Direct Marketing – the Ins and Outs
Marly Didizian and Suzanne Rodway of Linklaters examine direct marketing and unsolicited communications in depth….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Service Contracts: New Forms of Liability
Little has been made in the IT law world of some recent case-law that has nonetheless caused great controversy in the ordinary law of contract. Richard Stephens of Masons looks at some aspects of this law and notes how it could apply in particular to outsourcing contracts (or indeed to any other service contract). Of concern also is the impact on words and phrases commonly used in drafting limits and exclusions of liability…
Morgan and Stedman on Computer Contracts by
Hazel Raw reviews the established work on computer contracts….
Interview with John Yates
Laurence Eastham interviewed John Yates of v-lex, the SCL Joint Chairman, about his interest in IT law, his career and his plans for SCL’s future….
Claims for Wasted Management Time in IT Implementation Disputes
The Holman case has once again highlighted the risk of claims against suppliers for wasted management time in IT implementation disputes. Tim Strong, partner in the IT dispute resolution team at Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, reviews the development of claims of this nature, taking a look at some of the general principles applied by the courts in assessing damages….
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Electronic Signatures – much ado?
Nigel Miller explains the latest development on e-signatures and the significance of CSP’s. This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal….
Why Your Web Strategy is, err, Wrong
An awkward look at a few standard views from Joe Reevy, who thinks that most people have got it, err, wrong….
E-government
Rosemary Mulley provides an introduction to the main issues surrounding e-government – modernisation and electronic delivery of all public services by 2005. She makes it clear that e-Government is about transformation, not computers and hints at the special legal issues which may arise….
New Chairmen for SCL: Interview with Nigel Miller
Nigel Miller of Fox Williams, is one of the new Joint Chairmen of SCL. Laurence Eastham interviewed him to find out something more about him and to pursue some of the points raised in the recent letter to members….
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Limitations of Liability – Which Way Now?
Of all the clauses in IT contracts, limitations of liability usually attract the most attention. This is not altogether surprising; IT systems are frequently of a ‘business critical’ nature, such that defects or defaults in performance can often give rise to significant losses, which will equally often be out of proportion to the levels of fees. Kit Burden of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert focuses on the Horace Holman case and re-evaluates its importance….