FSA Report on Data Security
The FSA has produced a new report on data security in financial services and firms’ controls to prevent data loss by their employees and third-party suppliers….
Litigation & DR
The Art of Dispute Resolution in China
One of the many sayings of Confucius is ‘In death avoid hell – in life avoid the courts’. Adrian Hughes QC reflects on the complexity of dispute resolution in China and gives practical insight for those trading and contracting in China.’…
CSA v SIC: House of Lords Arguments Completed
The House of Lords completed hearing arguments on Wednesday 3 April in a case which will result in a landmark decision likely to have wide ranging implications for all public authorities and businesses and other organisations who hold and process information about living individuals, which is personal data….
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Filter or Else! Music Industry Sues Irish ISP
Ireland’s largest ISP, Eircom, is being sued by the four major record companies, who are demanding that it take action to prevent users from illegally downloading or sharing music. TJ McIntyre reports and reflects on these new developments….
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WIPO Worries about Cybersquatting and Domain Name Abuse
A new statement from WIPO suggests that there are real problems with the domain name registration system and widespread abuse of the system….
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Litigation Readiness: Prevention Better than Cure
Documents coming out of your ears? Disclosure and compliance a problem? Andrew Haslam looks at the documentary equivalent of preventative medicine….
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Last Orders for Cut-price Foreign Football
A recent High Court decision considers whether publicans who subscribe to cheaper foreign broadcasters of FA Premier League matches commit an offence under s 297 of the CDPA 1988. Section 297 prohibits the use of unauthorised decoders in the UK. The court concluded that there was an offence committed, but Ben Allgrove and Alastair Cox wonder whether the outcome reflects the mischief that s 297 was intended to address….
Hands Up! Who Wants to be Phorm Monitor?
Phorm provides technology to monitor surfing patterns so that advertising can be more closely targeted to the surfer’s needs. Its recent deals with prominent UK ISPs have caused a good deal of concern about the privacy and data protection implications of using Phorm software. It seems that practically everybody wants to be Phorm monitor….
Conservative Party Report on Cybercrime
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis has launched a report that looks at the threats posed by cybercrime and proposes measures to tackle it….
SCL Information Governance Conference 2008
The last two months have seen enormous demand for safe guidance on data handling. There is widespread concern that breaches of good data practice will wreak havoc in an organisation and damage its reputation irretrievably. In response to that demand and to alleviate that concern, SCL has arranged a special conference at short notice. The…