Are joint ventures like Hollywood marriages – doomed to fail? Rosemary Downs takes a practical look at the steps that can be taken to increase the chances of success….
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In February the case of Totalise Plc v Motley Fool Limited went almost without mention. Joanne Ashley describes why she finds this surprising and briefly considers the implications of this case….
Peter Susman QC explains how access to a litigation opponent’s incriminating computer files may be gained….
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Neil Cameron explains what e-commerce is and why you need to plan to take account of it….
There is probably no single aspect of IT projects that creates more confusion, disputes, and ultimately litigation, than the question of contractual time for performance. Duncan McCall and Ben Pilling of 4 Pump Court tackle the problem.
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There are a number of significant omissions in AmandaKearsley’s article The Internet,Paedophilia and the ISP (C&L Vol 12 issue 1; April/May 2001) so that theresult is somewhat unbalanced. 1. Charges involving paedophiliac material are nearly always prosecutedunder the Protection of Children Act 1978, not the Obscene Publications Act uponwhich Ms Kearsley concentrates. This applied in…
In today’s e-commerce-led and IT-dependent business environment, possession and control of data is all important.
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Brigitte Zammitt reviews Ian Lloyd’s book, Legal Aspects of the Information Society (Butterworths), and reviews the topics covered in the book….
Andrew Levison and Alan Nathanson of Baker Robbins & Co explain how to make the most of a portal, and what it will not do.
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A basic knowledge management system can be set up just using tools a firm
already has, without having to buy in expensive packages. This article from Kwan
Hon, Banking and Information Lawyer at Sidley & Austin, explains how, using
an applic…