Unravelling the Loose Threads of a Failed Project
Simon Croall QC and Anna Cook give an account of the Technology and Construction Court case De Beers UK v Atos Origin…
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Litigation & DR
Predictions – Doggy Bag
You thought that the predictions banquet had finished; we have already had the late lingering liqueurs. But there is still more fare available, making my banquet theme creak all too obviously. These predictions come jointly from Matthew Davis and Bill Onowusah and from Paul Heritage-Redpath. They are much too good to be binned as leftovers and I am indebted to Matthew for the ‘doggy bag’ suggestion….
EU Commission Consultation on Enforcement of IP Rights
The EU Commission has launched a consultation that may affect enforcement of rights across the Internet, and beyond….
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The Open Source Software Licence: the UK Perspective on Jacobsen v Katzer
At the SCL Policy Forum 2010, Clive Thorne spoke on the US judgment in Jacobsen v Katzer and looked at how this case may have been decided if heard by the UK courts. This article from Clive Thorne and Nicole Mellors reflects that presentation….
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Data Sharing Code of Practice: SCL Response
The Society for Computers and Law Privacy and Data Protection Group has submitted a stimulating and constructive response to the ICO consultation on the data sharing code of practice…
Predictions 2011: IT Law & IT Trends
Each year we ask experts in a wide variety of fields for their views on the likely developments in the year ahead. This is a selection of the predictions published on the SCL web site that relate to IT law or which focus on the trends in IT which are likely to affect IT lawyers…
Predictions 2011: Technology & Strategies for Lawyers – E-disclosure, E-evidence & Forensics
Each year we ask experts in a wide variety of fields for their views on the likely developments in the year ahead. This is a selection of the predictions published on the SCL web site that relate to technological developments that affect legal practice and the forecast changes for e-disclosure, electronic evidence and forensics…
Back to Basics: Dispute Resolution by Expert Determination
Seen with increasing frequency in IT contract disputes, but still too often left in the wings, expert determination has the potential to play a major role in the resolution of IT-related disputes. David Blunt QC and Richard Osborne bring it into the full glare of the spotlight….
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Predictions – Fourth Course
Here is the fourth course in the predictions banquet. There are predictions from Chris Dale, Monica Horten and Mark Turner. Since I dare not allocate anyone to the cheese course, let’s call this coffee and mints or, given the season and the substantial fare that is still on offer, coffee and mince pies….
Software Copyright Infringement by the EU Commission
In a decision as remarkable for its amusement value as for its value as a precedent in law, the General Court has ordered the Commission to pay Systran liquidated damages of over €12 million…
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