Have You Got IT Covered?
Pearse Ryan reports on a recent SCL meeting which explored insurance in an IT context…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
An SCL Standard-form IT Services Contract?
This is a joint blog post from Clive Davies (immediate past SCL Chair) and Roger Bickerstaff (current SCL Chair) suggesting an important new initiative for SCL…
Application of the DPA to Surveillance Activities
Julian Milford reports on the FTT’s decision on the data protection aspects of the dispute over the Southampton City Council decision to require licensed taxis to make audio-visual recordings of passengers…
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SCL at 40: The IT Community in 1973
Richard Morgan is not only one of SCL’s longest-standing members but mirrors its development, going from IT proponent and exponent to widely respected IT law specialist. He looks back on SCL’s early days….
Computer Program Functionality and Copyright: SAS v WPL
David Cran and Louise Williams pick the bones from January’s, probably final, judgment in SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd…
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Competition Law Issues in Cloud Computing
Tim Cowen looks at the cloud and the pitfalls associated with it. He reviews the competition issues and highlights the importance of the correct contractual provisions in cloud computing contracts…
Information Law and the Limitations of Consent
I’ve been thinking recently about the limits of data protection recently with all the debate going on about the new Directive. I have some frustration with the debate, particularly over the validity of the consents that are given by data subjects….
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EU Cybersecurity Strategy and Directive
The EU Commission has given details of its cybersecurity plan, designed ‘to protect open internet and online freedom and opportunity’…
Kickstarter: Crowdsourcing, Commitments and Consumer Protection
Neil Brown examines the crowdsourced funding web site Kickstarter, asking what Kickstarter needs to do to ensure that consumers are adequately protected against project failure….
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Multi-vendor Outsourcing: Approaches to Liability Allocation
Roger Bickerstaff explains the intricacies of allocating liabilities amongst tower contractors and the role of the SIaM contractor….
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