Liability Clauses: Regus v Epcot
Paul Gershlick reports and comments on the important Court of Appeal ruling in Regus (UK) Ltd v Epcot Solutions Ltd. The Court of Appeal gave a cold reception to the idea of interfering with a liability clause…
Intellectual Property
Photographs, Privacy and Data Protection: The JK Rowling Appeal
The Court of Appeal judgment in David Murray v Big Pictures (UK) Ltd is now available and makes interesting reading for privacy and data protection specialists…
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SCL Essay Prize Winner
The winner of the SCL Essay Prize 2008 has been announced. Stephan Buck, an MA student at the School of Law at Queen Mary College of the University of London, has been adjudged the winner. He wins a cheque for £1,000, free attendance at the SCL Conference in November 2008, a free subscription to Computers &…
Lawrence Lessig’s SCL Lecture
Professor Lessig challenged and entertained in a tour de force at the SCL Lecture on 30 April. Laurence Eastham reports on a memorable night. You can also download an MP3 version of the Lecture….
Law Firm Web Site Winners, and Losers
Intendance have announced the winners and losers among law firms’ Web sites for 2008…
Editorial
Lexology SCL members can expect a new source of information to be offered to them in the next few days. We have agreed with Lexology that a co-branded daily feed of articles and news written by their peers on IT and e-commerce developments in the EU and UK will be offered to members. We feel…
RePhormed ICO Statement
The ICO has amended and reissued its statement on Phorm so as to deal with a wider range of Phorm-related issues. The debate continues….
Surf and Skive: Work and Play
Adam Westbrooke deals with the technology of monitoring and controlling Internet use – and suggests that technology may not be the answer to what is too easily characterised as a technology problem….
The Art of Dispute Resolution in China
One of the many sayings of Confucius is ‘In death avoid hell – in life avoid the courts’. Adrian Hughes QC reflects on the complexity of dispute resolution in China and gives practical insight for those trading and contracting in China.’…
SCL Response to Taking Forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property
In January the UK Intellectual Property Office published its proposed changes to the copyright exceptions in a document entitled Taking Forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property. SCL has now responded….
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