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SCL: THE QUEEN’S SPEECH 2021: WHAT TECH LAWYERS NEED TO KNOW The UK government has launched its new legislative programme with the Queen’s Speech. on 11 May 2021.. Here is a summary of the developments of interest to tech lawyers, some of which were already known about, as the Online Safety Bill, or carried over from the previous parliamentary session. SCL: CONTRACT FORMATION IN SCOTLAND To form a contract under Scots law, or to vary such a contract, no consideration is required. The other three elements (offer, acceptance and intention to form legal relations) are all present in Scots law and much of the detail within those three elements is the same as the English treatment (although the 'intention' component is approached SCL: EDPS LAUNCHES INVESTIGATIONS FOLLOWING THE JUDGMENT The European Data Protection Supervisor has launched two investigations.One considers the use of cloud services provided by Amazon and Microsoft Web Services under Cloud II contracts by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies (EUIs) and the other considers the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission. SCL: SCL WEBINAR: NFTS DEMYSTIFIED: A TECH LAWYER’S Prices: Non-member: £84.00 Professional member: £42.00. Date: Thursday 1 July 2021 Time: 12 pm – 1 pm Venue: Online event - joining details will be emailed to attendees ahead of the event. Chair: Neil Brown, Director, decoded:legal. Speakers: Tim Ryan, Partner and head of Media & Technology, DAC Beachcroft Kelsey Farish, Associate, DAC Beachcroft. About the event: Non-fungible tokens SCL: WP29 UPDATED GUIDANCE ON CONSENT The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has, with just over a month to go before the GDPR applies, issued its guidance on consent. Controllers relying on consent as a basis of lawfulness will want to familiarise themselves with this guidance in short order since, while much remains the same as the previously-issued draft guidance, some aspects have

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SCL: HOMESOCIETYEDITORIALEVENTSE-LEARNINGJOIN SCLGROUPS SCL (the Society for Computers and Law) is a registered educational charity that seeks to cultivate discussion and provide foundational and advanced training at the intersection of information technology and law. Professor Richard Susskind OBE, President. Our activities. SCL: BACK TO BASICS: SERVICE LEVELS AND SERVICE CREDITS The legal status of service credits is an important but often overlooked issue in the drafting of IT contracts. It is frequently assumed that as service credits provide a pre-specified financial remedy in the event of poor performance they are a form of liquidated damages. Depending on the drafting of the contract, this can and often

is the case.

SCL: THE QUEEN’S SPEECH 2021: WHAT TECH LAWYERS NEED TO KNOW The UK government has launched its new legislative programme with the Queen’s Speech. on 11 May 2021.. Here is a summary of the developments of interest to tech lawyers, some of which were already known about, as the Online Safety Bill, or carried over from the previous parliamentary session. SCL: CONTRACT FORMATION IN SCOTLAND To form a contract under Scots law, or to vary such a contract, no consideration is required. The other three elements (offer, acceptance and intention to form legal relations) are all present in Scots law and much of the detail within those three elements is the same as the English treatment (although the 'intention' component is approached SCL: EDPS LAUNCHES INVESTIGATIONS FOLLOWING THE JUDGMENT The European Data Protection Supervisor has launched two investigations.One considers the use of cloud services provided by Amazon and Microsoft Web Services under Cloud II contracts by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies (EUIs) and the other considers the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission. SCL: SCL WEBINAR: NFTS DEMYSTIFIED: A TECH LAWYER’S Prices: Non-member: £84.00 Professional member: £42.00. Date: Thursday 1 July 2021 Time: 12 pm – 1 pm Venue: Online event - joining details will be emailed to attendees ahead of the event. Chair: Neil Brown, Director, decoded:legal. Speakers: Tim Ryan, Partner and head of Media & Technology, DAC Beachcroft Kelsey Farish, Associate, DAC Beachcroft. About the event: Non-fungible tokens SCL: WP29 UPDATED GUIDANCE ON CONSENT The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has, with just over a month to go before the GDPR applies, issued its guidance on consent. Controllers relying on consent as a basis of lawfulness will want to familiarise themselves with this guidance in short order since, while much remains the same as the previously-issued draft guidance, some aspects have

changed.

SCL: BACK TO BASICS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WARRANTIES IN The strained economic climate has increased the pressure on lawyers to negotiate appropriate contractual variations to the 'let the buyer beware' (caveat emptor) position of the common law.This pressure has coincided with a rising awareness of the value and importance of intellectual property rights to most commercial and corporate

transactions.

