Another NHS Trust Hit with Monetary Penalty
A Belfast Trust has been fined £225,000 after leaving thousands of patient records in disused hospital premises…
Intellectual Property
Online Contract Formation: Consideration and Fairness
A recent case has illustrated once again the dangers of seeking to impose unfair terms when allocating liability in contracts, especially where consumers are involved. Helen Hart explains how this case shows that aiming to give your business flexibility might mean that you do not have a contract at all….
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ICO and Google Street View: Updated
The Information Commissioner’s Office has written to Google asking questions about Street View and its data collection. Google has responded. The ICO is clearly unhappy with Google’s behaviour during the initial investigation period in light of the fuller picture that has now emerged and Google is surprised that the ICO wants to re-open the investigation….
The Inevitable Development of IT Hosting within the Legal Sector
In this article, which originally appeared as a white paper written for and on behalf of smartlegal.it, Bill Kirby expands on his view that law firms need to look hard at the advantage that they may gain by the use of hosted IT services – and that they need to look at that option now…
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Apps by UK Law Firms
Law firm Apps are still few and far between. Kim Tasso looks at the Apps that are out there at present and some of the factors to consider….
ICO Consults on Anonymisation Code of Practice
Marion Oswald reviews key provisions in the ICO’s draft code of practice on anonymisation…
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E-disclosure: TAR is Not a Plaything
Mike Taylor gives his assessment of technology assisted review…
Due Diligence in a Cloud Environment
Tania Williams highlights some of the key areas that customers should consider as part of their cloud computing due diligence exercise…
Anti-competitive Behaviour and Neutral Search Results
James Grimmelmann weighs up the investigation into Google’s practices by the EU Commission and the technological realities of search. He sees dangers flowing from oversimplification of the complexities of search….
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The Defamation Bill: A Fair Balance?
The Defamation Bill includes proposals of major interest to many advising web sites and involved in any form of hosting and publishing online. Andrew Tibber looks at the crucial proposals….