13 November 2020
Aven v Orbis: blurring the lines between defamation and data protection claims
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/aven-v-orbis-blurring-the-lines-between-defamation-and-data

Aven v Orbis… for anyone who’s finished Netflix and turned their attention instead to watching the High Court’s Media & Communications List like a hawk, this case may already be familiar to you

10 November 2020
Johnny Depp’s Nightmare on Fleet Street: Part 2
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/johnny-depps-nightmare-on-fleet-street-part-2

In Part 2 of our analysis of Johnny Depp’s defeat in his libel battle with the Sun, Theo Rees-Bidder looks at some practical considerations that Depp’s defeat showcases.

12 August 2019
Australia: Digital Platforms and Responding to the 'fake news' crisis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/digital-platforms-and-responding-to-the-fake-news-crisis

The ACCC's Final Report in the Digital Platforms Inquiry recommends that digital platforms with more than one million monthly active users in Australia should implement an industry code of conduct to govern the handling ...

12 August 2019
Digital Platforms and the mandatory takedown code
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/digital-platforms-and-the-mandatory-take-down-code

The ACCC has recommended that a mandatory industry code be implemented to govern the take-down process of digital platforms operating in Australia. This is to more efficiently facilitate rightsholders' requests for the ...

02 December 2019
Dispute Resolution UK Update - December 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/dispute-resolution-uk-update-december-2019

Our UK disputes team is delighted to send you the latest edition of our Dispute Resolution Update featuring a selection of our articles on topical issues and recent legal developments.

05 December 2019
Class action data breach litigation under CPR 19.6 is given the green light by the Court of Appeal in Lloyd v Google
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/class-action-data-breach-litigation-under-cpr-19-6

The recent judgment by the English Court of Appeal in Lloyd v Google LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 1599, a large-scale data breach claim, provides helpful insight into the operation of CPR 19.6.

12 August 2019
Digital Platforms and proposed amendments to privacy laws
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/digital-platforms-and-proposed-amendments-to-privacy-laws

The Final Report recommends significant changes to Australia's privacy laws, which if implemented would be the first major overhaul of the privacy laws since the introduction of the Australian Privacy Principles. The ...

02 July 2020
France passes a new legal framework for hosting providers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/france-passes-a-new-legal-framework-for-hosting-providers

Djazia Tiourtite and Myriam Douillet report on a new legal framework for hosting providers, aimed at countering online hate speech, as the French parliament passes its first law which is unrelated to the COVID-19 ...

23 December 2020
Aven & Others v Orbis: Defamation meets Data Protection
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/aven-and-others-v-orbis-defamation-meets-data-protection

Bryony Hurst and Theo Rees-Bidder from our Dispute Resolution team look back at this summer’s judgment on the novel data protection claims used by three claimants as a method of protecting their reputations.

11 April 2019
Ensuring your boiler plate clauses work effectively once the UK has left the EU
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/ensuring-your-boiler-plate-clauses-work-effectively-once-the-uk-has-left-the-eu

Examining the effectiveness of your boiler plate clauses is probably the last thing on your 'let's get ready for Brexit' to do list, but spending time thinking about these aspects of your commercial arrangements could ...