Smart Cities – Power to the Citizens?
Smart Cities are creating a buzz. Emma Wright and Dianne Devlin explain what the excitement is about and highlight some of the challenges…
Privacy & Data Protection
Vidal-Hall v Google: Can Big Brother Be Defeated?
Chris Bridges summarises the judgment in this important case and offers his thoughts on its implications…
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Article 29 Working Party Publications on Surveillance and Security
Pearse Ryan and Golda Hession review recent documents from the Article 29 Working Party in this highly controversial area…
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Monetary Penalty for SFO Negligence
The Serious Fraud Office has been ‘fined’ after evidence from BAE Systems ‘bribery’ investigation was wrongly disclosed…
Vidal-Hall: Some Links and Thoughts
Links to accounts and comment on this vital case and some preliminary thoughts…
The Rise of the Sharing Economy
Susan McLean introduces us to the characteristics and challenges of the sharing economy, outlines the considerable UK developments to make special provision for it and highlights the legal issues that have to be borne in mind by those operating in it…
Does New Russian Personal Data Law Ban International Business?
Rimma Leshcheva explains the position with regard to Russia’s new data laws and suggests how to deal with it…
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Vidal-Hall v Google: Milestone Court of Appeal Judgment
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Google’s appeal in judgments destined to have a dramatic impact on data protection and privacy law…
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Dr Download: Apps and Wearables as Medical Devices
Neil Brown and Sandra Brown offer an introduction to the regulation of apps and wearables as medical devices…
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New Banks and the Challenges of Intra-group Arrangements
John McKinlay considers the IT issues that face some of those entering the banking field…
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