Turning the Tide on Intermediary Liability?
Ben Allgrove and Ian Walden examine the implications of a new case in the CFI on ISP liability….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Due Diligence – How Outsourcing Can Learn from Private Equity
Clive Davies recently moved from private practice to an in-house role. He shares a recently discovered approach to due diligence that he feels involves a better way….
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Cross-border Retail and Consumer Credit in the EU: Facilitate, Don’t Regulate
Simon Deane-Johns explains why he thinks plans for further regulation of online transactions will work against the interests of consumers….
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
SCL’s answer to Hans Christian Anderson is John Yates. There is many a new truth in an old tale….
Limitation of Liability: An Update
Limitation of liability clauses are always keenly negotiated and are often one of the last clauses to be agreed. A string of recent cases provide guidance to lawyers about how these clauses should be drafted and incorporated into a contract. Jimmy Desai offers a summary of some recent cases and an explanation as to how each may be useful to those drafting such clauses….
Collecting Personal Information Using Web sites
Helen Hart summarises and comments on the latest ICO advice….
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Editorial
The statistic that stayed with me for far too long this week was that approximately 1 in 25 visitors to Wikipedia edit or contribute. It seemed extraordinary that a resource that was used as the major reference source for everything from pub arguments to geography homework could have so many committed and dedicated persons associated…
When Does a Name Become a Signature
George Gardiner summarises a recent judgment and highlights some lessons that may be drawn from it….
KM and the Changing Legal Environment
Juliet Humphries and Justin Harness reflect the views expressed at, and thoughts arising from, a recent KM Group meeting on KM and Commoditisation….
Renegotiating Outsourcing Deals: Why, When and How
Kit Burden looks at one of the tricky aspects of outsourcing deals….
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