Fairness and the Rule of Law
Network Neutrality: From policy to law to regulation
Book launch at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Charles Clore House 17 Russell Square London WC1B 5DR 6pm – 8pm, 9 February 2017 This event is FREE but advanced booking is required on the IALS Events Calendar: Speaker: Professor Christopher T. Marsden:...
The Competence of the European Union in Copyright Lawmaking
Book launch event at the IALS 6pm - 8pm, 15 Dec 2016 Register online at Eventbrite to book your free ticket Speaker: Dr Ana Ramalho, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Property, Maastricht University Discussant: Professor Lionel Bently, Herchel Smith Professor of...
Access to information should not be an after-thought in plans for ‘transforming our justice system’
In this post, Sussex University lecturer Judith Townend argues that access to information should be at the heart of plans to reform the justice system. She summarises the key points from her submission to the Ministry of Justice in response to the consultation on the...
Full Programme: Annual Workshop and Evening Lecture
Restricted and Redacted: Where now for human rights and digital information control? The full programme for the Information Law and Policy Centre's annual workshop and lecture on Wednesday 9th November 2016 is now available (see below). For both events, attendance...
Information as an Asset: the business benefits of preserving records for providers of legal services
The second Legal Records at Risk seminar will be held in the IALS Conference Room, 23 November 2016, 2-5.30 pm. Background The 2004 Clementi report: Review of the regulatory framework for legal services in England and Wales suggested that it was time for the providers...
Brexit: “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”
In the following editorial, Professor Lilian Edwards considers the implications of the Brexit vote for information law and assesses the mood amongst the academic community in the aftermath of the EU Referendum. The article was first published in Volume 13, Issue 2 of...
Analysing the Advocate General’s opinion on data retention and EU law
Last week, the Advocate General published an opinion on a case brought to the European Court of Justice concerning the compatibility of the UK and Sweden's data retention laws with EU law. In a detailed analysis, Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law at the...
What is the impact of the Brexit vote on the Investigatory Powers Bill?
The Investigatory Powers Bill is currently proceeding through parliament – its second reading in the House of Lords took place on Monday 27 June. Readers may have missed reports on the Lords debate amidst financial losses, Labour Party resignations, the Conservative...
What is the impact of Brexit on data protection and the GDPR?
A consensus already appears to be emerging among legal commentators that many UK organisations will need to comply with the provisions of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation regardless of the progress of the UK’s path to Brexit. The GDPR was due to...
Exploring the potential impact of Brexit from the EU on the UK’s Communication Industries
The Information Law and Policy Centre is contributing to an Exeter University project which considers the impact of a possible Brexit from the EU on the UK's communication industries. The Centre has assisted two stakeholder workshops with the project team, led by...