Osborne Clarke Switch to Shared Services Centre
Osborne Clarke have announced a £50 million deal with Integreon to create ‘the UK legal sector’s first onshore shared services centre’…
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SCL Comments to Civil Litigation Costs Review
SCL has now submitted its comments to Lord Justice Jackson’s Review….
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Digital Britain Interim Report
This report has been widely publicised. There is very little in the interim report that does not have importance for IT lawyers but we highlight the elements of most obvious importance….
Emerging Legal Issues: OII and SCL Collaborate on Lectures
The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford is collaborating with SCL to offer a series of lectures addressing emerging legal issues concerning the Internet and allied emerging technologies….
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Policies for Intermediary Immunity
Chris Reed considers the development of intermediary immunity, changes in technology and social use that bring it into question and the balancing exercise involved in the formulation of a new policy. Most tellingly, he puts forward a suggestion for the future of the immunity and reforms of the legislation that created it. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
Should ISPs be Compelled to Become Copyright Cops?
Reflecting on file-sharing, the music industry and trends in enforcement, Lilian Edwards looks into the future of copyright enforcement on the Internet. She asks how fundamental freedoms and respect for IP rights can best be reconciled. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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The ‘Future-proof’ Communications Bill: Platform Regulation in a New Age
The tensions created in existing attempts at regulation provide the focus for this article from Lorna Woods. The concepts of ‘super-regulator’, devolved regulation and self-regulation are among those examined. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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The ‘Future-proof’ Communications Bill: Thinking Afresh
Tom Gibbons ponders the best approach to drafting new legislation and considers the broad social influences which Web 2.0 has created or reawakened that should influence that approach. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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The Net Neutrality Zombie and Net Neutrality ‘Lite’
Chris Marsden suggests that excessive regulation to ensure net neutrality can have negative consequences and commends to the EU an approach which produces ‘net neutrality lite’ This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Towards an (Electronic) Communications Act 2011
Jean-Jacques Sahel, writing purely in a personal capacity, considers the approach which should underpin any legislation on electronic communications and argues that the extraordinary nature of the Internet requires a principles-based approach to inform legislation rather than narrow sectoral regulation. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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