Termination Uncertainties: Latest Case
A judgment in the High Court offers another example of difficulties arising on termination and the uncertainties which can arise in interpreting even the most comprehensive of agreements…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Bad Date in Court for US Matchmaking Web Site
David Cran and Charlotte Ward give an account of the recent High Court case, Plentyoffish Media Inc. v Plenty More Llp….
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Justice and the Unrepresented
That’s not a new Clint Eastwood film – the recent report on improvements in the ways in which the justice system might cope with litigants in person is full of positives and offers real insights….
Data Protection Enforcement Powers Part II: Assessment Notices in Practice
Richard Morgan looks at the ICO’s use of assessment notices since new powers became available…
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Data Protection Breach: A Lesson for Lawyers
Lawyers beware – you are not immune from data protection errors nor safe from ICO action. But the message from the ICO is not to delay reporting breaches in purported defence of confidentiality….
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SCL Meeting Report: “20th Century Fox v BT – Copyright Strikes Back?”
Scott Fairbairn reports on the recent SCL London Group meeting held at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP on 7 November 2011….
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Data Protection Enforcement Powers
Shelley Thomas looks at the power to impose monetary penalties and gives a detailed account of its use to date….
A Co-op Divi for Law and Technology?
Following its successful application for an ABS licence under the Legal Services Act, I guess we now have to stop talking about Tesco law and call it Co-op law. Why does it matter for technology and the law? It may matter in relation to attitudes to legal services delivery at the low price end of the market and the extent to which IT can be used to support it….
The Legal Case for PDF/A
Gary Hodkinson highlights the problems with digital document archiving, explains how the US is leading the way in enforcing new document archiving legislation and why the UK needs to be prepared…
Judgment Day for BAILII
This article is the product of an exchange between Nick Holmes of Infolaw and Sir Henry Brooke, retiring chairman of the BAILII trustees. It deals with a number of issues relating to BAILII and how it operates, including issues raised in a recent piece in the Guardian….