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Predictions 2009: A Gloomy Forecast for IT Lawyers?

January 5, 2009

Mainly rain with occasional showers: Pearse Ryan offers his weather forecast for IT lawyers in the current climate….

Predictions 2009: IT & Social Trends

January 5, 2009

This is a selection of the predictions on the SCL Web site. These predictions cover developments in IT law and expected changes in social trends that have an impact on IT law….

Predictions 2009: Microsoft Becomes Open Source Leader

January 5, 2009

This contribution to our Predictions 2009 deserves its own slot. Andrew Katz allows himself a little fun and predicts that Microsoft will embrace open source – and explains why he’s not mad to suggest it….

Predictions 2009: Last Gasp Contributions

January 4, 2009

Read the latest responses to the call for predictions. This batch includes an especially perceptive piece from Nigel Miller, a ray of hope from Nick Holmes and a wholly derivative contribution from Laurence Eastham…

Predictions 2009: Part 2

December 4, 2008

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….

The Open Source Software Crunch

December 2, 2008

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

November 27, 2008

Pearse Ryan takes the reader through the various stages in an outsourcing transaction and identifies the points to look out for along the way….

Government Response to Data Sharing Review Report

November 25, 2008

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….