Autonomous Weapons Systems: Is Regulatory Control Needed?
9 min to read
26 October 2018
Autonomous Weapons Systems: Is Regulatory Control Needed?
The development of AI weapons systems is a chilling prospect. The European Parliament has recently demanded the start of “international negotiations on a legally binding instrument prohibiting lethal...
Smart Contracts for Smart Lawyers?
3 min to read
15 June 2018
Smart Contracts for Smart Lawyers?
Being a technology lawyer is hard these days. For years we have been in the background working with blue sky thinkers on the next big thing, disrupting industries and generally feeling smug because we...
Building and operating the 5G Core Network
6 min to read
23 March 2018
Building and operating the 5G Core Network
Cambridge Wireless' recent event on 5G core networks provided a fascinating insight into the challenges and opportunities presented by the adoption of 5G technology. Speakers representing network operators,...
There's something very familiar about all this... Ben Hughes explores current and impending disruptive technologies in the retail and consumer sector
11 min to read
03 May 2017
There’s something very familiar about all this… Ben Hughes explores current and impending disruptive technologies in the retail and consumer sector
The technological developments depicted in Back to the Future Part II - the one in which Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel forward from the 'reality' of 1985 to an imagined future in 2015 - seem almost...
Financing the Implementation of the Internet of Things: applying techniques from other sectors
6 min to read
03 April 2016
Financing the Implementation of the Internet of Things: applying techniques from other sectors
I recently took part on a discussion forum  on the Internet of Things held by in London by Westminster eForum.   There was a lively debate around the technology and business...
IP & IT Law Bytes: Copyright: private copying exception
5 min to read
17 November 2015
IP & IT Law Bytes: Copyright: private copying exception
The High Court has held, in judicial review proceedings, that the new copyright exception for personal copies for private use without a compensation scheme was unlawful. Background EU...
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