The Hand of God Slaps the Hand of Google
Mark Weston reviews the successful moves to force search engines in Argentina to filter the results of searches on named individuals…
Society & Justice
Intelligent Agents and Internet Commerce in Ancient Rome
Andrew Katz highlights the lessons that might be learned from the conduct of commerce in Ancient Rome. He identifies the parallels between the role of slaves and the regulation of intelligent agents in the modern world….
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E-disclosure: Breaching the Language Barrier
Not all people communicate in English. Julian Uebergang looks at the problems which are set by the use of different languages in documents subject to disclosure….
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Giving Contractual Notice by E-mail
Guy Burgess examines the risks of receiving contractual notices sent by e-mail under English common law and, for comparison, in New Zealand, which has implemented legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996)….
Legal Sector Web Sites and the Disability Discrimination Act
A new survey by web editorial services company PWS has produced some shocking results. Lawyers don’t seem to be taking their own advice on the importance of making web sites accessible. Ted Page explains what went wrong and why compliance should matter….
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Disability Discrimination on Lawyers’ Web Sites
A new survey by web editorial services company PWS has produced some shocking results. Lawyers don¡¦t seem to be taking their own advice on the importance of making web sites accessible….
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Facing up to Encryption
IT Columnist, Rupert Kendrick, reports on a recent survey that highlights the inadequate approach that many law firms show towards encryption and looks at some proprietary solutions…
Cross-border Small Claims in the EU
Pablo Cortés reviews the proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Small Claims Procedure, which is due to be implemented by January 2009…
Turning the Tide on Intermediary Liability?
Ben Allgrove and Ian Walden examine the implications of a new case in the CFI on ISP liability….
Software: Ownership and Employment
Alexander Carter-Silk reviews a recent Court of Appeal decision dealing with ownership by employers and employees of unpatentable ideas and software….