Current Issues in IT and Communications Law in China
Matthew Murphy gives a resumé of the current legal issues in the world’s most exciting economy….
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Litigation & DR
History Repeats Itself: Implementation of EU Data Protection Legislation in the Accession Countries
Although the accession countries have been swift to implement the data protection and e-privacy directives, a large majority have failed to implement them correctly in a number of important respects. Ironically, the areas of greatest departure are the same areas the Commission identified last year as the areas where the original 15 Member States had also fallen down. In a number of cases, the deficiencies are so great that the EU Member States are vulnerable to enforcement action by the EU Commission for failure to implement the directives as required. Richard Cumbley and Tanguy Van Overstraeten of Linklaters explain….
Partnering Agreements for IT and Outsourcing Projects
Clive Davies of Olswang considers what partnering really means and how, in contractual terms, it can best be achieved….
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Mandatory Injunctions in IT Disputes
Barristers Michael Douglas QC and Alex Charlton and Ashhurst partner Jeremy Drew join forces to discuss the granting or refusal of mandatory injunctions….
EU ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS LAW: Competition and Regulation in the European Communications Market
Glen Davis reviews this book by Paul Nihoul and Peter Rodford, published by Oxford University Press, 856pp, £125….
Technology Practice Direction Latest
An updated draft, with the crucial appendices, is now available….
The Impact of E-mail and Technology on Productivity and Efficiency
Victoria Moore’s experience at City firms and as senior in-house counsel gave her an absorbing interest in what firms and partners must do in order to make technology work for them and to deliver legal services to increasingly demanding and sophisticated clients….
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Legal Protection of Software: A handbook
Jeremy Holt reviews this book from Kit Burden and Richard Morgan, published by e-mis professional publishing (www.emispp.com). ISBN 185811294X….
European Technology Transfer Regulation Embraces Software Licences – but is it all good news?
Duncan Curley and Davina Garrod examine the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and consider its consequences….
Unwarranted Strangleholds or Legitimate Protection?
The battle between file-sharers and the film and music industries throws up some interesting issues. Gary Fotios looks at some of them….
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