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
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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
Continue Reading →Heavy digital focus to new UK consumer and competition law plans
The UK government is to consider whether the powers that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has at its disposal are fit for the digital age as part of a […]
Continue Reading →Infrastructure must be built with connected and autonomous vehicles in mind
ANALYSIS: The mainstream adoption of new connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) will depend on infrastructure being updated with CAV technologies in mind: in this respect, collaboration between the infrastructure and […]
Continue Reading →France entitled to ban UberPop service
France is entitled to prosecute Uber for operating its ‘UberPop’ carpooling service in breach of French law without first notifying the European Commission, the EU’s highest court has ruled. Read […]
Continue Reading →UK 4G and 5G auctions raise more than £1.3bn
More than £1.3 billion has been raised from the latest ‘4G’ and ‘5G’ spectrum auctions in the UK, the country’s telecoms regulator has announced. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Plans to create ‘5G city’ in the UK outlined
A new ‘5G city’ is to be established in the UK, the government has confirmed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Fibre broadband business rates relief rules finalised
Telecoms companies installing new fibre broadband networks in England will not have to pay business rates on impacted land under new laws set to come into force later this month. […]
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