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Electronic Signatures in Law

March 1, 2004

Eduardo Ustaran reviews Electronic Signatures in Law by Stephen Mason, published by Lexis Nexis Butterworths. £95. ISBN 0406 97006 8….

Is Your E-mail Being Rejected?

March 1, 2004

South African attorney Dr Gerrie Ebersöhn assesses potential liability for the e-mail that gets filtered out by spam filtering software….

SCL 30th Anniversary Lecture: Richard Christou on “Thirty Years of Law in the IT industry”

March 1, 2004

This event mixed celebration with illumination. A full transcript of the lecture is now available as well as Richard Harrison’s sparkling report of the event….

Mediation of IT Disputes: Avoiding the Pitfalls

March 1, 2004

Have you got a war story from an attempt to negotiate peace? Clive Freeman is looking for input from SCL members to enrich the second meeting of the IT Disputes Group….

Data Protection, Human Rights and Freedom of Information: Latest Developments

March 1, 2004

This article is adapted from a talk given by Clive Davies of Olswang at the SCL Third Annual IT Law Conference….

The magazine’s Co-ordinating Editor, Laurence Eastham, met with Robin James, Senior Programme Manager for EDS Justice, in November and discussed with him the way in which EDS operates and his personal views on court technology….

LSLA and Bar Report on Technology in the Civil Courts

January 1, 2004

The Working Group’s report deserves more publicity than it has received, although it is no doubt being taken seriously by those with the power to influence decisions. Some of its recommendations are highlighted below. Electronic Issue of Proceedings and Applications As regards this topic, the Working Group’s recommendations included the following: · “We believe practitioners…

Blackberry

January 1, 2004

Laurence Eastham reports on his all too brief fling with the Blackberry wireless communications solution….

Driving a Trojan Horse and Cart through the Computer Misuse Act

January 1, 2004

The recent acquittal of Aaron Caffrey of a charge pursuant to s 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 has brought to light the inadequacies of both that Act and other aspects of the criminal justice system in dealing with denial of service attacks. Shelley Hill suggests it is time to review the law….

RFID Tags: An Unlawful, or Just Unwanted, Invasion of Privacy?

January 1, 2004

Whether viewed as a spy in your shopping or just a security device, RFID tags have made the headlines. Alexander Brown explains the technology, the general concerns and the law….