Google is to change its privacy policy in response to data protection investigations…
Making Sense of the Australian Offshore Disclosure Rules
Why do the Australian privacy rules matter to those operating outside Australia? Peter Leonard explains that the rules, while mainly of concern to Australian lawyers, might reach out and affect all those with clients operating with an ‘Australian link’….
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Technology Contracts: Creative Relationships Require Creative Agreements
Olivia Whitcroft casts her eyes over standard terms and suggests a better way forward. She offers a mercurial warning: ‘If all you have is standard terms, everything looks like a fax machine’…
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SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – IT Law in Corporate Transactions
Gruffudd Jones reports on the eighth module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, an event held at Macfarlanes on 20 January 2015…
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Jurisdiction: Copyright and Accessibility
The CJEU has given judgment on a reference concerning copyright infringement and has confirmed that online infringements can be litigated wherever unauthorised copies are accessible. Alastair Shaw and Penelope Thornton explain….
Shared Services: A Catalyst for Transformation
Hinal Patel and Marcus Clayden explore the key issues for those considering a shared services centre….
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Social Media and Employment: On Yer Bike?
Henrietta Watchorn reflects on a recent incident where a Twitter ‘joke’ fell flat…
Social Media and Employment: Can Offensive Personal Tweets Justify Dismissal?
Charles Wynn-Evans considers a recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the guidance that may be drawn from it…
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Data Protection, Peerage and Privilege
A High Court judgment rejects a claim under the Data Protection Act 1998 for disclosure of letters sent to the House of Lords Appointments Commission…