State of the Art Legal Web Sites
What makes a Web site ‘state of the art’? The dictionary definition doesn’t help much as state of the art equates to phrases like ‘up to the minute’ and ‘the latest and therefore the best’….
Litigation & DR
‘Browse wrap’ Licence? Don’t mind if I do.
Whilst there are parallels to be drawn between UK and US law, you can get into very hot water if you rely too heavily on one as an exposition of the other….
Doors to Manual: The Ending of the Data Protection’s First Transitional Period
Richard Morgan looks at the effects of the ending of the transitional period and concludes that it is a less cataclysmic event than is sometimes suggested….
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Making Privacy a Competitive Advantage
The 14th Annual Privacy Laws & Business Conference was held once again, at St. John’s College, Cambridge over three full days in early July….
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….
NISCC and the Internet Security Threat
This article from the NISCC Secretariat explains what the NISCC aims to do and the services it can provide by way of alerting to security dangers….
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…
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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WI Fi Woes
Robin Bynoe reviews the risks inherent in the use of wi-fi and the allocation of liability when things go wrong….