SHARE ECONOMY
Companies could find themselves liable if they fail to understand the risks of business travel through new economy companies such as Uber and Airbnb.
CYBERSECURITY
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The UK's data regulator has handed out its largest fine to date for a serious data breach by the telecommunications company.
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
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Law enforcement officials in France are reportedly considering proposals to restrict the use of public wi-fi and access to the Dark Net (Tor) networks during potential future crises.
JUDICIAL REVIEW
The High Court will today judge whether to grant permission for a review of the government's tender for new legal aid contracts.
HEALTHCARE DATA
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that Vermont and 17 other states could be prevented from collecting healthcare details from certain employee health plan administrators.
DATA LAW
Law enforcement officials and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) remain concerned about an email privacy bill intended to update a 30-year old security law.
REGULATION ISSUES
After a decision by the Bar Standards Board to downgrade expectation of income from the new business structures, concerns have arisen regarding the financial viability of regulating barrister 'entities'.
CONFLICTING DUTIES
A women who found out she has the same degenerative neurological disease gene as her father, and that her child of five has a 50/50 chance of having inherited the disease, is suing her father's doctors for not informing her before she gave birth.
POLITICAL ACTION
A report from the cross-party group of MPs of the House of Commons Justice Committee has revealed 'grave misgivings' about the criminal courts charge and called for legislation to abolish it.
DATA REGULATION
The London-based Court of Appeal has requested the Court of the Justice of the EU (CJEU) clarify whether EU countries are bound by a previous judgement when constructing national laws on customer data retention.