BYOD Policy?
Robert Jones says that you need a policy to deal with the inevitable use, and abuse, of BYOD…
Publishing & social media
Twitter Joke Trial: Appeal Judgment Sees the Joke
The Divisional Court has given judgment in the appeal of Paul Chambers against his conviction under the Communications Act 2003, s 127….
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Virtual Currency in Gaming: Could Regulators Change the Rules?
Simon Halberstam and Raoul Lumb wonder if the regulatory landscape is going to change for game developers in light of ongoing developments in social gaming…
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SCL Meeting Report: “The Dangers of Social Media”
Helen Hart reports on the recent SCL Thames Valley Group meeting in Reading…
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LIEBOR Disappointment
I was surprised to find that the banking rate fix scandal was a cause of disappointment. But it was….
Time to Move on…
Alastair Morrison explains that, if you have yet to move away from XP, you will have to fairly soon. He looks at the options that might ease the transition….
Cookies and Law Firm Compliance
With the cookie law already in full swing, Kuan Hon carried out a survey of law firm web sites in mid June. So how are the top London tech law firms doing in complying with the law?…
A CAP on Twitter Campaigns
In a topical development, the ASA has ruled that a Twitter campaign for Nike featuring Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere was contrary to the CAP Code because it was not sufficiently recognisable as advertising. Helen Hart looks at the Code, the rulings to data and the wider guidance to which attention must be paid….
Law Society of Scotland Publishes Social Media Guidance
Social media offers many benefits to solicitors but also presents risks and challenges, according to new guidance from the Law Society of Scotland….
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Editorial
In his excellent article in this issue, Andrew Tibber asks the question ‘The Defamation Bill: A Fair Balance?‘ in his title for the piece. He ends, I think with clause 5 (the web site operators’ defence) in mind, thus: ‘genuine claimants, for whom an initial cease and desist letter to a web site host or…