Can XML Change the Way We Work?
What is XML? Why does it matter? Is it a techie thing’ or a tool for all?, Karen Beesley of Keep Informed assesses the effect XML might have on the way we work….
Intellectual Property
Pocket Windows 2002 & HP Jornada 568
As Neil Cameron puts it ‘I had promised you, the readers, and the Editor, a follow-up to my initial review of Microsoft Windows XP. And you will get it – I promise. However, my attention has been diverted by the new Jornada 568 running Pocket Windows 2002; and so that is what you get this month. This review was entirely written in what passes for my handwriting on a Jornada 568 Pocket PC – graphics were added later.’…
Games People Play
John McKinlay looks at the particular issues to be considered in negotiating and advising on software development contracts in the games industry. John acts for VIS Entertainment plc, developers of the chart-topping State of Emergency game….
e-learning – Some Legal Considerations
e-learning is an important and growing area for e-commerce lawyers. James Humphrey-Evans discusses some of the issues involved….
Virtual Monopoly
Andrew Katz of Moorcrofts reviews Virtual Monopoly, by Dr Christopher G Pike, published 2001 by Nicholas Brealey Publishing (£19.99)….
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….
How are law firms using IT to achieve commercial and stategic advantage?
New survey findings from PA Consulting Group and Legal IT Magazine provide insights into the use of IT in large law firms and the extent to which it supports strategic objectives….
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The National Land Information Service
Searchflow won the SCL Award 2002. Here Mark Riddick, Chief Executive Officer of Searchflow, explains what the NLIS system offers and uses the licence traditionally granted to Award winners to outline the benefits of his particular channel….
To Disclose or Not to Disclose A Follow-up
In the August/September edition of Computers & Law, Amanda Kearsley and Nick Rudgard explored the difficulties of reconciling the principles of disclosure under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and the disclosure of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) arising from the case of Totalise plc v The Motley Fool Limited and Interactive Investor Limited (2001) P&T 764. In December 2001, the Court of Appeal overturned the costs order made at the original hearing and set out the principles for the future. The new approach will have a significant impact on the position of organisations, such as Web site operators, from whom disclosures of information may be sought. This article reviews that approach….