Applause Store Productions Ltd and Firsht v Grant Raphael is the widely reported case where defamation disseminated via Facebook resulted in a successful claim. Damages totalling £22,000 were awarded, which included an element for the tort of misuse of private information….
BERR File-sharing Consultation
The BERR has issued a new consultation document ‘on legislative options to address illicit P2P file-sharing’…
Data Security and Human Rights
A decision in the European Court of Human Rights may have profound implications for data protection systems within State control….
Criminal Records and Data Protection Principles: Police v Information Commissioner
A new decision of the Information Tribunal supports the supremacy of the data protection principles, includes clear criticism of the failure of the police to grapple properly with the data protection principles and dismisses arguments that the ACPO code on retention of data constitutes a valid code for the PNC….
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New Light on Liquidated Damages, Extensions of Time and Concurrent Causes of Delay
David Blunt QC and Richard Osborne examine the lessons to be derived from the recent case of Steria v Sigma…
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IT Contracts Masterclass Podcast
SCL IT Contracts Masterclass CPD questions – questions arising from the SCL half-day seminar held on 3 July (SCL Online CPD Course code HW/SFCL30 – 4 hours 15 minutes)…
Data Sharing Review Report
The Thomas/Walport report on data sharing has now been published….
Securing the Deal in Government Contracting
Those close to public sector ICT procurement may be aware of a recent change in status of the security provisions in the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Model Services Agreement and Guidance. An OGC Procurement Policy Note confirmed that, as of 1 July 2008, these provisions became mandatory for all UK government ICT contracts. Callum Sinclair considers the implications for contracting authorities….
Giving Contractual Notice by E-mail
Guy Burgess examines the risks of receiving contractual notices sent by e-mail under English common law and, for comparison, in New Zealand, which has implemented legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce (1996)….
CSA v SIC: Lords Judgment
The House of Lords published its judgment in Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner on 9 July. Read Grant Campbell’s report and use the link to the judgment….