I am a bit late on the domain name battle concerning ihateryanair.co.uk, but it does raise a couple of points of real interest. In particular, the divergence between the relevant Nominet policy and that of the UDRP is a cause for concern….
BILETA Conference: Call for Papers
The 26th Annual Conference of the British & Irish Law, Education & and Technology Association will be held on 11th-12 April 2011 in Manchester. The Call for Papers has now been published….
Be There or be Square
The Software Symposium Conference had some great sessions, international participation and cutting edge discussion….
SCL Conference 2010: Session 1
Session 1 of the Conference…
SCL Conference 2010 Session 3
Nothing new under the cloud? There is if it is a black cloud….
A Variety of Endeavours
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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