Sometimes so confusing that it might well pertain to a Galaxy far, far away, the ongoing complexities of the litigation over smartphone patents leave many at a loss. John D. McGonagle offers a strategic overview of the smartphone ‘patent wars’…
ICO: Updated Cookie Guidance
The ICO has issued updated guidance on cookies consent, reflecting its 26 May deadline for compliance…
Back to Basics: Termination of IT Contracts
Duncan McCall QC and Adam Temple look at the rudiments of non-consensual termination for cause…
SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd: Report and Analysis
David Cran and Louise Williams consider this major CJEU judgment and its implications…
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Monetary Penalty for NHS Trust
An NHS trust has had to pay a monetary penalty of £90,000 for a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998….
Outsourcing and TUPE
Rex Parry and Philip Davies consider how outsourcing may be affected by a new EAT TUPE decision that has obvious implications across the board, including for those in the IT sector…
Negotiated Cloud Contracts: Cloud Legal Project’s Latest Report
QMUL’s Cloud Legal Project has released its report of research into negotiated cloud contracts, offering its insights into the key areas negotiated by cloud users and the development of the cloud market…
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Commissioner’s Competition Carrot for Google
Is Commissioner Almunia’s carrot really a rather threatening weapon?…
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Monetary Penalty for London Borough
The London Borough of Barnet has to pay £70,000 in respect of data protection failings…
CPD Online: Back to Basics: Service Levels and Service Credits
Questions arising from the podcast of the meeting of 28 February on service levels and service credits. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course Code HW/SFCL26. 1.5 hours of CPD…
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