Remote Gambling: The New Law
As the roulette wheel turns and the Gambling Act 2005 is about to settle into one of its very large pockets, Jimmy Desai gives a brief guide to the aspects of the newly introduced Act which might affect IT lawyers….
Litigation & DR
A Role for Global Claims in IT Litigation
Jeremy Mash looks at two recent judgments in different divisions of the High Court and considers their implications for IT claims….
Wi-fi Leeching: A Pub Visitor’s Guide
The widely reported arrest of another person for ‘stealing an unsecured broadband connection’ has led to comment in all sorts of media. There have even been discussions of the morality of such actions on the BBC web site. IT lawyers may wish to brush up on the matter so that they can retain credibility in the pub or at the Bank Holiday BBQ….
House of Lords Report on Personal Internet Security
The Science and Technology Committee of the House of Lords published a report on 10 August. It includes a series of interesting conclusions and recommendations. Read a brief summary and comment and access the full report….
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Remote Gambling – Lessons from a Small Jurisdiction
Claire Milne, based in the Isle of Man, shares her experience of the interface between IT law and remote gaming….
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Search Engines: Balancing Data Retention with Privacy
Lisa Comber looks at recent concerns over the data protection policies of Google and the EU’s attitude to them….
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Domain Disputes Changes
Edward Phillips summarises the proposals for change to the Nominet DRS system. He questions whether the default transfer plan is a winning formula or a misjudgement….
Due Diligence – How Outsourcing Can Learn from Private Equity
Clive Davies recently moved from private practice to an in-house role. He shares a recently discovered approach to due diligence that he feels involves a better way….
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Cross-border Retail and Consumer Credit in the EU: Facilitate, Don’t Regulate
Simon Deane-Johns explains why he thinks plans for further regulation of online transactions will work against the interests of consumers….
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Conference Report: Web 2.0 Internet Law in the 21st Century
A report from Carl Davies on the Society for Computers and Law 7th Annual Conference, held at St Anne’s College, Oxford on 22 and 23 June 2007.
The Conference sessions and related online CPD test are available on the SCL Web site….
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