Legislation and Regulation
Blockchain and smart contracts - dispute resolution challenges
Emma Stevens, Associate Solicitor - Dispute Resolution, Coffin Mew, explains what smart contracts are, how they can benefit organisations, and how the law is set to change
Blockchain could be 'transformational' for small businesses, says Minister
Significant potential for distributed ledgers in ensuring prompter payments, says Margot James, Minister of State at the DCMS
You could be fined twice for the same breach under GDPR and NIS
Critical infrastructure providers could be hit with a double penalty for a data breach where new EU laws coincide
Legislators need to be leading the debate around AI not playing catchup, says Lloyds Bank analyst
As technology advances exponentially legislators need to find a way to do the same, argues panel
Algorithms in the justice system: Should computers decide our fate?
James Kitching, Solicitor - Corporate, Coffin Mew, examines the phenomenon of decisions being made by machines in the justice system
ICO levels first ever GDPR notice against AggregateIQ
The company has 30 days to audit its data practises, or face the maximum £17 million fine
EU copyright law may end up pleasing no-one
Three IP lawyers pick over the result of the recent vote and find much that still needs clarification
Atrium wants to automate lawyers' offices
The company has just finished a $65 million funding round
Amendments to EU copyright proposals welcome but insufficient, say IP experts ahead of Wednesday's vote
Academics welcome removal of upload filters and exemption of platforms like Wikipedia, but say it 'misses the opportunity to strengthen the position of creators sustainably'
From EMI to YouTube musicians always lose - but the EU copyright proposals may not help
The devil's in the detail of Articles 11 and 13
New president of British Science Association warns of dangers of unregulated AI
Professor Jim Al-Khalili wants the public to be educated to avoid a public backlash against AI, like GM foods
MEPs to vote on controversial copyright law again next week
Fierce lobbying sets artists and publishers against free speech activists and the tech industry, with the vote too close to call
Tech doesn't need regulation - it needs a conscience
There are better ways to control an industry that government intervention
A customer's approach to the cloud - ensuring consistency in security
Intellectual Property & Technology partner, Duncan Pithouse, and senior associate, Roxanne Chow from law firm DLA Piper, outline what firms should consider when looking to use cloud services
Congratulations on hitting $1 trillion Apple, now it's time to clean up your act
The tech giant's power should come with greater responsibility, argues Michael Holder
DCMS committee slams Facebook over political adverts, disinformation and obfuscation
'Serious failings in the company's operations' resulted in data manipulation, misinformation and disinformation, say MPs
Vote Leave found guilty of exceeding spending limit by Electoral Commission
Campaign worked with BeLeave and Veterans for Britain to funnel money to Aggregate IQ in contravention of electoral law
Google, Apple and Facebook should be regulated like telecoms firms, says German watchdog
Email and messaging providers should provide the same standards of data protection, says Bundesnetzagentur
Tech and data protection law, post-GDPR
James Castro-Edwards of law firm Wedlake Bell argues that the UK needs to demonstrate that it protects personal data to EU standards as Brexit looms
Urgent action required to control murky funding, data misuse and misinformation says Electoral Commission
Campaign materials should have a digital imprint, fines should be larger and social media firms need to do more, says hard-hitting report
Teradata sues SAP over HANA
Alleges 'trade secret misappropriation, copyright infringement and antitrust violations' against SAP
Home Secretary announces new visa plan for entrepreneurs
Move follows statements of disquiet from the technology sector
Companies will move towards private blockchains as GDPR gains ground
The law lags behind technology, which has allowed 'crypto-anarchy' to reign - but that is changing
UK will be subject to, but have no say in, EU rules after Brexit
EU has shot down ICO's urging for deeper integration on data protection
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