Qatari Data Privacy
Dino Wilkinson analyses the new draft privacy law published in Qatar…
Intellectual Property
Not Too Rude to be Ruled
Playboy’s claim that videos on its web site were too explicit for ATVOD regulation has failed. This is an edited version of an article which first appeared on OUTLAW.COM, the news service from Pinsent Masons….
BAILII Survival Appeal
BAILII needs funds. Its value to each to us is real but we have begun to take it for granted. Without substantial new funding, BAILII could fold in just a few years. We asked a small group of BAILII users what they liked about it….
SCL 6th Annual Policy Forum 2011: The New Shape of European Internet Regulation
Now firmly established as a leading event on the calendar for both IT law academics and IT law practitioners, the SCL Forum 2011 will grapple with Internet law reform. While a combination of blue-sky thinking and grounded, practical views sounds like a recipe for disaster, experience shows that it leads to a very special event….
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Outsourcing for Law Firms – What’s Different?
James Besley reports on the SCL meeting on 15 June about outsourcing for law firms, which was sponsored by the SCL London Group and hosted by CMS Cameron McKenna….
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Privacy – An Evolving Challenge
Andrew Priest gives his thoughts on a talk by Stephen Deadman of the Vodafone Group at a meeting of the Thames Valley Group on 8 June….
Retrospective…..
Richard Harrison takes a sentimental journey…….
Goodbye SAS70, Hello SSAE16
Kevin Boyle and Brian Meenagh look at important changes in US auditing standards and their effect on many IT contracts…
Cross-border Online Access to Orphan Works
The EU Commission has published a proposal for a new legal framework governing online access to orphan works contained in libraries and archives…
The Reality of Service Credits
Michael Harvey offers a challenging view, from an in-house IT lawyer’s perspective, on service levels and service credits. His article provides a valuable insight for those involved in outsourcing contracts, whether acting for customers or suppliers. These are the views of the author and not necessarily those of his company….