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SCL: CLOUD COMPUTING VS TRADITIONAL OUTSOURCING 3.4 Differences in type, and degree of user control. As can be seen from the examples above, cloud services differ. With traditional outsourcing, the user has control over its processor, through the contract and its instructions to the processor. With cloud computing, while it is commonly thought cloud users lose control, much depends on

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SCL: THIS WEEK'S TECHLAW NEWS ROUND-UP 8 hours ago · ICO fines three companies £415,000 for nuisance marketing, CMA publishes responses to its consultation on algorithms and consumer harm, BEIS consults on the future of connected and automated mobility and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website. SCL: TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION AND CATASTROPHE PART I: HOW In the first of a two part article, Ben Kaplinsky examines the causes of WWI and how the failure of legislators contributed to the carnage of the trenches. In Part 2, to be published in July, he will apply some of those lessons to our technological revolution of today. “The soldier’s terrible SCL: ICO CONSULTS ON FIRST CHAPTER OF GUIDANCE ABOUT The ICO is consulting on the first draft chapter of its Anonymisation, pseudonymisation and privacy enhancing technologies draft guidance. The guidance will sit alongside its data sharing guidance. The first draft chapter defines anonymisation and pseudonymisation. It explores the legal, policy and SCL: CONTRACT FORMATION IN SCOTLAND To form a contract under Scots law, or to vary such a contract, no consideration is required. The other three elements (offer, acceptance and intention to form legal relations) are all present in Scots law and much of the detail within those three elements is the same as the English treatment (although the 'intention' component is approached SCL: SCL WEBINAR: NFTS DEMYSTIFIED: A TECH LAWYER’S Prices: Non-member: £84.00 Professional member: £42.00. Date: Thursday 1 July 2021 Time: 12 pm – 1 pm Venue: Online event - joining details will be emailed to attendees ahead of the event. Chair: Neil Brown, Director, decoded:legal. Speakers: Tim Ryan, Partner and head of Media & Technology, DAC Beachcroft Kelsey Farish, Associate, DAC Beachcroft. About the event: Non-fungible tokens THE ONLINE SAFETY BILL: STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN FREE On 12 May 2021, the UK Government finally announced the details of its long-awaited draft internet regulation. The Online Safety Bill, first proposed by Theresa May under the name Online Harms Bill, sets out strict guidelines governing the removal of illegal and harmful content such as child sexual abuse, terrorist material and media that promotes

suicide.

SCL: CLOUD COMPUTING VS TRADITIONAL OUTSOURCING 3.4 Differences in type, and degree of user control. As can be seen from the examples above, cloud services differ. With traditional outsourcing, the user has control over its processor, through the contract and its instructions to the processor. With cloud computing, while it is commonly thought cloud users lose control, much depends on

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SCL: THE LAW RELATING TO SERVICE CREDITS The Law relating to Service Credits. Justin Harrington offers a detailed and thorough analysis of the law on service credits, including a considered look at the effect of the Supreme Court decision in Cavendish Square/Beavis. Well defined service levels are an important part of any outsourcing or technology services contract

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SCL: DID AN EXCHANGE OF EMAILS CREATE A CONTRACT? HIGH The High Court has ruled in the case of Athena Brands Ltd v Superdrug Stores plc EWHC 3503 (Comm).The case is a commercial case, but will be of interest to technology lawyers too, as it illustrates the importance of ensuring arrangements are not SCL: BACK TO BASICS: EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Exclusion clauses and limitation of liability clauses (aka damages caps) are important features of many IT contracts. Drafted correctly, they allow parties at the outset of a venture to balance risk against potential benefits, to procure appropriate insurance cover, to control and predict financial exposure and, ultimately, to manage their businesses in a commercially sensible way. SCL: THE EU DRAFT AI REGULATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW The EU has now published its draft Regulation on AI (“Draft Regulation”), which was promised by President von der Leyen shortly after her appointment in 2019.. The Draft Regulation is the first of its kind: it is a comprehensive (and bold) legal framework for the regulation of AI systems; it is directly applicable in Member States (it is not, for example, a “directive”, which relies on SCL: SCL IT DISPUTES GROUP EVENT: "HOW TO WIN A TECH Date: Thursday 27 May 2021 Time: 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm Venue: Online meeting - joining details will be sent to attendees before the event Chair Gideon Shirazi, Barrister and Arbitrator, 4 Pump Court. Speakers Alex Charlton QC, Barrister and Arbitrator, 4 Pump Court Gill Hunt, IT Expert, Hunt Lancaster Jenny Lau, Head of Arbitration, iLaw. Tech arbitrations are a specialist form of dispute SCL: THE QUEEN’S SPEECH 2021: WHAT TECH LAWYERS NEED TO KNOW The UK government has launched its new legislative programme with the Queen’s Speech. on 11 May 2021.. Here is a summary of the developments of interest to tech lawyers, some of which were already known about, as the Online Safety Bill, or carried over from the previous parliamentary session. SCL: SCL IN-HOUSE LAWYERS’ GROUP “MOVING FORWARD FROM A SCL In-house Lawyers’ Group “Moving forward from a pandemic: everything the in-house tech lawyer needs to know” - Wednesday 12

