When a dot.com Collapses
David Leibowitz, of Berwin Leighton Paisner, looks at the legal consequences for creditors, investors and directors when a dot.com burns through venture capital….
Intellectual Property
Internet Interest Group: Cybercrime
The two speakers at the meeting were Steven Philippsohn, of Philippsohn Crawfords Berwald, and DS Clive Blake, from the Computer Crime Unit of Scotland Yard. This report from Delia Venables is a distillation of both their talks; the ideas are theirs, but she claims responsibility for any errors….
New SCL Web Site
Laurence Eastham reflects on the lessons learnt from the development of the new site and seeks SCL members’ help in making it work….
Office XP: Is it worth the eXPense?
Martin Risely looks at the value of the latest version of Office, and asks whether the upgrade is worthwhile….
Designing a Knowledge Management Intranet
This article looks at ways of assisting you in ‘transforming information into knowledge’. Reynold Leming of Mint Business Solutions reviews the entire process of creating an intranet….
“Ooh – Suits You Sir!”
Deryck Houghton, a Director of v-lex, looks at the implementation of package software systems and restates some basic truths….
Editorial
Jaundiced I blame the weather – it rained on our barbeque. Or perhaps it’s the fact that the nights are drawing in. Whatever the reason, the arrival of the following innocent, nay positive, press release produced a negative reaction. LSSA Developing XML Component List The scope a legal XML standard is enormous, potentially covering such…
The Perils of E-mail
If you thought Year 2000 was a potentially explosive issue, wait until people start banging on your doors demanding tamper-proof records of all e-mails sent and received for the past three years….
PSA: Gaining Business Benefit from IT
Tony Korn, Head of the Professional Services practice at independent management and IT consultants Cornwell Affiliates plc, reviews Professional Services Automation (PSA)…
IT Breakdown – Prevention and Cure
Joe Reevy advises on how to approach and manage an IT dispute. He considers the basic legal issues and the steps to take to minimise problems when things go wrong….