UK digital rail strategy outlined
Digital technology will be installed on trains and on the UK’s rail network to improve capacity and reduce delays to services, according to a new strategy published by Network Rail. […]
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‘Over-the-air’ software updates for driverless cars envisaged by UK minister
The “overwhelming majority” of software updates for driverless cars will be implemented remotely, a UK government minister has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Network and information security laws take effect
New cybersecurity laws impacting organisations across central sectors of the economy have taken effect around Europe. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BIM users and supporters must come together to promote use of technology
ANALYSIS: The Winfield Rock report is an important and timely contribution to the discussion on improving uptake of building information modelling (BIM). However, advocates of the technology should be doing […]
Continue Reading →New measures to combat illegal content online being considered
EU policy makers are considering introducing new measures to combat illegal content posted on the internet. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Communications data laws can apply to crimes that are not ‘serious’, says EU court adviser
EU law permits communications data laws to be enforced by the police and other authorities even when they crimes they are investigating are not ‘serious’, providing there is no serious […]
Continue Reading →Ad blocking deemed legal in Germany
Ad blocking services are free to operate in Germany after the country’s Federal Court of Justice ruled their use does not breach competition laws. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Information commissioner’s powers to be enhanced in the UK
Businesses could be forced to hand over information to the UK’s data protection watchdog within 24 hours under new proposed new data protection laws. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK oil and gas heads to Houston for Offshore Technology Conference
ANALYSIS: Fifty years on, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas remains a vital platform for those in the offshore oil and gas industries, allowing for the exchange of […]
Continue Reading →Address risk of software and data ‘lock out’ in supplier contracts
ANALYSIS: A ruling earlier this year by the High Court in London should spur software customers to take steps to stop providers preventing them from accessing software and data critical […]
Continue Reading →Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court reforms: state of play May 2018
ANALYSIS: The UK’s recent ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement marked an important step towards a new system of unitary patent protection becoming operational. The process has been […]
Continue Reading →UK government told to amend communication surveillance laws
The UK government has been given until 1 November this year to introduce revised communication surveillance laws after existing legislation was found to be “incompatible with fundamental rights in EU […]
Continue Reading →Final UK network and information security laws published
UK laws which will implement the EU’s Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive have been finalised and published. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →G-Cloud security process: others can learn from UK improvements
ANALYSIS: Other countries should consider adopting a similar cloud framework to the UK’s to increase efficiency, save money and improve their IT capability. But they should learn from the UK’s […]
Continue Reading →UK G-Cloud is a model other countries should follow
ANALYSIS: The UK government pioneered a cloud framework that allowed the public sector to buy services from pre-approved suppliers. It has helped to transform and modernise public sector IT and […]
Continue Reading →UK government announces new AI ‘sector deal’ with tech industry
Technology companies have promised to invest more than £300 million in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a new ‘sector deal’ struck with the UK government. Read […]
Continue Reading →Injunction can be served via text message, rules UK judge
A married businessman was granted permission to serve a court injunction by text message to prohibit an alleged blackmailer from disclosing details of an affair he had. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Apple agrees back tax repayment deal with Irish government
The Irish government and Apple have signed a legal agreement which will enable Ireland to begin recovery of around €13 billion worth of state aid granted to the company between […]
Continue Reading →Tech startups to transform UK oil and gas industry
ANALYSIS: The North Sea was built on innovation and enterprise, so it is not surprising that the well-publicised difficulties of recent years have led to a host of new technology […]
Continue Reading →US court drops long-running data access case involving Microsoft
A long-running case over whether US authorities have a right to access data stored outside of the country has been brought to an end. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →MPs raise ‘serious concerns’ over NHS Digital stewardship of data
A group of UK MPs said it had “serious concerns” over the ability of the senior leadership of NHS Digital to understand and protect health and social care data. Read […]
Continue Reading →Complex disputes driving up tax tribunal backlog
The number of outstanding tax disputes waiting to be heard by the UK tribunals has continued to rise, as the high profile crackdown on tax avoidance by HM Revenue and […]
Continue Reading →Tribunal: journalist entitled to obtain tax appeal documentation
A journalist should generally be entitled to obtain copies of documentation lodged with the tribunal as part of a tax appeal, including the grounds of appeal and the response of […]
Continue Reading →Patent strategy needed for developing connected and autonomous cars
ANALYSIS: Businesses looking to develop connected and autonomous cars must consider how they will access patented technology central to the way those vehicles will operate. Read Complete Article
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