Richard Stephens considers the recent case of CPC Group Limited v Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, which considered the meaning of ‘reasonable endeavours’. He goes on to review the case law on a variety of contractual phrases concerning ‘endeavours’, of the kind found in so many IT contracts….
In EMI v UPC, the High Court in Ireland has refused an application for an injunction against an ISP which would have required it to block access to file-sharing sites…
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Does a commitment to Best Practice mean that law firms should only purchase ‘Best of Breed’ products when choosing their legal software? asks Ian Wimbush, Chairman of the Legal Software Suppliers’ Association. Or can a one-box solution offer many of the same advantages?…
On my return from holiday, a blog post suggesting laws for robotics has really intrigued me…
David Chaplin reports on the SCL half-day seminar on ‘Getting the Deal Right – Key Commercial Schedules in Outsourcing Projects’ held on 5 October….
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David Taylor and Jane Seager look at a recent case in the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and explain how Dolce & Gabbana failed to obtain the domain name dandg.com…
In SAS v WPL the court ruled that a number of questions needed to be referred to the Court of Justice to help resolve the dispute. The text of the questions has now been published….
SCL members will be aware of mainstream media reports of a major breach in security and consequent publication of confidential data. Does anybody else feel sympathy for ACS?…
A Spanish court has rejected a claim against YouTube…
The SCL Policy Forum just finished and Annual Conference just to come give effect to our IT law “community”….