Case Compilation
Laurence Eastham brings together a few recent rulings of relevance to IT lawyers, covering topics as diverse as domain names, advertising standards and criminal procedure….
Publishing & social media
Editorial
Everybody is in favour of free speech. But the harsh reality is that public order and totally free speech do not go together. And while it is hard to divest the concept of public order from its, sometimes well deserved, public image of uniforms, truncheons and repression, the reality is that almost everybody is in…
SCL Conference Report: IT Law Hot Topics 2012
Helen Hart reports on Tuesday’s SCL Annual Conference ‘IT Law Hot Topics 2012: The IT law you need for 2013’…
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SCL Media Group Seminar Report: Intermediary Liability
Frania Cooper reports on the meeting of the SCL Media Group on 10 October which focused on intermediary liability…
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Workplace IT: ENISA Report Sees Opportunities and Risks in BYOD
On 18 October, ENISA published a detailed report covering the risks associated with the Bring Your Own Device trend…
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OFT Warning to Online Retailers
A survey of UK retailers’ web sites has found flaws in compliance with consumer protection legislation…
Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003: Threat or Menace?
In light of the spate of recent prosecutions, and the DPP’s consultation exercise, Lilian Edwards looks at s 127 and what might be done about it…
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ICO Guidance on the Cloud
The ICO has acted to remind businesses of data responsibilities as more look to cloud computing to process personal information…
Social Networks and Legal Practice
So why does Facebook and for that matter LinkedIn work so well whereas businesses and especially law practices can struggle to use the same technology for internal social networks…
Social Media Prosecutions: Guidelines Not Enough
The DPP’s recent call for input on the setting of guidelines for social media prosecutions overlooks a need for better drafted laws…
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