Scotching Spam
Edward Phillips and Andrew Lothian explain the background to a case where a spammer was made to pay….
Litigation & DR
A Benchmark for Benchmark Clauses
Growth in the use of benchmarking has been more than matched by moans and groans about the process and the anomalies it can throw up. Neil Barton applies his wide experience to offer advice on improving the drafting and implementation of benchmarking clauses….
European Commission Consultation on Consumer Law
Helen Hart considers this consultation process, which has important implications for online sales….
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Major Online Dispute Resolution Forum Comes to Liverpool
The International Forum on ODR is to be held in the UK for the first time….
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Editorial
OGC Survey The great success of the SCL Conference in Oxford in November was that it created an increased dialogue between the public sector and the private sector. Of course from the very beginning the behaviour of occasional adversaries was exemplary but so it was in the age of chivalry – when there was…
E-disclosure in Practice
Chris Dale follows up his earlier article Uncovering the Mysteries of E-disclosure (C&L, December 2005/January 2006) with a more detailed look at what is involved, fortified by five days at LegalTech in New York….
Who Do You Think You Are Online?: Identity Theft, Biometrics and Data Security
David Berry and Carolyn Bigg report on a meeting of the Privacy and Data Protection Interest Group, which got them thinking more deeply about some of the issues. They share their thoughts on the issues raised and on matters which go beyond those covered in the meeting….
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Biometric Technology and Privacy Issues
Marcus Turle reviews the implications of the increasing adoption of biometric technology….
Pre-culling and Non-native Restoration
Ian Bartlett thinks that there is a way to reduce disclosure costs dramatically…
Management of Evidence in Child Pornography Trials
Jon Vogler shares his recent experiences and difficulties and suggests some important lessons that may be learned….
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