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SCL: EDPS LAUNCHES INVESTIGATIONS FOLLOWING THE JUDGMENT The European Data Protection Supervisor has launched two investigations.One considers the use of cloud services provided by Amazon and Microsoft Web Services under Cloud II contracts by European Union institutions, bodies and agencies (EUIs) and the other considers the use of Microsoft Office 365 by the European Commission. SCL: CONTRACT FORMATION IN SCOTLAND To form a contract under Scots law, or to vary such a contract, no consideration is required. The other three elements (offer, acceptance and intention to form legal relations) are all present in Scots law and much of the detail within those three elements is the same as the English treatment (although the 'intention' component is approached SCL: SCL MEETING REPORT: "DIGITAL DISRUPTION OF THE SCL hosted an online event looking at how the music, video game and film industries have changed and the effect that digital has had. Raffaella De Santis – Music Lawyer at Harbottle & Lewis SCL: SCL WEBINAR: NFTS DEMYSTIFIED: A TECH LAWYER’S Prices: Non-member: £84.00 Professional member: £42.00. Date: Thursday 1 July 2021 Time: 12 pm – 1 pm Venue: Online event - joining details will be emailed to attendees ahead of the event. Chair: Neil Brown, Director, decoded:legal. Speakers: Tim Ryan, Partner and head of Media & Technology, DAC Beachcroft Kelsey Farish, Associate, DAC Beachcroft. About the event: Non-fungible tokens SCL: WP29 UPDATED GUIDANCE ON CONSENT The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has, with just over a month to go before the GDPR applies, issued its guidance on consent. Controllers relying on consent as a basis of lawfulness will want to familiarise themselves with this guidance in short order since, while much remains the same as the previously-issued draft guidance, some aspects have

changed.

SCL: RELIANCE LOSSES AND EXCLUSION CLAUSES: CO-OP V IBM On this basis, the claim for reliance losses was in substance one for loss of profit, revenue or savings and excluded. That finding was very significant for Co-Op’s recovery. Instead of the £128m in reliance losses sought, the Court ultimately concluded that only £15.9m of damages consequential on IBM’s pre-termination breaches was SCL: THE EU DRAFT AI REGULATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW The EU has now published its draft Regulation on AI (“Draft Regulation”), which was promised by President von der Leyen shortly after her appointment in 2019.. The Draft Regulation is the first of its kind: it is a comprehensive (and bold) legal framework for the regulation of AI systems; it is directly applicable in Member States (it is not, for example, a “directive”, which relies on SCL: SCL IT DISPUTES GROUP EVENT: "HOW TO WIN A TECH Date: Thursday 27 May 2021 Time: 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm Venue: Online meeting - joining details will be sent to attendees before the event Chair Gideon Shirazi, Barrister and Arbitrator, 4 Pump Court. Speakers Alex Charlton QC, Barrister and Arbitrator, 4 Pump Court Gill Hunt, IT Expert, Hunt Lancaster Jenny Lau, Head of Arbitration, iLaw. Tech arbitrations are a specialist form of dispute SCL: THE QUEEN’S SPEECH 2021: WHAT TECH LAWYERS NEED TO KNOW The UK government has launched its new legislative programme with the Queen’s Speech. on 11 May 2021.. Here is a summary of the developments of interest to tech lawyers, some of which were already known about, as the Online Safety Bill, or carried over from the previous parliamentary session. SCL: SCL IN-HOUSE LAWYERS’ GROUP “MOVING FORWARD FROM A SCL In-house Lawyers’ Group “Moving forward from a pandemic: everything the in-house tech lawyer needs to know” - Wednesday 12

