Earn-Out or Down & Out?
The use of earn-outs in the sale of owner-managed IT businesses is examined by Rosemary J Downs of v-lex limited, solicitors (www.v-lex.com)…
Intellectual Property
E-Business – A Practical Guide to the Law by Amanda C. Brock
A review of a new book from Amanda C. Brock by Helen Hart….
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Offshore Outsourcing – Learning From Experience
Outsourcing continues to be a high growth activity for many UK businesses, especially in relation to IT and telecoms functions. All the surveys researching the drivers for outsourcing appear to confirm that the main one continues to be the need to reduce cost in order to remain competitive. For the moment at least the most…
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Challenges to Database Information Retrieval
Catherine Colston looks at the problems with database information retrieval and suggests a way forward….
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Collyerbristow.com
The Intendance survey of legal Web sites (see the SCL Web site for details) gave its top marks to the site of Collyer-Bristow. We asked Jackie Reiss, Business Development Director at Collyer-Bristow, to set out the recipe for success….
Editorial
Even the least observant are bound to notice a new look to the magazine. We have redesigned and now celebrate the fact that the world is enriched by colour. I am delighted to welcome a new design from Ken Planter and hope that we can do it justice with articles of matching vibrancy. For those…
SCL – THIRD ANNUAL IT LAW CONFERENCE
John Yates explains how “fun” and ” IT law” will go together at the SCL Conference to be held in Bath on 14th and 15th November….
How Law Firms Can Realise the Benefits of Technology Investment
Chris Wakerley, principal consultant at business improvement company Boxwood Group, looks at benefits realisation….
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The Rise of the Blog – Legal Risks and Liability
Paul Barton and Viv Nissanka of Field Fisher Waterhouse’s IT & E-Commerce Group discuss the legal risks and potential liabilities involved in publishing a “blog” for a business….
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Real lawyers don’t blog
Seán Mac Cann’s blog is at maccann.com. This piece, written on 13 July, is lifted from his blog….