What is a “Data Trust” and could your business benefit from one?
In April 2018, the UK Government published its industrial strategy in respect of artificial intelligence…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
NIS Regulations and Digital Service Providers – do the Regulations Apply to You?
The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations) implement EU Directive 2016/1148. The aim…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Consumer Rights and Algorithmic Decision Making
On 23 October 2019, the European Consumer Organisation BEUC (Bureau Européen des Union de Consommateurs),…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Data Processing and Artificial Intelligence
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently blogged about the preparation of Data Protection Impact…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Non-disclosure agreements – are businesses right to dismiss them?
Businesses are often dismissive of confidentiality. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs or confidentiality agreements; they are the…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Five Things to Consider Before Launching your new Website
Your new website is designed, developed, tested and about to launch – here are five…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Guidelines on Trustworthy AI in the European Union
The perils of unregulated and biased Artificial Intelligence (AI) have been making the headlines recently…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
My Seat in…. IP/IT
Lucy Ferrat joined the IP/IT team in November 2018 and this was her final seat…
September 1, 2020 By Stephens Scown
Is a promise a binding contract?
I worked for a relative’s business without pay after being promised it in their Will.…
August 20, 2020 By James Burrows
Permanent moorings and squatter’s rights
Moored boats are a familiar sight on our rivers and waterways – some boats are…
August 20, 2020 By Richard Bagwell
When is a village green not a village green?
What is a village green? When you think of a village green, what comes to…
August 20, 2020 By Richard Bagwell
Over £1 million damages in farming dispute over inheritance of Somerset farm
A Somerset woman has been awarded over £1 million in damages following a High Court…
August 20, 2020 By Stephens Scown