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SCL: RELIANCE LOSSES AND EXCLUSION CLAUSES: CO-OP V IBM On this basis, the claim for reliance losses was in substance one for loss of profit, revenue or savings and excluded. That finding was very significant for Co-Op’s recovery. Instead of the £128m in reliance losses sought, the Court ultimately concluded that only £15.9m of damages consequential on IBM’s pre-termination breaches was SCL: TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION AND CATASTROPHE PART I: HOW 1 day ago · In the first of a two part article, Ben Kaplinsky examines the causes of WWI and how the failure of legislators contributed to the carnage of the trenches. In Part 2, to be published in July, he will apply some of those lessons to our technological revolution of today. “The soldier’s terrible SCL: SCL IN-HOUSE LAWYERS' GROUP MEETING 10 hours ago · Date: Wednesday 14 July 2021 Time: 1 pm - 2 pm Venue: Online Meeting - Book here Fee: This webinar is brought to you as a benefit of your SCL membership and is free of charge - book here. Speaker: David Jones, Senior Counsel and Global Lead for Transactional Excellence, The Boston Consulting Group and Founder and CEO, Clausify During this meeting David will discuss: SCL: SCL IN-HOUSE LAWYERS' GROUP DISCUSSION An informal session for in-house tech lawyers. Date: Wednesday 9 June 2021 Time: 1 pm - 2 pm Venue: Online Meeting Fee: This webinar is brought to you as a benefit of your SCL membership and is free of charge - book here. Facilitators: Patricia Shaw, CEO, Beyond Reach, SCL Chair Clive Davies, Senior Counsel and Professional Development Manager, Legal & Commercial, Fujitsu SCL: WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY LAW SCL WiTL's mission is to advance, celebrate and connect women in technology law, across private practice, companies, academia and the legal technology sector. SCL WiTL's objective is to accelerate the number of women entering, advancing through, and celebrated in the technology law sector in order to achieve a more inclusive and diverse

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18/11/2020

HIGH COURT GRANTS ORDER ALLOWING USE OF DYNAMIC WEBSITE BLOCKING MECHANISM TO PREVENT ILLEGAL STREAMING Order made in favour of Matchroom who broadcast boxing matches.. Detailed terms of order confidential but non-confidential version made public so that other parties could use the same approach.

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17/11/2020

ICO FINES TICKETMASTER UK LIMITED £1.25MILLION FOR DATA BREACH ICO says “the £1.25milllion fine we’ve issued...will send a message to other organisations that looking after their customers’ personal details safely should be at the top of their agenda”.

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16/11/2020

EDPB ADOPTS RECOMMENDATIONS ON SUPPLEMENTARY MEASURES FOLLOWING

SCHREMS II

EDPB: “acutely aware of the impact of the Schrems II ruling on thousands of EU businesses and the important responsibility it places on data exporters” as European Commission also publishes new draft

Decision on SCCs

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13/11/2020

THIS WEEK'S TECHLAW NEWS ROUND-UP EDPB adopts first decision under Article 65 GDPR, European Commission issues third set of reports on disinformation, new NIS Regulations, and more in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.

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13/11/2020

CJEU: CONSENT, PRE-TICKED BOXES AND MISLEADING CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE

EFFECT OF REFUSAL

Court in Orange Romania case emphasised that data subject’s consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous.

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12/11/2020

EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS AMAZON HAS BREACHED EU COMPETITION LAWS ON

ABUSE OF DOMINANCE

“with e-commerce booming, and Amazon being the leading e-commerce platform, fair and undistorted access to consumers online is important

for all sellers”

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12/11/2020

DCMS CONSULTS ON TOTAL BAN OF ONLINE ADVERTISING FOR “JUNK” FOOD Government also plans to appoint new statutory regulator to work

alongside ASA.

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12/11/2020

ADVERTISING BODY CONSULTS ON NEW GUIDANCE ON ADS FOR 'LOOT BOXES' AND OTHER IN-GAME PURCHASES Formal guidance may mitigate potential harms from advertising of

in-game purchases.

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06/11/2020

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SCL TECH LAW ESSENTIALS MODULE: "BIG DATA AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS" - TUESDAY 8 DECEMBER 2020 @ 12 PM

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08/12/2020

SCL OUTSOURCING GROUP EVENT: AN INTERACTIVE GROUP SESSION ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES AFFECTING OUTSOURCING - MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 2020 @ 4

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14/12/2020

**SAVE THE DATE** SCL ANNUAL DATA PROTECTION UPDATE 2021 - THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2021 @ 12 PM Organised by the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group

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28/01/2021

SCL ANNUAL IT CONTRACTS UPDATE 2021 - PART 1 & 2 - TUESDAY 2 AND 9 FEBRUARY 2021 @ 1 PM

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02/02/2021

SCL WEBINAR: "THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT AND THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET" - TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2021 @ 6 PM

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16/02/2021

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