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Tom Grogan speaks on CW webinar on post-COVID digital transformation

Tom Grogan has spoken on a CW (formerly Cambridge Wireless) webinar on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected digital transformation, particularly in the healthcare sector.

Schrems II – sending data to the US (and other non-EEA countries) is now a major challenge

Businesses which are currently sending data to the US in reliance on the Privacy Shield need urgently to replace those arrangements. The big question is "with what?". The CJEU's recent decision in "Schrems II" means that the alternative route – Standard Contractual Clauses – is open to challenge too.

Anne Rose published in WIPO Magazine

Anne Rose, Associate in the Commercial team and Co-Lead of our Blockchain Group, has been published in the most recent edition of the WIPO Magazine on "Blockchain: Transforming the registration of IP rights and strengthening the protection of unregistered IP rights".

Can disruption shape the future of sports?

Sports' return is big news for fans and sponsors alike.

Data leaks in sports

Given the huge revenues at stake and the high net worth of some sportspeople, the global sports industry is a particularly attractive target for cyber criminals.

Sian Harding and Tom Grogan published in SCL Student Bytes

Sian Harding and Tom Grogan have had an article published by SCL Student Bytes, looking at emerging technologies and the evolving role of regulators.

Propertyshe Perspectives: supporting culture - the challenges and opportunities for the West End

In this week's Property Week blog, Susan Freeman discusses the need to support the cultural industry as theatres struggle to survive.

Anne Rose nominated as one of Computer Weekly's Most Influential Women in UK Technology

HM Land Registry – towards a distributed ledger of residential title deeds in the UK

On 6 March 2019, the sale of a recently refurbished, semidetached house in Gillingham had completed.

Age Appropriate Design Code laid before Parliament

The Information Commissioner’s new Age Appropriate Design Code has now been placed in front of Parliament and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has published its explanatory memorandum.

Immigration and artificial intelligence: a 'digital hostile environment'?

The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has been granted the right to pursue a judicial review of the Home Office’s artificial intelligence system that it uses to filter and prioritise UK visa applications. JCWI seek to 'turn off' the algorithm to prevent its use.

Government responds to Immersive and Addictive Technologies Report and indicates possible regulatory landscape

The UK Government has recently responded to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee's (DCMS) report on Immersive and Addictive Technologies by reinforcing its aim to make the UK the safest place to be online.