Interflora is reported to be suing Marks & Spencer and others for buying the Interflora adword from Google…
The LSSA and the LSC: New Agreement on Working Practices
Legal software suppliers have reached an important agreement with the Legal Services Commission which will look to introduce improved working practices for both sides…
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Predictions 2009: Part 2
Following on from Predictions Preview, 17 new predictions on IT law, IT applications and the way technology will impact on business and society. Everything but next week’s lottery numbers from Birley, Briskman, Burgess, Davis and Onwusah, Harbison, Haslam, Jones, Katz, Kaye, Marsden, Morrison, Newson, Speed, Spencer, Trimmer, Tuke and Uebergang….
Electronic Disclosure: Meeting the Challenge
Electronic Disclosure: Meeting the Challenge was the title of a seminar presented by SCL on 20 October which was hosted by Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. The Chairman was barrister Clive Freedman and the speakers were Janet Lambert, a partner in Barlows’ Reinsurance and International Risk Team, Christine Gabitass, Technology in Practice Analyst at Latham &…
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The Hand of God Slaps the Hand of Google
Mark Weston reviews the successful moves to force search engines in Argentina to filter the results of searches on named individuals…
The Open Source Software Crunch
David Boutcher and Bob Stankey ask: Will unmanaged OSS use make it harder to get financing and ultimately find a buyer for a technology-dependent business?…
Outsourcing: Key Points across the Project Lifecycle
Pearse Ryan takes the reader through the various stages in an outsourcing transaction and identifies the points to look out for along the way….
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Getting the Best from RSS
Alex Newson discusses how lawyers can make the most of RSS….
New Guide to Digital Investigations and Evidence
The Information Assurance Advisory Council has published a new guide, Director’s and Corporate Advisor’s Guide to Digital Investigations and Evidence. The guide is available for free as a download. Read an outline of the guide and access the download….
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Government Response to Data Sharing Review Report
The Information Commissioner is to be given tougher powers to regulate the Data Protection Act under proposals put forward by Justice Secretary Jack Straw on 24 November. The proposals are by way of response to the report of Professor Walport and Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner….
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