Duncan Osler of MacRoberts supplies this news story about a new consultation from the OGC affecting the public procurement process….
Rhythmless Blues for Capita
The Competition Commission has required Capita to sell part of its acquired software business because of its fears about substantial lessening of competition in the market for revenues and benefits (R&B) software systems…
Competitive Dialogue for IT Procurement – the good the bad and the ugly
This blog post arises from the SCL Northern Group meeting of 4 June and allows access to the meeting material. It also allows SCL members to comment on the meeting, raise issues and continue any debate that arose at the meeting itself…
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The Language Skills of the English
Does our notoriously blinkered approach mean that we will never ‘get’ EU law?…
Data Protection: New BSI Standard and Survey
The BSI launched a new BSI Standard for data protection on 2 June. The launch coincides with the publication of the BSI’s own survey findings that 1 in 5 of SMEs admit to breach of the data protection legislation….
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L’Oréal v eBay: The UK Round
Susan Barty, Isabel Davies and Phillip Carnell report on the High Court ruling in L’Oréal v eBay [2009] EWHC 1094 (Ch) that eBay was not liable for the sale of counterfeit L’Oréal products on its UK Web site. The case is the latest round in ongoing litigation in a number of jurisdictions….
Data Protection: New BSI Standard and Survey
Almost one in five businesses has unwittingly breached the Data Protection Act at least once according to a survey conducted by the BSI. Of these, nearly half said they had breached the Act on several occasions and an additional 18% said they were not sure whether they had or not. A ‘breach’ could refer to…
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Cloud Computing: The Journey Has Just Begun
What is cloud computing, and why does it matter? Bill Jones offers his insight, explains what IT lawyers have to consider when dealing with the concept and examines its legal risks….
Data that won’t Budge
Tony Dearsley explains how to deal safely with data before disposing of hardware, and reminds us that the dangers apply to mobile devices as well as the desktop computer….
Package in Transit
The UK has a notoriously low level of understanding of the politics of the EU and of EU institutions and the way they operate. Monica Horten helps dispel some of the mystery surrounding the links between the Telecoms Package, 3-strikes and Amendment 138 – and explains why it all matters….