E-mail and the Legal Profession
Lee Harris of DeltaSeal Software looks at encryption and e-mail control and gives a positive view on the value of e-mail….
Intellectual Property
Electronic Signatures – much ado?
Nigel Miller explains the latest development on e-signatures and the significance of CSP’s. This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal….
Naomi Campbell: drugs, distress and the Data Protection Act
In the first case of its kind, Naomi Campbell successfully sued Mirror Group Newspapers for damage and distress caused by breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. Partner Nigel Wildish and assistant Marcus Turle of City law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse discuss the case and the legal implications of which online publishers should be aware….
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Why Your Web Strategy is, err, Wrong
An awkward look at a few standard views from Joe Reevy, who thinks that most people have got it, err, wrong….
Spam Solution?
Do you suffer from more spam than John Cleese at a Monty Python Convention? W K Hon has found a product which might help….
Don’t Always Believe what you Reed
On 20 May 2002, Mr Justice Pumfrey gave judgment in the case of (1) Reed Executive Plc (2) Reed Solutions Plc v (1) Reed Business Information Limited (2) Reed Elsevier (UK) Limited (3) totaljobs.com Limited. The case explored for the first time in any detail the extent to which the use of various optimisation techniques for Web sites could give rise to new forms of trade mark infringement and passing off. Ian Jeffery of Lewis Silkin reports on the case and offers his comments….
Cyberobscenity and the Ambit of English Criminal Law
Professor Michael Hirst of De Montfort University looks at a recent case and questions the Court of Appeals’s approach. Professor Hirst is a contributing author to Blackstone’s Criminal Practice and a widely published author on evidence and criminal law issues….
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Major Changes at SCL
The recent EGM saw some major management and constitutional changes which enhance the SCL’s ability to implement its new strategy. New Trustees have also been appointed….
Limitations of Liability – Which Way Now?
Of all the clauses in IT contracts, limitations of liability usually attract the most attention. This is not altogether surprising; IT systems are frequently of a ‘business critical’ nature, such that defects or defaults in performance can often give rise to significant losses, which will equally often be out of proportion to the levels of fees. Kit Burden of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert focuses on the Horace Holman case and re-evaluates its importance….
Copyright Infringement in the Digital Society. Is it easier said than done?
Paul Randle of Pictons reviews the cases, including the recent case of Sony v Edmunds, and the Copyright Directive. Is there enough protection in law, or is copy protection a better answer….
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