Chris Marsden explains why the next SCL Policy Forum, to be held on 13/14 September 2012, will be special, even more special than normal, and why it is likely to be a major influence on the IT law agenda….
Pearse Ryan reviews a history of plans and policy documents on outsourcing and asks ‘where to next?’…
Rene Summer suggests that we need an action-plan to embrace digitization of creativity in the digital single market and a statement of inviolable digital liberties…
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Well respected expert Christopher Millard has commented on the data protection reform package and its implications for cloud computing…
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The EU Commission has published an important new strategy document ‘A coherent framework to build trust in the Digital single market for e-commerce and online services’…
Read More… from New EU Communication on E-commerce and Online Services Published
This is a selection of the responses to our annual call for predictions. These are mainly predictions from those focused on IT law, whether as academics of practitioners. Since contributors are encouraged to deal with all manner of relevant issues, it may stray from IT law and into topics of even greater interest….
This is a selection of the responses to our annual call for predictions, focusing on IT applications in the workplace…
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This is a selection of the responses to our annual call for predictions, focusing on digital evidence e-disclosure, and vaguely related topics. Since respondents are encouraged to go beyond their comfort zone if so inclined, many more topics are covered….
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Dee Caporali reports on recently commissioned research that highlights how changing technology will affect businesses over the next decade. Combined with deregulation in the legal sector and evolving business models, this means firms are facing tough decisions. ‘The future of technology: transforming mid-market business operations’, which was produced by The Centre for Future Studies to mark Access’ 20th anniversary, takes a look at what is in store for organisations….
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Alexander Carter-Silk, Edward Rippey and Kim Lars Mehrbrey were speakers at an SCL Conference session entitled ‘Litigation: the Cancer of disclosure’. This article attempts to reflect their exchange of views…
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