Google Inc. has taken reasonable steps to improve its privacy policies, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said, following an audit at the Google’s London office….
Risk and Reward – The SCL Annual Conference Offers Both!
Bill Jones of Wragge & Co LLP, and Chair of Day 1 of this year’s Conference, explains why he is looking forward to this year‘s Conference….
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Apple’s EU-wide Injunction against Galaxy Tablet
A German court has granted an injunction to Apple prohibiting Samsung from distributing its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in most EU countries…
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Freedom of Information, in 140 characters or less
The unstoppable march of Twitter continues. Users can now make FOI requests….
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CPD Online: IT in Financial Services Seminar – New Ways of Working, New Risks, New Legal Challenges
Questions arising from the podcast of the SCL Seminar ‘IT in Financial Services: New Ways of Working, New Risks, New Legal Challenges’ held on 14 July 2011 – SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL35 – 2 hours….
The Cloud & Open Source: The New Darlings of Enterprise Computing
Richard Graham explores the symbiotic success of cloud computing and open source software…
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Walking Away Revisited
Paul Gershlick and Simon Weinberg consider the High Court judgment in AstraZeneca v Albermarle, which considered deliberate breach of unprofitable contracts and looked hard at NetTV v MARHedge. The judgment also touches on the right of first refusal and whether rights are waived while negotiating following material breach and is an example of a very narrow interpretation of a limit on liability clause….
Beyond Liability: Injunctions after L’Oreal v eBay
Toby Headdon considers the availability and scope of injunctions against online intermediaries following recent judgments in L’Oreal v eBay and Twentieth Century Fox v BT…
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Paper, Paper Everywhere
Embrace the electronic age…
Government’s Hargreaves Response
The government has published its response to the Hargreaves Review and has also published its plans for implementation of the Digital Economy Act 2010 and an Ofcom report on the practicality of site blocking…