Advisory Group Boost for ODR
The Civil Justice Council has a new advisory group, charged with establishing ways for Online Dispute Resolution to solve civil disputes…
Intellectual Property
PI Sentenced for Data Protection Scam
Isleworth Crown Court has sentenced a private investigator who was convicted of conspiracy to commit offences under the Data Protection Act. The lead conspirator has been ordered to pay £89,000….
Editorial
Special deal While IT law continues to have its niche practices and IT lawyers still occasionally focus on issues of great obscurity, the awful truth that IT law is central to legal practice can no longer be denied. I was reminded of the downside of this by a humorous tweet from an academic tweeter, @Cybermatron,…
Data Retention: About Haystacks and Needles?
Dr Julia Hornle analyses the recent major judgment of the CJEU, which declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid…
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Interpreting Technology Contracts: Clarity is King
Mark Crichard and Ben Nicholson look at the lessons that can be taken from a recent High Court dispute involving Fujitsu and IBM…
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Triumph for the Small Print: Consumer Rights in Virtual Products
Scott Allardyce considers the effects of digital licences on consumer rights, in a world where simple ownership is of fading importance…
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EU Data Protection Authorities Endorse Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Agreement
Joel Harrison reflects on the Article 29 Working Party’s endorsement of Microsoft’s agreement for cloud services, which he sees a very significant development for the cloud computing industry. This is partly because Microsoft is such a major vendor and its terms are of interest to so many, but also because the DPAs have always been very reticent about commenting on individual vendors’ terms and this may signal an important shift in approach…
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SCL Event Report: Apps within Law Firms
Claire Andrews and Lucy Dillon report on the SCL KM Group meeting of 25 February 2014…
Data Retention Directive Declared Invalid
The Court of Justice of the European Union has declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid because of its serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data…
Public Sector IT: Room for Improvement
An OFT market study has found scope for improvement in purchase and supply of public sector ICT…