Professional Societies on the Web
Professional societies are well represented on the Web. Delia Venables applies her uniquely well-qualified eye to assess their contributions….
Intellectual Property
Moving from transmission to collaboration
Amanda Brock looks at the recent Amazon pricing error and asks how businesses can prepare to protect themselves in the event of such situations arising….
Contracting under DSDM: A New Commercial Model
Development methods have seen a big change in the last few years, with the
undeniable trend being away from the more ‘traditional’ methods (also known
as ‘waterfall’ methods) towards some form of RAD (Rapid Application
Development). This articl…
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Entire Agreement Clauses Excluding Liability for Pre-contract Statements
Contracts for the supply of computer hardware or software frequently
incorporate entire agreement clauses. As a result of recent decisions in the
court, these clauses are undoubtedly a topic of current interest. This article
from David Blunt QC…
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Data Protection Update
There have been a number of interesting developments in data protection andinformation law generally since this column last appeared. Some are not strictlydata protection but are so closely linked that they deserve a mention. The Information Commissioner and the FOIA To start with a change of name: on 30 January, two months after the Freedomof…
SCL’s Boot Camp 2001
The SCL first Boot Camp on 2nd to 4th February was an enormous success. Joanne Ashley tells you what you missed….
Database Right Infringement
Lou Marshall of The Simkins Partnership reports on a new case on database infringement….
The Balance between Technology and the Law
Internet use provides a wide range of organisations with a wealth of information about the individual user. James Catchpole looks at a new survey and its implications….
Beware: Computer Evidence Quicksand
The case of Sergeant Gurpal Virdi, accused of sending racist hate mail to ethnic minority police officers including himself, casts light on current practice in the treatment of computer evidence….
Human Rights and IT – 3The European Dimension
Iain G. Mitchell QC and Ewan McIntyre of Robson McLean WS report on the third in the Scottish Society of Computers and Law’s series on Human Rights and IT at a meeting on 18 January at the Mackenzie Building of the Faculty of Advocates….
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