This article was published in April 2015 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 3rd March 2015, Korea passed the world’s first cloud-specific law, with the stated aim of driving the adoption of cloud computing in Korea. But what…
This article was published in March 2015 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Since its release in August 2014, ISO 27018 is becoming well established as the “go to” standard to help cloud customers to comply with their privacy…
A 2015 snapshot: why remittance services and banking the unbanked were the two mobile banking use cases most likely to take root first in Myanmar as the country moved away from a cash economy. Archived for reference; regulatory position has since moved on.
This article was published in January 2015 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 22 January 2015, the UK Government withdrew its proposed changes to the Electronic Communications Code. As the changes were unexpected, more time for consultation is…
This article was published in January 2015 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. In a surprise move, on 13 January the UK government announced plans to update the elderly (and, even to the House of Lords, rather incomprehensible) Electronic Communications…
This article was published in December 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. A key challenge for organisations who want to use cloud services is to do so in a way that is compliant with the organisations’ obligations under…
This article was published in October 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS“) is consulting on a new notice and guidelines on outsourcing. Having already commented on its positive message for cloud services, this post addresses the rest…
This article was published in September 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. There should be relief at the moment felt by financial institutions and cloud service providers alike, following the release of the MAS’s consultation on the proposed…
This article was published in September 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Myanmar is a country with tremendous opportunities, but also tremendous risks. I was fortunate enough to host and chair a seminar in Singapore yesterday on responsible investment…
This article was published in September 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On Friday 5 September, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (which regulates financial institutions in Singapore) published a consultation on revising its existing guidelines on outsourcing. Responses…
This article was published in April 2014 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 8 April 2014 the European Court of Justice ruled that the Data Retention Directive 2006/24/EC interferes in a particularly serious manner with the fundamental rights…
This article was published in December 2013 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Last week (12/12/2013), a serious blow was dealt to one of the fundamental building blocks establishing the legal framework for retention of data for law enforcement…