For those engaged in drafting and dissecting limitations on liability clauses, recent court decisions have provided a very good collection of specimens to marvel at. Think Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT (2021), Soteria Insurance v IBM (2022) and Drax Energy Solutions Ltd v Wipro Ltd (2023), amongst others. The most recent addition to come…
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UK law Court of Appeal holds that Parts 3 to 7 of Investigatory Powers Act 2016 is compatible with Articles 8 or 10 of ECHR or retained EU Law In R (National Council for Civil Liberties) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWCA Civ 926, the National Council for Civil Liberties challenged…
UK law Select Committee issues report on connected technology The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has issued a report on connected technology. It says that users must be given clear information about, and a fair chance to understand, the basis on which their data is used and how to exercise their…
The report considers the challenges of using electronic signatures and makes recommendations for reform….
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The Court of Appeal said that there could be an arguable case that there was a fiduciary duty on bitcoin developers….
Online platforms: MEPs outline their priorities for the future Digital Services Act The European Parliament Internal Market Committee has discussed its first draft recommendations to the EU Commission on how digital services, including online platforms, should be regulated. The future Digital Services Act (DSA) should contribute to the strengthening of the internal market by ensuring…
The Ada Lovelace Institute has published a report that seeks to clarify terms around algorithmic audits and impact assessments, and the summarise current state of research and practice….
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Fears raised in their new report on the use of AI in recruitment and which proposes use of an Equality Impact Assessment…
Read More… from Institute of Work: discussions about AI neglect equality law