To Disclose or Not to Disclose: That is the Question
The recent case of Totalise v Motley Fool, decided on 19 February 2001, dealt with disclosure in the context of a Web site….
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Intellectual Property
Implied Terms in Computer Contracts
Michael Douglas QC and Ben Pilling consider what terms are of concern, or likely to be applied into, contracts relating to IT….
Information Technology and Human Rights: An International Perspective
The following article is developed from a lecture given by W.S. Gale QC to the Scottish Society for Computers & Law at the joint meeting with the Faculty of Advocates IT Group in Edinburgh….
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SSCL Annual Lecture & Supper
John Sibbald reports on the SSCL annual lecture and supper held on 15 June at the John McIntyre Centre, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh….
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….
Pickwick updated
An extract from an edition of the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club originally by Charles Dickens…
Court Orders for the Preservation of Computer Data
Peter Susman QC explains how access to a litigation opponent’s incriminating computer files may be gained….
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