David Berry and Carolyn Bigg report on a meeting of the Privacy and Data Protection Interest Group, which got them thinking more deeply about some of the issues. They share their thoughts on the issues raised and on matters which go beyond those covered in the meeting….
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Marcus Turle reviews the implications of the increasing adoption of biometric technology….
CPD questions arising from the webinar of the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group Meeting of 5 February 2007 (Webinar course code HW/SFCL23 part of the SCL online CPD scheme)…
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club¡¦s recent high profile court case against the owner of online fan forum Owlstalk, which considered the issue of when web-hosts and ISPs are liable for defamatory content posted by a third party, demonstrates that this is a question which is becoming increasingly pertinent in the digital age. The rules governing liability…
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Richard Stephens and Mari Sako explain about a new initiative which aims to provide a real understanding of the role of contracts and lawyers in promoting effective outsourcing relationships….
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Each year we ask a selection of IT law and legal technology experts for their predictions for the coming year. These are the collected predictions. Those most recently added appear first in this format….
Jason Rix analyses the importance of, and reports on the judgment in, the Aerotel/Macrossan case….
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Service catalogues are, as Andrew Withers explains, increasingly being viewed as an integral part of major outsourcing contracts. But they can be all too easily neglected and misunderstood….
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Shelley Hill reports on the interim application in Quads 4 Kids v Campbell and speculates on the implications for IP rights holders and eBay….
Helen Hart considers the opinion published by the Article 29 Working Party on the European Commission’s consultation on the regulatory framework for communications….