Publishing & social media

Costs Protection in Defamation and Privacy Claims Consultation

September 22, 2013

The government has announced a consultation on costs protection in defamation and privacy claims. Following the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s Report in November 2012, the government accepted his recommendation, endorsing that of Lord Justice Jackson, that costs protection should be extended to defamation and privacy claims. Costs protection protects parties from the costs that…

Data Sharing Between Public Bodies Consultation

September 15, 2013

The Law Commission has issued a consultation on data sharing between public bodies. The consultation ends on 13 December 2013 and the Law Commission has created a special Twitter account for the consultation – https://twitter.com/LawComData The consultation paper considers issues relating to data sharing between public bodies and to some extent private bodies carrying out…

‘Wandering Clouds’ Emerging Trends in Cloud Services Contracts

August 15, 2013

Kit Burden offers his highly practical insights into the way in which Cloud services contracts have developed…

Misleading and Updating

August 14, 2013

How far should we go to keep web site articles up to date? Do we have adequate disclaimers in place?…

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Celebrity Images: Lessons from Rihanna’s T-shirt

August 4, 2013

Ashley Hurst and Iona Millership explain how Rihanna has provided a boost for celebrity endorsement on social media…

E-crime: Commons Committee Report

July 30, 2013

The Home Affairs Committee published its Report on e-crime on 30 July 2013….

Employee Misuse of LinkedIn Contacts

July 29, 2013

Stephen Musgrave looks at a High Court judgment that resulted in an injunction being granted to restrain ex-employees from using LinkedIn contacts…

Understanding the Global Risk of Cybercrime

July 29, 2013

Stewart James seeks to widen awareness of cybercrime issues and counsels the need to consider the real threat cybercrime poses when advising business clients…

Augmented World

July 28, 2013

For years sci-fi writers have anticipated a world overtaken by technology, which augments the human experience of reality, whether for the good of the community or for more sinister corporate or security purposes. So what is ‘augmented reality’? Will it really change our lives and is it all that important for lawyers to know about it? In a short series of articles, Joanne Frears explores the subject based on her personal experiences helping some of the most cutting edge AR providers in the world….

SCL Meeting Report: E-learning vs Chalk and Talk

July 25, 2013

On 8 July 2013 Pinsent Masons LLP hosted a session on e-learning, chaired by Rachel Wood, Head of Knowledge at Pinsent Masons. Rachel has written a report of the meeting….