Recent contacts with recruiters and IT lawyers have led me to think that, at a time of great uncertainty for the legal professions and a broadly pessimistic outlook for the world economy, the future for IT lawyers looks bright. Recruiters are struggling to find suitably qualified lawyers for positions at all sorts of different levels,…
Newzbin Block: BT Injunction Format Determined
Following his judgment in Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp & Ors v British Telecommunications Plc, Mr Justice Arnold has now determined the format of the injunction which will apply. BT was given 14 days in which to apply its terms….
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CPD Online October / November 2011 Edition of Computers & Law
Questions arising from the October/November issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL 55 – 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Internet Infringement of Personality Rights: ECJ Judgment
In a new ruling, the ECJ finds that victims of infringements of personality rights by means of the internet may bring actions before the courts of the Member State in which they reside in respect of all of the damage caused. But the operator of an internet website covered by the e-commerce directive cannot be made subject, in that State, to stricter requirements than those provided for by the law of the Member State in which it is established…
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Judgment Day for BAILII
This article is the product of an exchange between Nick Holmes of Infolaw and Sir Henry Brooke, retiring chairman of the BAILII trustees. It deals with a number of issues relating to BAILII and how it operates, including issues raised in a recent piece in the Guardian….
Creating an Online Legal Tool
Laurence Eastham talked to two new entrants in the still emerging field of online solutions to legal problems for consumers. Tom Hiskey and Rob Blake are the founders of The Law Wizard, the company behind forthcoming online probate tool The Probate Wizard. Tom is a probate lawyer who resigned from his job as a practising solicitor in the Yorkshire region to start The Law Wizard with Rob. Rob provides the technical vision – he is a specialist in cloud computing and system development….
A Clear Framework and a Flexible Horizon: Sir Vivian Ramsey Presents a Judge’s View of IT Disputes
Joanna Goodman reports on the SCL meeting of 19 October where Sir Vivian Ramsey, Head of the Technology and Construction Court, shared his perspective on IT disputes…
CPD Online: SCL 6th Annual Policy Forum 2011 – Freedom of Speech
Questions arising from the Future of Freedom of Speech session at the SCL Forum 2011. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL53 – 1 hour 15 minutes….
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CPD Online: SCL 6th Annual Policy Forum 2011 – Intermediary Liability
Questions arising from the session on the Future of Intermediary Liability at the SCL Forum 2011. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL54 – 1 hour 25 minutes….
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Education and Entertainment, and Free CPD
A podcast of the SCL Forum offers a very special chance for SCL members to widen their horizons, and get free CPD…