Working of Patents in India
Aparna Kareer and Sumathi Chandrashekaran give a legal overview of one factor which is crucial for those involved with IT in India or IT-enabled services in India….
Litigation & DR
IPO Approves Software Patent
Simon Elsegood, Tasmina Goraya and Alasdair Poore consider the background to, and the possible implications of, a recent decision by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office on the patentability of computer software….
Latest ICO Comment on New Data Protection Proposals
The ICO has issued a memorandum on the Government amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill introduced in the House of Lords….
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E-disclosure: Numbers Too!
Simon Anthony and Phil Beckett identify, from an accountant’s perspective and with reference to Lord Justice Jackson’s Preliminary Report, some common problems with reviewing e-disclosure and set out approaches that should help minimise the related costs…
The Impact of Changing Economic Cycles on the Practice of IT Law
Laurence Eastham previews the SCL Conference 2009 – unrivalled content and a credit-crunch busting price….
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Phone Payments Alert: Web Promoted Subscription Services
The regulator of phone-paid services in the UK has issued a notice highlighting areas of concern…
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Lord Justice Jackson’s Civil Justice Costs Review: Consultation
SCL proposes to give further feedback for phase 2 of the review by Lord Justice Jackson. Clive Freedman has drafted a questionnaire which can be completed and returned as a means of gaining input from SCL members directly….
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Amicus Legal Ltd in breach of the Data Protection Act
Another data leak, from an especially embarrassing source, should act as a pertinent reminder to SCL members that it can happen to anyone….
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Data Protection: New BSI Standard and Survey
The BSI launched a new BSI Standard for data protection on 2 June. The launch coincides with the publication of the BSI’s own survey findings that 1 in 5 of SMEs admit to breach of the data protection legislation….
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L’Oréal v eBay: The UK Round
Susan Barty, Isabel Davies and Phillip Carnell report on the High Court ruling in L’Oréal v eBay [2009] EWHC 1094 (Ch) that eBay was not liable for the sale of counterfeit L’Oréal products on its UK Web site. The case is the latest round in ongoing litigation in a number of jurisdictions….