Nov 29, 2022 EU expands scope of its cyber rules as NIS 2 agreed By Charles MacRae The EU has agreed changes to its cybersecurity rules. On 22 November 2022, the “NIS 2 Directive” received approval from the European...
Jul 20, 2022 Succeeding by Design: Government considers changes to UK designs system By Charles MacRae The UKIPO has published its response to its Call for Views on the UK’s designs system. Although the UKIPO has provided no firm policy...
Apr 28, 2022 Google responds to CNIL Cookie Fine – ‘Reject All’ now on equal footing By Charles MacRae Google has announced the completion of “a full redesign” of its cookie consent practices and the “infrastructure” it uses to handle...
Apr 20, 2022 Private copying on the cloud? Fair compensation still payable but practical questions remain By Charles MacRae On 24 March 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down its decision in the snappily-named case Austro-Mechana Gesellschaft zur...
Feb 16, 2022 Some reflections (and concerns) over the ‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ By Charles MacRae As the legal, business and political communities continue to consider the implications and likely outcomes of the UK’s government’s...
Jan 21, 2022 Biting off more than they can chew? French regulator issues more cookie fines to Big Tech By Charles MacRae On the last day of 2021, the French regulator, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), issued fines to...
Oct 25, 2021 Bug off. What if your software provider won’t fix errors? By Charles MacRae In the case of Top System SA v État belge the Court of Justice of the EU provided some helpful clarifications on the scope of a user’s...
Jul 01, 2021 Plenty more phish in the sea? Cyber risks for SMEs in the supply chain By Charles MacRae 57% of small and medium-sized enterprises believe they would go out of business from a serious cyber attack, according to a new report by...