Data Protection and the HMRC Fiasco

Telecoms and the EU: New Proposals

The EU Commission has proposed a Single European Telecoms Market for 500 million consumers

Cobwebsites and the Bar

A survey by LawComms.com of the 22 winners of October’s Chambers Bar Awards 2007 shows that many sets are failing to take full advantage of their websites to publicise their achievement.

Rachel Burnett is new BCS President

Long-time SCL member and major IT law figure, Rachel Burnett has become the new President of the British Computer Society

Microsoft v EU

Three falls and a submission? Microsoft’s competition battle seems to be really settled at last.

Linking Illegality

A Web site is ‘closed down’ for creating links to illegal content. Read the FACT press release and links to comment.

Web Site Recruitment: Are Law Firms Getting it Right?

Intendance,, best known for their annual investigation into legal Web sites: 'Intendance Fast Fifty Solicitors' Websites 2007: Who is Winning and Why?, have revealed the findings of their survey of the graduate-focused web pages of top law firms.

Master of All the Surveys

October has been quite a month for survey results. Read a summary here.

Larry Lessig to Present the SCL Lecture 2008

The leading thinker on law and cyberspace, the creator of the ‘code is law’ approach and most cited source in every debate on copyright and software, Professor Lawrence Lessig, has agreed to present the SCL Lecture 2008 on 30 April. The lecture will be dedicated to the memory of Alan Brakefield.

Survey on E-disclosure

A KPMG survey covering many aspects of e-disclosure has reported widespread dissatisfaction with the Civil Procedure Rules dealing with e-disclosure and highlights future trends