Event Report: Making a Career of IT
Anna Hoffman reports on the SCL Junior Lawyers’ Group meeting ‘Making a Career of IT’ hosted by 4 Pump Court on 22 October 2019….
Technology, Society & Justice
From the SCL Editor: Bring Me Your Predictions, Reflections and Resolutions
David Chaplin calls for your contributions for the December issue of Computers and Law…
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In Other News: This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
CAA publishes requirements for drone operators’ licences The CAA has published its requirements for mandatory registration and education of drone operators, which take effect on 30 November 2019, although the online scheme goes live from 5 November. There will be two elements to the online system. Anyone responsible for a drone or unmanned aircraft (including model…
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ICO issues blog post on enabling access, erasure, and rectification rights in AI systems
The ICO has issued a blog post on access, erasure, and rectification rights in AI systems….
The internet: broken or about to be broken?
Graham Smith’s Keynote Speech to the SCL Annual Conference 2019 in which he argues that proposed cures for a broken internet risk harming the patient….
EVENT REPORT: The New Technology Lawyer – The SCL Annual Conference 2019
David Chaplin picks out what he thinks was the central theme from last week’s sprawling, enthralling SCL Annual Conference…
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Autonomous vehicles, software and product liability: have the Law Commissions missed an opportunity?
Leah Grolman thinks autonomous vehicles provide the ideal test case for examining the relationship between consumer protection law and software liability and that the Law Commissions have failed to grasp the opportunity to examine the issue….
Introducing Data Trusts: what are they and what are the legal considerations?
Emily Barwell considers the legal considerations when setting up a data trust and discusses when it may be appropriate to use this new and innovative concept emerging in the data ethics space…
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EVENT REPORT: If A Neural Network Wants To Turn Right, No One Can Explain Why
Simon Deane-Johns summarises some key takeaways from the recent SCL Ireland event on AI held on 17th September…
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Techlaw News Round-Up
Automation and the future of work report published The House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select committee has published its report on automation and the future of work. It calls on the UK government to issue a UK robot and AI strategy by the end of 2020. The report outlines a series of…