Year 2000 Litigation in the USA
Philip Westmacott is a partner at Bristows. Clare Goodman is anassistant solicitor there. They may be contacted on 0171 400 8000….
Cybersecurity
A Glimpse of the Future (a web of unnatural laws)
Peter Cochrane is Head of BT Research Laboratories.
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IFCLA Conference
The International Federation of Computer Law Associations’ Conference takes place in Oxford on 8 and 9 July….
Windows 98
Martin Risely works for Cadence Europress Ltd, a developer of legal software….
IT and the English Courts
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Brooke is President of the Society for Computers and Law….
Internet and Interactive TV – A Regulatory Nightmare?
Rico Calleja is an Information Lawyer in the Media and Communications Group at Theodore Goddard. He may be contacted on ricocalleja@theodoregoddard.co.uk…
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Tried, Tested and Trusted
With over 25 years experience in the industry, Marcus O’Leary, founding partner at the eponymously named firm of solicitors, must be one of the most experienced IT legal professionals in the UK. Yet, despite his long-standing enthusiasm and fascination with technology, the firm’s use of technology is refreshingly uncomplicated….
The Application of Information Technology
In this piece, Alastair Morrison reviews the pressures on solicitors and the courts arising from IT implementation. He analyses the position of smaller firms and looks at the prospects for XML and AI. This was originally submitted as a dissertation for the degree of LLM at the University of Strathclyde. It is rare for SCL to accept such material but this is a useful examination of various commentators’ views….
Protection for Whom?
The Information Commission has released its controversial code of practice, which states that employers can no longer use covert ways to snoop on employeee-mail. Employers should provide staff with private e-mail and Internet accounts and cannot monitor e-mails – even if there is reason to believe they are of a personal nature. The code is designed to be a guideline for the RIP legislation. Paul Rutherford of Clearswift asks what this means for employers and employees alike? What does this mean for Internet and e-mail monitoring companies in the security arena that have products relying on this revenue income?…