Tom Bolam highlights the dangers of proceeding with IT projects without fully agreeing key terms and recording them in a binding agreement. He believes that, when considering IT contracts, lessons can be learned from the construction industry….
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Adam Gillert gives an insight into the way things are developing for large-scale public sector projects involving digital services, and the contracting structure that underpins them…
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Graham Smith is inspired by a recent CJEU judgment to reflect on requirements of form and the history of contract formalities…
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John O’Connor reports on a recent successful meeting…
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Export controls and sanctions can be a trap for the unwary engaged in technology exports. But few think of the cloud as a risk area for breach of these orders and sanctions. Richard Tauwhare explains why you should take such risks to heart….
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Although the launch of the EU Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy on 6 May will no doubt make it into the major news media even in this period of pre-election obsession, accurate reporting cannot be guaranteed. Highlighted below are some of the observations and views expressed by the Commission in their strategy document and the key proposals that affect IT lawyers….
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Pearse Ryan and Golda Hession provide an overview…
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Mark Turnbull considers the implications of the Supreme Court judgment in R (Catt & T) v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, especially the implications for local authorities in their data handling, and detects a diversion from the true path set by Strasbourg…
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Deborah Blaxell examines the trends and forecasts a stormy outlook, which poses a real danger for those not properly prepared…