If your website or app offers subscriptions – think virtually any kind of online service (also goods if being delivered regularly) – big changes are coming. … Continue Reading
Online Child Safety Compliance: What UK Businesses Need to Know
The UK is strengthening online safety through the Online Safety Act 2023. This law aims to protect children from harmful content on the internet. It sets new rules for online businesses to ensure kids are safe when using their services. The government wants website/app operators to take responsibility for online child safety compliance, with strict deadlines and penalties for non-compliance. There is plethora of guidance and other official documentation out there – but here is brief overview to help you get started: … Continue Reading
10 Tips for Defending a Domain Name Dispute Complaint
As a domain dispute panellist for over 15 years including UDRP (.com) and Nominet’s DRS (.uk), I’ve had the pleasure of reading more than 350 complaints. While they come in all shapes and sizes, certain mistakes tend to recur. Based on my experience, I thought it might be helpful to set out my top 10 tips to help complaint-drafters avoid the most common pitfalls … Continue Reading
Guidance on Designing your Website / App for Children’s Privacy
In April, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued for consultation a draft code of practice for online services likely to be accessed by UK children (under 18). Importantly, the code isn’t ... Continue Reading
Helping Google “Forget” – Removing Convictions from the Web
Once upon a time, before the Internet was a twinkle in the eye of Tim Berners Lee, the law set up a “rehabilitation of offenders” framework designed to help people convicted of certain less serious offences find work without having to disclose their “spent” convictions, with restrictions around the official availability of such information to employers and others … Continue Reading
10 Top Tips for Writing a Domain Dispute Complaint
As a domain dispute panellist for over 15 years including UDRP (.com) and Nominet’s DRS (.uk), I’ve had the pleasure of reading more than 350 complaints. While they come in all shapes and sizes, certain mistakes tend to recur. Based on my experience, I thought it might be helpful to set out my top 10 tips to help complaint-drafters avoid the most common pitfalls … Continue Reading