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Blockchain Part 1 – the future of asset transfer and ownership?
Since Oliva Woolston Morgan and I spoke about tech trends for 2016 and beyond in the firm's Tech Crammer event last month, blockchain technology has never been far from IT/tech industry headlines. But what is it, and what is all the fuss about?
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Ofcom delays spectrum auction of 2.3 and 3.4Ghz spectrum bands
Since my article published on 3 November, Ofcom have decided to delay the auction process for the 2.3 and 3.4Ghz bands. It has been reported that the hold-up is the result of threatened legal action
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Payment method "Sofort" under attack in Germany
The Regional Court of Frankfurt recently decided that using "Sofortüberweisung" (www.sofort.com) as the only free payment service on a website does not constitute a reasonable free payment method for
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Developments in Digital Currency: will the Government or the Bank of England step-in?
IntroductionAfter a brief explanation of what digital currency is, this blog will summarise some of the key risks and benefits currently associated with digital currency. It is a combination of these
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OFT guidelines issued for games producers
On 30 January 2014, the UK's consumer law regulator, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), published the final version of its principles for online and app-based games ("Principles"). These Principles are
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Banking on Technology
European banks increasingly see innovative technologies as the key differentiator against their competitors.Banks are adopting new approaches in online and mobile platforms, customer relationship
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Banks to accept smartphone photos? Cheque
The Treasury recently confirmed that British banks are set to accept photos of cheques sent by smartphone which will cut the processing time for cheques to clear from six to two days. In the UK, the
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New card payment security standards issued
Last month, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI Council) – an open global forum responsible for the development of payment card security standards - published version 3.0 of the
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The sky's no longer the limit
If you own a smartphone and have been on a plane with it in the last few years, then the chances are that at some point you have been asked by a flight attendant to turn it off and put it away during
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Rewind: An annual round up of writing from our Technology and Outsourcing Law Group
This year's issue of Rewind - an annual round up of selected writing from our Technology and Outsourcing Law Group - is available for download. Incentivising supplier performance, privacy for mobile