Richard Stephens considers the recent case of CPC Group Limited v Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, which considered the meaning of ‘reasonable endeavours’. He goes on to review the case law on a variety of contractual phrases concerning ‘endeavours’, of the kind found in so many IT contracts….
Court Refuses to Order Blocking of File-sharing in Ireland
In EMI v UPC, the High Court in Ireland has refused an application for an injunction against an ISP which would have required it to block access to file-sharing sites…
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ICO Consultation on Data Sharing
The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a consultation on a new UK code of practice on data sharing…
New Directive to Prevent Cyber-attacks?
The EU Commission has put forward proposals designed to boost Europe’s defences against cyber-attacks…
Aggregation and Ex Gratia: Centrica v Accenture and Coping with Loss
Andrew Horrocks and Simon Jones reflect on the Court of Appeal judgment in Centrica v Accenture, and the lessons to be drawn from the case…
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Best of Breed v One-box Solution
Does a commitment to Best Practice mean that law firms should only purchase ‘Best of Breed’ products when choosing their legal software? asks Ian Wimbush, Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers’ Association. Or can a one-box solution offer many of the same advantages?…
Robots and Law
On my return from holiday, a blog post suggesting laws for robotics has really intrigued me…
Regulators Agree Boundaries and Pledge Mutual Support
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Advertising Standards Authority and PhonepayPlus has been published….
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A Cloudy Outlook for Outsourcing Service Levels?
David Chaplin reports on the SCL half-day seminar on ‘Getting the Deal Right – Key Commercial Schedules in Outsourcing Projects’ held on 5 October….
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ICO Views on EU Data Protection Framework
The Information Commissioner’s Office has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on the current data protection legislative framework….