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Ministers face legal challenge over WhatsApp messages

Wednesday, 31 March 2021, 15:20 By Alston Asquith

ministers are using self deleting messages on WhatsApp to make it difficult to document their communication

Ministers in the UK government are facing a legal challenge from campaigners over their use of self-destructing WhatsApp messages who say that it is undemocratic, prevents transparency and that it may block ministers being held to account. Ministers have been sending such messages on both …

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NFTs: Craze or revolution for the music industry?

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 14:30 By Alston Asquith

Can NFTs revolutionise the music industry?

NFTs or non-fungible tokens to give them their full name have hit the headlines recently and they have been touted to be the saviour of the art and music industries. Could they really be the revolution that makes creativity more profitable and how does it impact IP law? What are NFTs? A …

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Hacking claim retrial ordered between City firm and airline tycoon

Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 16:29 By Alston Asquith

hacking claims from airline tycoon against city firm

A hacking claim involving City of London firm Dechert and an airline tycoon has been resurrected having previously been dismissed after the Court of Appeal remitted the claim for retrial as new evidence became apparent. In Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) v Farhad Azima [2020] EWHC …

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Deepfake and the law

Monday, 8 March 2021, 15:26 By Alston Asquith

deepfake and the law

Deepfake impersonations made the news recently with a TikTok account called deeptomcruise went viral. To the untrained eye, the replication was impressively deceptive and was clearly labelled as a parody however now the technology has been proven to work what implications could deepfake videos have …

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Gamestop – The myth (and truth) of the short saga

Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 14:00 By Alston Asquith

GameStop

In the last couple of weeks, the GameStop stock seems to have caused a collective obsession, as we’ve watched events unfold with rapt attention. It’s easy to see why the saga has caused such a stir, but what is the truth behind it all? The GameStop saga explained (simply)... Basically, the …

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