SCL Annual Conference 2013 Report: In a Few Words
David Chaplin reports on the SCL Annual Conference 2013, ‘All the IT Law you need for 2014’…
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Publishing & social media
Silly Terms and Conditions
An article in the FT has caused a bit of a stir and I wonder what SCL members think…
ICO Monetary Penalty Overturned for the First Time – Where Next for MPNs?
Martin Sloan covers the first successful challenge to a monetary penalty notice and considers its implications…
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Augmented Reality Too
Joanne Frears continues her series of articles on aspects of augmented reality, based on her experiences of advising some of the most cutting-edge of AR providers…
OFT consults on new principles for in-app purchases
The Office of Fair Trading has announced a consultation on new principles for in-app purchases. The consultation follows an investigation launched in April 2013. The OFT has concerns about in-app charges. It says that it has seen suggestions of potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, which…
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Costs Protection in Defamation and Privacy Claims Consultation
The government has announced a consultation on costs protection in defamation and privacy claims. Following the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s Report in November 2012, the government accepted his recommendation, endorsing that of Lord Justice Jackson, that costs protection should be extended to defamation and privacy claims. Costs protection protects parties from the costs that…
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Data Sharing Between Public Bodies Consultation
The Law Commission has issued a consultation on data sharing between public bodies. The consultation ends on 13 December 2013 and the Law Commission has created a special Twitter account for the consultation – https://twitter.com/LawComData The consultation paper considers issues relating to data sharing between public bodies and to some extent private bodies carrying out…
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‘Wandering Clouds’ Emerging Trends in Cloud Services Contracts
Kit Burden offers his highly practical insights into the way in which Cloud services contracts have developed…
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Misleading and Updating
How far should we go to keep web site articles up to date? Do we have adequate disclaimers in place?…
Celebrity Images: Lessons from Rihanna’s T-shirt
Ashley Hurst and Iona Millership explain how Rihanna has provided a boost for celebrity endorsement on social media…
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