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….
Domain Names: UDRP Ruling on DandG
David Taylor and Jane Seager look at a recent case in the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and explain how Dolce & Gabbana failed to obtain the domain name dandg.com…
Libel and Hyperlinks
Elaine Heywood reports on a libel case in the High Court which looked at the influence of hyperlinks on the meaning of allegedly defamatory words. The case also reopens the debate about whether publishers are liable for content in hyperlinks….
SAS v WPL: Questions for the ECJ
In SAS v WPL the court ruled that a number of questions needed to be referred to the Court of Justice to help resolve the dispute. The text of the questions has now been published….
EU Commission Takes UK to Court on Confidentiality Protection
The EU Commission has decided to refer the UK to the ECJ over its alleged failure to full implement EU rules on privacy and personal data protection…
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YouTube Win in Spain
A Spanish court has rejected a claim against YouTube…