Reed Executive v Reed Business Information
Charlotte Colman and Catherine Wilson consider the lessons to be learned from the Reed metatag case….
Intellectual Property
Mandatory Injunctions in IT Disputes
Barristers Michael Douglas QC and Alex Charlton and Ashhurst partner Jeremy Drew join forces to discuss the granting or refusal of mandatory injunctions….
Editorial
IFCLA The magazine welcomes all those travelling from abroad to attend the Conference of the International Federation of Computer Law Associations in Oxford, whether delegates or speakers. The impressive programme of events and speakers suggests that it will be a great success and I hope that the weather (one variable beyond even our estimable organiser’s…
W(h)ither AI and Law?
At first sight, law and the provision of legal advice seems the ideal ground for the application of artificial intelligence. Alastair Morrison wonders whether the AI promise is at last edging towards realisation and asks serious questions about its current relevance….
Unwarranted Strangleholds or Legitimate Protection?
The battle between file-sharers and the film and music industries throws up some interesting issues. Gary Fotios looks at some of them….
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Cyprotex Discovery Limited v University of Sheffield
Renzo Marchini reports on the Court of Appeal’s judgment on 1 April in Cyprotex Discovery Ltd v The University of Sheffield [2004] EWCA Civ 380….
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VPDH, ECP and ETMP: Court Technology That Works
Judge Woodward and his staff gave Laurence Eastham a tour of the pilot scheme for Virtual Plea and Directions Hearings which is in place at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester and an account of the other IT-related projects that aim to increase the efficiency of the administration of criminal justice….
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Editorial
The inaugural meeting of the SCL’s new IT Disputes Interest Group was a sell-out. I have no doubt that much of the credit goes to His Honour Peter Bowsher QC, whose presentation was so much anticipated and so enthusiastically received (I hope to print a version in a forthcoming issue). But I am sure that…
Has Your Trademark Been Googled?
Google’s power as a search tool gives it immense commercial power too. Nigel Miller reviews the effect of its sale of keywords on trademarks. This is an edited version of an article which first appeared in the Solicitors’ Journal….
IFCLA Conference
As Nigel Miller observes in his introductory remarks in the full programme for this event, computer law issues are especially likely to cross jurisdictional boundaries and IT lawyers need to know something of the law and practice outside their home jurisdiction to be fully effective. This conference provides an opportunity to acquire that knowledge in…