The Paris Court of Appeal issued criminal sanctions against employer for misuse of a CCTV system put in place for security purposes and not to monitor employees. It also awarded compensation to the employee for moral damages. More information on the judgement issued by the Paris Court of Appeal on February 24, 2015, is available […]
On March 27, 2015, the Supreme Court, New York County granted permission to serve a divorce summons using exclusively a private message through Facebook. In this matrimonial action, the issue before the court, by way of plaintiff-wife’s ex parte application, was whether she may serve defendant-husband with the divorce summons solely by sending it through Facebook by […]
On March 20, 2015, the German Federal government expedited a draft bill on the enhancement of security of IT systems (Gesetzesentwurf der Bundesregierung zum IT-Sicherheitsgesetz). The draft aims at improving the protection of German citizens, companies and governmental institutions against a variety of IT security risks. The proposed legislation would require operators of digital infrastructures […]
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal will be speaking at the ABA 2015 Spring Meeting, which will be held on April 28-May 2, 2015 at Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. The conference will develop the following theme “The Times They Are A-Changin’: The New Lyrics of International Law and Practice”. Francesca will speak on the panel Martial Arts Ethics: Offensive […]
On March 23, 2015, the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection announced the formation of its Office of Technology Research and Investigation. The office aims at ensuring that consumers enjoy technological progress without being placed at risk of deceptive and unfair practices. Follow us on& Like us on
On March 30, 2015, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Serious Fraud Office £180,000 after a witness in an investigation was mistakenly sent evidence relating to 64 other people involved in the case. “The Serious Fraud Office is an independent government department, operating under the superintendence of the Attorney General. Its purpose is […]
On November 10, 2014, the International Bar Association (“IBA”), the American Bar Association (“ABA”) and the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (“CCBE) issued “A Lawyer’s Guide to Detecting and Preventing Money Laundering”. The guide is intended as a resource to be used by lawyers and law firms to highlight the ethical and […]
On March 9, 2015, the European Commission published the 2015 EU Justice Scoreboard, which is an information tool aiming to assist the EU and Member States to achieve more effective justice by providing objective, reliable and comparable data on the quality, independence and efficiency of justice systems in all Member States. The 2015 EU Justice […]
On March 10, 2015, the New York County Bar Association (NYCLA) issued opinion Formal Opinion 748 to offer guidance on whether a lawyer can ethically maintain a LinkedIn profile and when it constitutes advertisement. According to the opinion, attorneys may maintain profiles on LinkedIn but they must ensure that all information and endorsements in their […]
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On March 27, 2015, the Court of Appeal issued its final judgment on ‘Safari workaround’: it dismissed Google’s appeal and gave the leeway for UK data subjects to sue Google in England for cookies violations. At the beginning of 2013 several claimants alleged that Google used cookies to track their browsing activity “Browser Generated Information” without […]