The Society for Computers and Law website features the article “Smart Regulation and the GDPR” by Preiskel & Co’s Senior Consultant Asma Vranaki.
The article analyses the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), including aspects of implementation and smart regulation of the GDPR.
The article can be accessed here.
Following a request by the European Commission, EU regulator BEREC has issued its opinion on the Review of the EU Electronic Communications Regulatory Framework. The review is one of the key actions of pillar 2 of the Digital Single Market Strategy.
BEREC’s opinion can be accessed here.
On 15 December, the European Commission, European Parliament and the Council have closed a deal on the new rules that will comprise the data protection reform in the EU. The deal is a step forward towards the Digital Single Market, and is expected to enhance the protection of personal data and boost innovation by facilitating…
The World IP Review website featured the article “The SEP minefield in Europe” by Preiskel & Co’s Associate Natália Porto. The article analyses the legal challenges and uncertainties arising out of the CJEU’s decision in Huawei v ZTE, which introduced new guidelines on abuse of a dominant position where a prohibitory injunction is sought by a dominant…
Trefor.net featured the article “Telecoms Fraud, Liability and Responsibility: A Contractual Approach from a Telecoms Specialist Lawyer” by Preiskel & Co’s Senior Partner, Daniel Preiskel.
The article deals with contractual measures to help minimise exposure to telecoms fraud. It can be accessed here.
The Internet Telephony Services Providers’ Association (ITSPA) asked Preiskel & Co to draft the guidelines for its members as the provision of communication services to end users is highly regulated, most notably by Ofcom’s General Conditions of Entitlement. The ITSPA/Preiskel & Co co-branded Compliance Guidance describes the key legal requirements (and issues) that Communication Providers should…
The Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) decided yesterday for the invalidity of the Decision 2000/520/EC of 26 July 2000 (the “Safe Harbour Decision”), which held that personal data transferred from the EU to the US under the EU/US Safe Harbour scheme was adequately protected. The CJEU decision of yesterday was in…
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has opened a consultation on its draft report on OTT services, published yesterday. The consultation will close on 2 November. The draft report considers that companies that offer OTT telecom-like services such as Skype and Whatsapp, should not be necessarily regulated as claimed by traditional telecom…
The European Commission opened a public consultation on 25 September on “regulatory environment for platforms, online intermediaries, data and cloud computing and the collaborative economy”. The consultation represents a unique opportunity for online operators to present their views to the European Commission during the preparatory stages of upcoming EU policy and legislation. Indeed, the Commission…
The European Commission has published its final report on standards terms and performance criteria in service level agreements for cloud computing services. The study was carried out by time.lex and Spark from January 2013 to June 2015. The study aimed to identify the rules governing Service Level Agreements (“SLAs”) in different Member States and to…
