SCL Meeting Report: Annual Contract Law Update
Kyla Taylor reports on the annual tour de force from Richard Stephens…
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Publishing & social media
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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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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Afraid of Data Protection? Become a Journalist
Justin Dear considers the journalism exception to data protection obligations and examines the meaning of the term ‘journalist’…
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Guidance on Financial Promotions in Social Media
The Financial Conduct Authority has published new guidance…
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Defamation in False Online Review
A High Court judgment has resulted in a substantial damages award for a false review…
Controlling, Lying and Blocking – Ways for the Individual to Win the Privacy Arms Race?
This is a version of Marion Oswald’s speech at the launch of the Centre for Law & Information Policy at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on 24 February 2015…
CG v Facebook: Privacy Protection Online
Anya Proops reports on a case in the High Court in Northern Ireland where judgment was given against Facebook in a privacy/data protection case…
Legislation Alert
There is lots of new legislation affecting IT lawyers as IT law penetrates every corner of life. It is not easy to keep track. Here are some of the items that have come to my attention recently (somewhat slanted to criminal practice because of work focused on that area), with the odd moan about them thrown in….