm environment in 2025. Their stories from the future might just motivate you in the present….
Predictions re Communications and ISPs
Neil Brown with some near-term thoughts and predictions…
Predictions 2017 – Tech Law and More
A selection of predictions, mainly concerning anticipated legal developments…