Social Networking in the Workplace
Acas has launched a guide for employers and employees….
Privacy & Data Protection
The Guessing Game
Eduardo Ustaran has been talking to people who matter in Brussels and is beginning to get an idea of what the future EU data protection framework may look like…
Online Behavioural Advertising: Article 29 WP Concerns
The Article 29 Working Party has written to the IAB (Internet Advertising Bureau) and the EASA (European Advertising Standards Alliance) expressing fundamental concerns about their code of practice….
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Uncrushed
On the unexpected effects of technology and hopes for increased privacy awareness that once seemed crushed but may rise again…
Google’s Got Better says ICO
Google Inc. has taken reasonable steps to improve its privacy policies, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said, following an audit at the Google’s London office….
Freedom of Information, in 140 characters or less
The unstoppable march of Twitter continues. Users can now make FOI requests….
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Walking Away Revisited
Paul Gershlick and Simon Weinberg consider the High Court judgment in AstraZeneca v Albermarle, which considered deliberate breach of unprofitable contracts and looked hard at NetTV v MARHedge. The judgment also touches on the right of first refusal and whether rights are waived while negotiating following material breach and is an example of a very narrow interpretation of a limit on liability clause….
Promoting Spectrum Trading
In light of two key changes to the spectrum trading regime, Anthony Day and Mike Conradi ask:- Will the market now flourish?…
NLA v Meltwater: Court of Appeal Judgment Handed Down
The Court of Appeal has given judgment in this case. The verdict: a win for the NLA and the newspapers….
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The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object
Gawie Nienaber and John Yates assess the impact of the Cloud on the traditional IT business model…
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