EU regulators have issued new guidance on how to determine which Member State’s data protection rules apply in cross border commercial scenarios, including cloud computing. Claire Walker and Shona Kerr analyse that Opinion, but ask whether the objectives of the legislation might be better served by proper harmonisation of standards across Europe (and beyond)?…
Simon Bradshaw, Christopher Millard and Ian Walden recount the results of a survey into cloud computing contracts and examine a few of the issues brought into focus by the survey…
The Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2011 has been published in draft form…
Jordan S Hatcher reflects his contribution to the SCL Forum, ‘The Future of Open’, focusing on the legal side of open data….
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Barry Jennings focuses on change in the public procurement sector, what that means for lawyers and the potential for procurement regulation challenge…
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Simon Croall QC and Anna Cook give an account of the Technology and Construction Court case De Beers UK v Atos Origin…
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David Cran and Georgia Warren look at database protection in light of the Football DataCo/Brittens Pools case and consider the general position…
Paul Berwin and Claire Armer cover the key issues to focus on when working on an IT/IP contract between your client and a massive corporate…
The EU Commission has launched a consultation that may affect enforcement of rights across the Internet, and beyond….
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Does the ski resort have something to teach us about IT contract formation?…