Life After Grokster
Maureen Daly analyses the varying approaches to the battle against unlawful file sharing and developments on this front in a number of jurisdictions….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
LSSA and Legal Aid Reforms
The Legal Software Suppliers Association sees chaos looming as the Legal Services Commission presses for more use of IT by firms who undertake publicly funded work without allowing adequate consultation or time for software adaptation….
Whither (or Wither?) the Technology Lawyer?
Rory Graham modestly subtitled his article ‘Musings of a General Practitioner’. This article comes from one of the leading practitioners of IT law and may well provoke debate amongst SCL’s membership….
IT Contracts in the Public Sector
Prior to the forthcoming SCL Conference, Public Sector-Private Challenge, Clive Davies offers a wide-ranging analysis of the complex developments in public sector IT contracting….
E-money and Prepaid Debit Cards
Yuban Moodley examines the latest common method of payment and considers the problems associated with them….
Distance Selling
Helen Hart reviews the latest guidance from the DTI and OFT on complying with the distance selling legislation and a European Commission report on implementation of the Distance Selling Directive….
Shared Services: Hit or Miss?
Viv Nissanka recognises the pressure to engage with the shared services philosophy and explains what it is all about….
Personal Internet Security: SCL Evidence for the Lords
SCL has organised a meeting to help inform its evidence to the Broers Committee on personal internet security….
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Deleting Data Protection
A recent report from Privacy International has highlighted concerns about the difficulties in deleting accounts and the sharing of data and has led to a complaint to the Information Commissioner calling for an investigation….
Public Sector: Private Challenge
SCL’s 2006 Conference, supported by Intellect, is to be held on 24 and 25 November in Oxford. It will deal with the critical legal issues of public sector IT procurement, regulation and management….