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Firms face tough new EU fines for data breaches

Companies may be fined up to two percent of global turnover for serious data-protection infractions in Europe under rules proposed by the European Commission Read more

25 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner
Don't overbake fear of EU cookie law

Don't overbake fear of EU cookie law

...have feared. Struan Robertson is a legal director at international law firm Pinsent Masons and editor of the firm's Webby-winning legal information site... Read more

28 June, 2010 by Struan Robertson

Rural broadband body admits leaving wireless off maps

...procurement rules set up [by] BDUK on the advice of consultants like Pinsent Masons and KPMG excluded operators with less than £20m-per-year... Read more

14 March, 2012

Government seeks savings through licence shuffle

...a public-sector enterprise licensing agreement with Microsoft.Legal basis Law firm Pinsent Masons told ZDNet UK that brokering transfers of perpetual Microsoft enterprise public... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft sues Comet over Windows 'counterfeits'

...own recovery disks.Iain Connor, an intellectual property specialist at law firm Pinsent Masons, described the legal position as "narrowly drawn". He said anyone reproducing... Read more

4 January, 2012 by David Meyer

IPO to academics: Patent before publishing

...public or private," it said. However, Louis Fullwood, IP law specialist at Pinsent Masons — the company behind the Out-Law blog — said that... Read more

23 May, 2011

Anonymous: UK arrests are a 'declaration of war'

...In response, William Malcolm, a computer law expert and senior associate at Pinsent Masons solicitors, argued that DDoS is prohibited under the legislation. "The Computer... Read more

28 January, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Swiss fileshare software broke DP law, says court

...IP address to be personal data. Struan Robertson, a technology lawyer with Pinsent Masons, told ZDNet UK on Monday that there were no comparable cases... Read more

13 September, 2010

US to tighten accessibility law

...affected by the law include online retailers such as Amazon, according to Pinsent Masons associate director Struan Robertson. "The rules extension would cover sites like... Read more

5 August, 2010

Behavioural ads need consent, says Europe privacy group

...it said. Technology law expert Struan Robertson, who is legal director at Pinsent Masons solicitors, told ZDNet UK that the Article 29 Working Party statement... Read more

25 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Google prosecution pursued by privacy group

...data was called into doubt on Thursday. Rosemary Jay, a partner at Pinsent Masons solicitors, told ZDNet UK on Thursday that Google's possession and... Read more

11 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Single European patent moves closer to fruition

...be solved in a second simultaneous regulation. IP lawyer Struan Robertson, of Pinsent Masons, told ZDNet UK that the cost at present of getting a... Read more

7 December, 2009 by David Meyer

Call for law to improve websites for disabled

...websites on a pan-European scale. Struan Robertson, a senior associate at Pinsent Masons solicitors, told ZDNet UK on Friday that e-accessibility in the... Read more

2 October, 2009 by Tom Espiner

IP infringement fines to increase tenfold

...groups mixed up." However, intellectual-property expert Iain Connor, a partner at Pinsent Masons, told ZDNet UK that people sharing files would be unlikely to... Read more

6 May, 2009 by Tom Espiner

Gov't plans law to increase data-sharing

...sharing". Rosemary Jay, who leads the data-protection team at law firm Pinsent Masons, told ZDNet UK on Wednesday that this statement is "incredibly opaque... Read more

26 November, 2008 by Tom Espiner

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