Editorial June/July 2018
Laurence Eastham picks out, and at, some themes from this issue…
Technology, Society & Justice
Talking Tech Law 2
Continuing our series where we ask key figures from the tech law sector to answer five questions, Lorraine Chimbga and Andrew Sharpe make their contribution…
Sir Henry Brooke – A Tribute
Richard Susskind, current SCL President, offers a tribute to past president, Sir Henry Brooke CMG PC…
Well done – and what’s next
Mark O’Conor highlights AI and looks forward to the SCL Annual Conference…
#MeToo for AI? Could Cambridge Analytica happen again?
Peter Leonard and Toby Walsh ask if the Cambridge Analytica scandal might be a #MeToo moment for algorithmic decision-making and AI?…
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AI: Changing Rules for a Changed World
Terence Bergin QC and Quentin Tannock use the rise and expected further development of FinTech to explore some of the legal issues that might arise from AI…
AI: Making the UK Ready Willing and Able
Lord Tim Clement-Jones writes about the important report from the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence which he chaired and the recommendations its Report put forward…
IFCLA Conference 2018
The 2018 IFCLA Conference, with the title ‘The Next Tech Law Revolution’, takes place in Paris on 7-8 June. Marie Hélène Tonnellier, President of IFCLA, was asked three questions about the 2018 Conference and these are her responses….
Talking Tech Law
SCL has been asking key figures from the tech law sector to answer five questions and posting their responses on its Facebook page. Their responses give an interesting insight into how they got their start and where they see the profession going and may provide some inspiration for those considering working in this area of law. In this, the first of a series that will appear in the magazine, we hear from Mark O’Conor, Sue McLean, Simon Deane-Johns and Neil Brown….
The ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Ruling: High Court Judgment on Delisting
Iain Wilson gives us his in-depth analysis of NT1 and NT2 v Google Inc, where the delisting of search engine results was sought and which provides the first English decision on the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’…
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