SCL Forum That it is so strong is largely due to the contributions from participants in the SCL Forum 2012 that took place in September. As you might expect from a Forum with the title ‘Brave New World? The Changing Landscape for IT Law’, things have changed rapidly since the Forum took place. While the…
Pearse Ryan reports on a recent SCL meeting which explored insurance in an IT context…
This is a joint blog post from Clive Davies (immediate past SCL Chair) and Roger Bickerstaff (current SCL Chair) suggesting an important new initiative for SCL…
Julian Milford reports on the FTT’s decision on the data protection aspects of the dispute over the Southampton City Council decision to require licensed taxis to make audio-visual recordings of passengers…
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Richard Morgan is not only one of SCL’s longest-standing members but mirrors its development, going from IT proponent and exponent to widely respected IT law specialist. He looks back on SCL’s early days….
David Cran and Louise Williams pick the bones from January’s, probably final, judgment in SAS Institute Inc v World Programming Ltd…
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Tim Cowen looks at the cloud and the pitfalls associated with it. He reviews the competition issues and highlights the importance of the correct contractual provisions in cloud computing contracts…
I’ve been thinking recently about the limits of data protection recently with all the debate going on about the new Directive. I have some frustration with the debate, particularly over the validity of the consents that are given by data subjects….
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The EU Commission has given details of its cybersecurity plan, designed ‘to protect open internet and online freedom and opportunity’…
Neil Brown examines the crowdsourced funding web site Kickstarter, asking what Kickstarter needs to do to ensure that consumers are adequately protected against project failure….
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