Gillian Cordall looks at the basics of contract formation and points up their relevance to the real world IT or e-commerce transaction….
IT Lawyers’ Cases in Brief
Parallel Imports and Trade Marks: Oracle v M-Tech In Oracle v M-Tech [2010] EWCA Civ 997, the Court of Appeal held that, in a trade mark infringement case involving importation of Sun branded computer hardware from outside the EEA, M-Tech was entitled to argue that Articles 28 to 30 and 81 of the EC Treaty…
Contract Formation in Scotland
In a companion piece to Gillian Cordall’s article on contract formation, Alison Marshall points out some material differences that apply in Scotland. This article is not intended as a full account of the law on contract formation in Scotland….
Outsourcing and Exit Plans: Ericcson Ltd v Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
The High Court judgment in this dispute over exit provisions and the termination notice given in the course of a major outsourcing contract is now published….
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Exporting Encryption
The UK granted a new General Export License for encryption products on 14 October 2010. David Lorello, Julia Court Ryan and Sheena Sheikh explain….
Night of the Living Zombie Computers…
Sick and tired of Halloween themed merchandise, horror films and laboured references to the undead? Tough. You’d better run. This spooky Halloween tale by Noa Bar Yosef is impervious to your indifference….
CPD Online: Getting the Deal Right – Key Commercial Schedules in Outsourcing Projects – 5 October 2010
Questions for the Podcast: Getting the Deal Right – Key Commercial Schedules in Outsourcing Projects – 5 October 2010. CPD: Course code: HW/SFCL34 – 4 hours…
CPD Online: October / November 2010 Edition of Computers & Law Magazine
Questions arising from the October / November 2010 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL35 – 1 hour 30 minutes…
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ICO Reverses into Google Street View
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a new statement on the complaints that were raised about Google Street View and its collection of data from wi-fi networks…
New Look and New Initiatives at SCL
The SCL Conference 2010 saw the launch of a new SCL logo and the ‘IT Law Community’ strap line as well as the announcement of new initiatives that affect SCL members – new groups and an accreditation/certification scheme…