Data Protection Update
There has been much activity in the field of data protection and privacy over the last 12 months. This piece from Rosemary Jay of Masons offers a quick guide to the most important developments….
Privacy & Data Protection
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Richard Morgan is a founder member of SCL….
Building Blocks
Richard Morgan is a founder member of SCL. He now acts as anindependent consultant and can be contacted on 0181 505 5847 or by e-mail at richardmorgan@woodfordessex.freeserve.co.uk Among the rights of data subjects in the Data Protection Act 1998, wefind (in s 14) Rectification, blocking, erasure and destruction. The 1984 Act (s24) had spoken only…
Intranets – Why, and Why Bother?
Rupert Kendrick LL.M is a Law Firm Management Consultant. He canbe contacted on 01234 782810, or by e-mail at RupertKendrick@compuserve.com Much has been written of the technological sophistication ofIntranets, but do lawyers really appreciate the potentially seismic effects theymight have on the management of the lawyer/client relationship? What is an Intranet? It might most easily…
Limitation Clauses, Restitution and Doomed Computer Systems
The recent case of South West Water v ICL has provoked intense interest and Nick Sarker analyses it for us….
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E- Commerce and its Impact on Pricing
Ben Goodger is a Partner at Willoughby & Partners. He may becontacted at ben@iprights.com ‘A long time ago – maybe last Thursday…’ is how one of the Winnie thePooh stories starts. It’s a bit like that with any discussion of the world ofe-commerce. There are bound to be things in this article which are out-of-dateby…
Know-How or Know-Who?
What does effective knowledge management offer today’s law firm? Why is
it regarded as an essential component of the firm’s business strategy?
The answer to both questions is straightforward: it provides the firm with a
compe…
Courtroom of the Future Debate
James Behrens is a barrister at Serle Court Chambers in Lincoln’s Inn and
is the Bar representative on the SCL Council. His practice is in commercial and
chancery litigation and he regularly advises in computer disputes and on data protection….
Computer Misuse Prosecutions
Peter Sommer examines the lessons to be taken from two recent prosecutions under the Computer Misuse Act 1990….
Data Protection Act 1998: Preparing for Compliance
Tim Pullan is a solicitor in the IT Telecoms Group at ArnheimTite & Lewis. He may be contacted at tim.pullan@uk.pwcglobal.com. On 12 July, the Government announced that the UK Data Protection Act 1998will come into force on the 1 March 2000. This announcement has ended months ofspeculation about the start date for the new legislation,…
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