10 Dangers in Data Centre Contracts
Jimmy Desai offers a short summary of the topics that all IT lawyers need to consider when advising on data centre contracts…
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Outsourcing Settlement Terms Revealed under FOIA
Richard Cumbley and Peter Church report and comment on the collision between traditional outsourcing settlement confidentiality and the new freedom of information regime…
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Transferring data through model contracts: original clauses v alternative clauses
The regulatory limitations affecting international transfers of personal data have been a controversial issue since the early nineties. Even before the deadline for implementation of the 1995 Data Protection Directive kicked in, businesses across the European Union struggled to find a way to accommodate their normal data sharing and communication practices to the impending legislation….
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IT SECURITY – What Every Technology Lawyer Needs to Know about IT Security
Kit Burden explains why IT security matters to technology lawyers or at least should matter. This article is based on his presentation to the Law Society of Scotland/SSCL Conference earlier this year…
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Unfair Contract Terms Bill
Victoria Ford reviews the draft Bill on unfair contract terms. Will standard terms and conditions be worth the paper they are written on when the proposed new unfair contract terms legislation comes into force? The IT industry has had many brushes with UCTA over the years and is likely to be keenly affected by developments….
Insourcing – Reversing the Trend?
Kit Burden asks if the outsourcing charabanc has run out of fuel, and whether there are times when the best alternative might be found close to home….
Consumer Protection on Online Auction Sites: Just an Illusion?
Dr Christine Riefa examines the eBay phenomenon, its legal classification and the implications for consumer protection….
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MVNOs and 3G – The Future of Resale?
Paul Foley and Davina Garrod consider the impact of a new breed, mobile virtual network operators, and their impact on the market. They also consider some of the legal issues to which transactions concerning them give rise….
Court of Appeal Cuts Back the Legal Protection for Databases
Sally Hui and Simon Stokes comment on the implications of the rulings in BHB v William Hill, the long running case which completed its final furlong in the Court of Appeal in July….
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SCL 5th Annual Conference: IT Project Procurement & Outsourcing
Full details are now available of the latest SCL Conference: IT Project Procurement & Outsourcing: The Successful Customer/Supplier Marriage….
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