The LSSA and the LSC: New Agreement on Working Practices
Legal software suppliers have reached an important agreement with the Legal Services Commission which will look to introduce improved working practices for both sides
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Legal software suppliers have reached an important agreement with the Legal Services Commission which will look to introduce improved working practices for both sides
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Interflora is reported to be suing Marks & Spencer and others for buying the Interflora adword from Google
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The Information Assurance Advisory Council has published a new guide, Director’s and Corporate Advisor’s Guide to Digital Investigations and Evidence. The guide is available for free as a download. Read an outline of the guide and access the download.
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The Information Commissioner is to be given tougher powers to regulate the Data Protection Act under proposals put forward by Justice Secretary Jack Straw on 24 November. The proposals are by way of response to the report of Professor Walport and Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner.
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Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor has published his opinion in response to the EU-US final data sharing report.
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The Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey is in its fourth year. The latest results suggest that the switch to on-demand entertainment is gathering pace.
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The EU’s European Network and Information Security Agency has presented a new report with 13 recommendations on privacy and data protection. Tax break incentives, online subject access at zero cost, and comprehensive security breach notification law are among the recommendations.
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The sunrise period for .tel registration begins on 3 December
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SCL’s Internet Interest Group has framed a striking response to the BERR Consultation on legislative options to address illicit file-sharing. The response expresses particular concern about the danger of smaller ISPs opting out of any voluntary solution and questions the underlying assumption that the current regime does not work or is too expensive.
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A document which is highly critical in crucial respects has been adopted by SCL as its response to the Home Office Consultation on transposition of the Data Retention Directive. The response, drafted by the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Interest Group, points out a number of failures and inadequacies in the draft regulations.
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