SCL Meeting Report: Question Time
James Taylor reports on the first SCL Question Time – “Industry Interrogates Private Practice”, which took place on 13 November…
Telecoms & the Internet
Adwords: Court of Appeal Judgment on Trade Mark Surveys
In the latest bout in the long-running adwords battle between Interflora and Marks and Spencer, the Court of Appeal has given short shrift to Interflora’s attempt to call favourable witnesses revealed in the course of a survey when they were not relying on the ‘unreliable’ survey in evidence….
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Predictions 2013
If you have been missed out from my invitation list and want to contribute to our festival of predictions, you still can. This year is different as we look further into the future. Here are some thoughts to get you started, some extra tips, and details of the valuable prize for most accurate prediction….
Boldness Be My Friend – A Year On
At the SCL Forum in September, Graham Smith spoke about the regulation of the Internet and what he saw as the best way forward. This article is an edited version of the views expressed in that talk. These are his personal views, not attributable to his law firm or to any client. A series of articles arising from the Forum will be published in the New Year – this one is very much for now as Leveson looms and decisions on the Communications Bill and social media prosecutions are considered….
Data Protection Reform: House of Commons Justice Committee’s View
The EU Commission’s proposals to update data protection laws are too prescriptive, according to a new Report by the Justice Select Committee….
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Cyber-torts and Jurisdiction
Christelle Coslin and Pauline Blondet cover some recent developments concerning the jurisdiction of the courts over torts allegedly committed on the Internet…
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….
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 Policy Forum Report: Computer and Communications Law Reform
Jaani Riordan reports on the annual SCL Policy Forum which took place on 13 and 14 September at the offices of Herbert Smith, London. Podcasts of most of the presentations at the Forum are now available on the SCL web site….
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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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