A 'Watershed Moment' for Big Tech Regulation? The UK's Digital Markets Bill - Chloe Howgate
On 25 April 2023 the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill was introduced into the UK Parliament. The Bill aims to...
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May 3, 20237 min read
ChatGPT: Opportunities and Challenges for the Legal Industry - Chris Deng Vinsien
Picture this: a world where artificial intelligence (AI) not only streamlines our everyday lives but also revolutionises the legal...
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Mar 6, 20235 min read
Britcoin: what Might a Digital Pound Entail? - Ellis Clifford
It’s unlikely journalists at the Financial Times will have to worry about redundancy any time soon. From narrowly avoiding a recession in...
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Feb 6, 20234 min read
A Digital Service? The EU's response to Big Tech - Darren Trisno
Trolls. Misinformation campaigns. Exponential growth of child sexual abuse material. Manipulation by bot farms. The sale of illegal...
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Nov 22, 20226 min read
New Money: should Commercial Lawyers Care about Crypto? - Ellis Clifford
It’s no secret that cryptocurrencies are plagued with scepticism. Such scepticism has only increased as a result of FTX’s ‘freefall’ into...
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Nov 22, 20225 min read
NFTs: Innovation, Protection, and Opportunities - Darren Trisno
Introduction NFTs. We all started hearing about them at some point in 2021. At first, it was just a rumour. Why would someone pay...
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Jan 3, 20223 min read
The Platform Game - Seongwook Nam
The world revelled in awe and shock from the Korean survival drama “Squid Game” in the third quarter of 2021. But at the same time, the...
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Dec 24, 20215 min read
What do the Chinese Cybersecurity Laws Mean for the Future of Data? - Jenny Petch
It is well-recognised that China is a leading power, if not the principal force, behind global technology development. Following...
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Nov 29, 20214 min read
Epic Games judgment, and the clampdown on the tech sector - Ollie Burgess
Following Ethan Teo’s article regarding the Epic Games v Apple judgment earlier this year, it is interesting look at the consequences of...
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Oct 26, 20216 min read
Artificial Intelligence in Commercial Law: Legal Evolution or Hindrance? - Jenny Petch
From 2018/9 onwards, the commercial use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) Technology has been visible, however, by no means...
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Sep 14, 20216 min read
A ‘Complete Reset’ of the Music Industry? - Jay Chitnavis
Since their rise to ubiquity, streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music have been controversial. In 2014, Taylor...
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May 3, 20214 min read
None of Your Business: The Rise of Data Litigation and Class Actions in the UK -Kylie Chong
As consumers become increasingly reliant on digital services and the amount of data stored by online giants accumulates, the amount of...
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Apr 18, 20216 min read
“Persons Unknown”: The Commercial Court evolves to combat cyber-fraud - Ishaan Bhardwaj
The cyber-fraud case to be discussed here is CMOC Sales & Marketing Limited v Persons Unknown [2018] EWHC 2230 (Comm) (“CMOC”). HHJ...
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Electronic Signatures: Contracting From Home - Arista Lai
Rising Relevance The lockdown measures and workplace distancing precautions effected worldwide to slow down the spread of COVID-19 have...
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Data Localisation and the Growth of Data Centres - Amelia Seymour
Across the world we are seeing a huge growth of data centres. The reasons for this are numerous; generally, they are being built at a...
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