Guidance for key emerging technologies, such as AI, NFTs, the Metaverse and autonomous vehicles, explaining both how the technologies work and the key legal regimes (existing and new) that apply to their operation.
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The European Commission services has opened a targeted consultation seeking information from relevant stakeholders regarding the application and...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) have announced that the new Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct...
The European Commission has designated Booking as a gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets Act (EU DMA), on the basis of Booking’s self-assessment...
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), alongside the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), has released minutes from the Strategic Lawsuits Against...
Law360: Third-party video game cheating software should not infringe game creators' copyright in the EU if it only manipulates a gamer's input rather...
Brexit implementation period—service of documents [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note...
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements—application by contracting statesThis Practice Note considers the application of the Hague Convention...
Brexit implementation period—applicable law [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note...
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (jurisdiction and enforcement)—Brexit considerationsSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law...
Brexit implementation period—jurisdiction [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note considers...
IR35—the large and public client off-payroll regime—status determination statement (SDS)[To be set out on client’s headed notepaper or with client’s...
Outsourcing agreement—long form employment (TUPE) provisions1Definitions1.1In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, capitalised terms...
API terms of usePlease read these api terms of use carefully before using the api. By using the api, you agree to be bound by these api terms of use....
Drone services agreementThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Operator] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under...
IT services agreement—pro-supplierThis Agreement is made on [date] (the Commencement Date)Parties1[insert name of supplier][of OR a company...
Malicious falsehoodThis Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no...
DefamationThe tort of defamation is governed by a mixture of statute and common law. The relevant statutory law is contained in:•the Defamation Act...
Defamation and social mediaThe internet and, in particular, social media is a high risk area for defamation litigation. Content posted on blogs,...
DeepfakesThis Practice Note considers the following legal issues, technical information and applications of deepfakes:•What is a deepfake?•How...
Copyright in films and television programmesFor the purposes of copyright law the term 'film' means a recording, on any medium, from which a moving...
Key issues in software licence agreementsSoftware can be broadly defined as a computer program comprising a series of instructions which, in...
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¶Ù±ð´Ú²¹³¾²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô—l¾±³¾¾±³Ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²ÔThe ordinary time limit for defamation and malicious falsehood claimsA claimant must commence a claim for defamation within one...
Advertising law and regulationThis Practice Note introduces the laws and regulations governing advertising in general and covers:...
Prize promotionsThis Practice Note examines the law and regulation that applies to operating prize promotions, including prize competitions and free...
Software escrowIntroductionEscrow is the process of two or more parties placing property or instruments in the hands of a trusted third party (an...
Using framework agreements for servicesFramework agreements (sometimes referred to as master services agreements) are essentially umbrella agreements...
Copying software and copyrightThis Practice Note examines legal and practical issues relating to the copying of software. It sets out software...
The commercialisation of sportSport has become a big business. It is now widely recognised not only as a pastime or recreation but as an industry in...
An automated calling system does what the name suggests. It is a system that: • automatically calls a series of different telephone numbers, and • transmits a message which is not live speech
Where applications are run across multiple servers to handle requests from large numbers of clients, a load balancer is used to present a single entry point for client requests and to spread the load across all available servers. Load balancers can detect where best to direct a specific request in order to balance the work of the combined resources and maintain response / performance levels.
A software process or device (physical or virtual) providing services to other applications (clients).