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ICO issues guidance on workplace monitoring

3rd October 2023 | employment , human rights , information technology | Employment law , Data protection
Regulator aims to help employers fully comply with data protection law

Deepfake scam warning in wake of Lewis advert

10th July 2023 | consumer , information technology | Consumer and civil rights , IT and intellectual property
Money saving expert’s likeness used for bogus investment scheme

Susskind seeks National Institute for Legal Innovation

6th July 2023 | information technology | IT and intellectual property
Lawtech pioneer believes single body needed to preserve role of English law

English law works for digital assets, Commission reports

28th June 2023 | information technology | IT and intellectual property
Law reform proposals would strengthen regime for new types of property

Inner House launches regular live stream appeal service

27th June 2023 | civil litigation , information technology | Civil court work , IT and intellectual property
Court of Session Live project will allow remote viewing of appeal hearings

Academics propose anti-"ghostbot" clauses for wills

12th June 2023 | information technology , executries | IT and intellectual property
Paper suggests ways to prevent digital reincarnations after death

Lawyer warns companies over collecting children's data

16th May 2023 | information technology , human rights | Data protection , Children
Severe regulatory and business consequences of getting it wrong: Dailly

Victims to get virtual introduction to court experience

18th April 2023 | criminal law , information technology | Criminal court work , IT and intellectual property
New technology will provide interactive experience ahead of giving evidence

Lawyer warns of data breach risk from ChatGPT

3rd April 2023 | information technology | Data protection , IT and intellectual property
Entering confidential information could lead to unintended disclosure

Abertay project seeks to detect online “romance fraud”

13th February 2023 | criminal law , information technology | Criminal legal aid , IT and intellectual property
Tool being developed to spot scammers using dating platforms

Survey running on remote civil court hearings

5th October 2022 | civil litigation , information technology | Civil court work , IT and intellectual property
Research seeks to support future development of digital programme

EHRC issues guidance on avoiding discrimination from AI

1st September 2022 | information technology , human rights | IT and intellectual property , Discrimination
Equality regulator embarks on monitoring projects to aid understanding

English Law Commission launches major crypto-token paper

28th July 2022 | information technology | IT and intellectual property
Discussion paper proposes new category of personal property

Data breach fine for company "scraping" online photos

23rd May 2022 | information technology , human rights | Data protection
ICO fines Clearview AI £7.5m for using people's images without consent

Peers warn of risks from unregulated justice system AI

30th March 2022 | information technology , criminal law | Criminal legal aid , IT and intellectual property
Report calls for strict regulation to ensure benefits from informed use

Commissions' self-driving regime removes driver fault

26th January 2022 | information technology | Road traffic
Proposed automated vehicles law adopts regulatory, not criminal approach

Using new tech in policing could breach rights: Faculty

11th November 2021 | criminal law , human rights , information technology | Crime , IT and intellectual property , Human rights
Response warns of dangers from possible misuse of AI

Google defeats iPhone user action in UKSC ruling

10th November 2021 | information technology , reparation | Data protection
Judges hold individual loss must be shown for Data Protection Act claim

ICO consults on draft international data transfer terms

12th August 2021 | human rights , information technology | Data protection , EU / international
Draft agreement would replace standard contractual clauses

South Africa allows patent to AI inventor

28th July 2021 | intellectual property , information technology | IT and intellectual property
First success for team seeking recognition for non-human creators

Lindsays to help video game designers

16th June 2021 | information technology , intellectual property , education-training
Firm provides legal advice for students

Civil Online document upload available from Monday

13th May 2021 | civil litigation , information technology | Civil court work
Service available across all sheriff courts for most types of case

Conference tackles digital future of the courts

11th May 2021 | civil litigation , information technology | Civil court work
Full day event considers how to use remote capability after COVID

Telecoms operator held entitled to new lease under code

10th May 2021 | commercial property , information technology | Telecoms
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