The United Kingdom government wants to have new telecoms security regulations – together with a code of practice. These will apply to network and service providers. The relevant department – the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport – conducted a consultation exercise for these new regulations and the code of practice from March to…
Our senior consultant D A T Green – otherwise known as the legal commentator David Allen Green – was quoted in the Washington Post in its report on the recent Meghan Markle case. The statement given to WaPo was: “The Meghan Markle court victory was not that legally significant. “The Mail on Sunday litigated a weak…
(This post is published to coincide with the attendance of our film lawyers at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The post is co-written by our media law consultant David Allen Green and one of our film law specialists Matthew Fox.) * Mary Poppins Returns is a wonderful film, but it is a little harsh on…
This post sets out how the United Kingdom went about extending the Article 50 period from 29 March 2019. This post also sets out a problem for the United Kingdom in the event that a further extension is required beyond the new departure date of 12 April 2019. The 29 March 2019 extension on…
There is now a serious prospect of there being an extension of the Article 50 period: that the UK will not leave the EU on 29 March 2019 but on a later date instead. The likelihood is that such an extension would only be for a few months, until a date before July this year.…
THE THREE WAYS THE BREXIT DAY OF 29 MARCH 2019 CAN BE SHIFTED OR AVOIDED There are now only days to go before the United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union by automatic operation of law on 29 March 2019. This departure will happen, whether the UK agrees to the current “Deal” (the…
Over at the Financial Times, I have a post which argues that the Irish backstop issue masks a broader concern about Brexit. Put simply: those who are upset at the prospect of the backstop being triggered in 2022 are implicitly admitting that they are not confident that the relationship agreement will be in place by…
As well as being a consultant for Preiskel & Co LLP, I am a commentator on law and policy for the Financial Times and also on social media and my personal blog. This is not part of my work as a solicitor but my commentary may be of interest to clients and others visiting this…
There have been two interesting and potentially significant developments in the ongoing Facebook/Cambridge Analytica story. One is Facebook’s announcement that it is appealing a UK penalty for data misuse. The other is that information relating to Facebook was seized from a business person visiting the UK by a UK parliamentary committee investigating Facebook in respect…
Back in 1994 the journalist Nick Davies wrote a fascinating piece about John Cunliffe, the creator of Postman Pat, who has just died. Davies described how Cunliffe sold his rights to his creation: “[Cunliffe] agreed that Woodland Animations could make films and produce merchandise, while he would still have the right to produce books providing they…
