Tough Questions When writing introductions to articles for this issue, I found that I had to ration my use of the phrase ‘asks tough questions’. Two articles touching on data protection are prime examples. Lillian Pang and Peter Lee made me wonder whether the immense effort that is made to protect data properly reflects the…
Thoughts, and a call for suggestions, on the topics that SCL members need to see covered in SCL’s October Conference…
Gareth Dickson explains what the recent CJEU ruling really means, as the Court clarifies when a computer program is not a ‘computer program’. Gareth goes on to consider the practical implications of the limited guidance given by the Court….
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Kirsten Whitfield and Uchechi Okereke examine the health of the US Safe Harbor…
Kuan Hon examines the best approach to take when applying data protection rules in a cloud computing context. She argues that the current EU focus on location is inappropriate and that logical control is what counts….
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This is a selection of predictions for 2014 from expert IT lawyers. We also asked about surprises and IT law expectations that never were fulfilled. For the full set of predictions, see our online ‘Predictions 2014’ blog….
This is a selection of predictions for 2014 from experts in the connected fields of IT for lawyers, law firm’s use of IT and e-disclosure. We also asked about surprises and tech expectations that never were fulfilled. For the full set of predictions, see our online ‘Predictions 2014’ blog….
Another five predictions, covering law and IT for lawyers with great perception. In alphabetical order, we have predictions from Mark Crichard, Joanna Goodman, Dr Monica Horten, Jane Seager and Graham Smith….
Mark Flynn looks at how a law firm used software asset management as a tool in optimising licence use and protecting against the reputational damage that might flow from breach of licence terms…
The Christmas music has been in the shops for weeks and a Christmas card has been received so it must be time for the SCL Predictions to begin. In strict alphabetical order, and in a complete reversal of the Christmas song, we begin with 12 lords (and ladies) a leaping: Kit Burden, Jan Durant, Beverley Flynn, Paul Gershlick, Andrew Haslam, Tom Hiskey, Stewart James, Daniel Pollick, Joe Reevy, John Salmon, Callum Sinclair and Peter Sommer…