As Spring finally arrives, even those of us who are more mature can feel youthful – until we are swiftly reminded by partners or children that we are not quite as young as we once were. And that sort of dangerous delusion can spread into IT law practice – partners and senior figures in IT…
Guidance on Financial Promotions in Social Media
The Financial Conduct Authority has published new guidance…
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The 91-year-old Activist and the Angry Neighbour: the Limits on Police Retaining Personal Data
Harry Kinmonth reviews a recent Supreme Court judgment which considered the police use of personal data…
Beware of Bloatware
Chris Coughlan reflects on the data protection consequences of Lenovo’s Superfish scandal….
Defamation in False Online Review
A High Court judgment has resulted in a substantial damages award for a false review…
Case Report: Sales Representation Undermining Licence Terms
A High Court judgment in a software licensing dispute underlines the dangers lurking from pre-contract sale representations. Richard Osborne reports on the case and suggests a strategy for minimising the dangers….
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CJEU VAT Ruling: ebooks are not Books
The CJEU has ruled that Member States cannot apply a reduced rate of VAT to the supply of electronic books, in contrast with paper books…
Data Retention: Supreme Court Ruling on Police Practice
The Supreme Court has given judgment in a case concerning the collection and retention by the police of electronic data about individuals and the balancing human rights concerns….
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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…
CPD Online: Data Protection Update 2015
Questions arising from the SCL Data Protection Update Seminar held on 28 January 2015. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC295 – CPD: 2 hours…