Interview with Bill Jones, SCL’s Chair
After a period acting as SCL’s Joint Chair with Richard Stephens, Bill Jones has now accepted a period of office as SCL’s sole Chair. Laurence Eastham interviewed him for the magazine….
Litigation & DR
SCL AGM: Changes in SCL Trustees and Chair
SCL AGM: Changes in SCL Trustees and Chair…
Specific Performance of IT Contracts
In this article, Duncan McCall and Alex Potts consider the circumstances in which the courts might be willing to grant the remedy of specific performance in an IT contracts dispute. They also consider the relationship between a limitation of liability clause and the remedy of specific performance….
Technology in the Courtroom
Vicky Harris reviews some of the technology that is most likely to be useful to barristers and other litigators….
A VeRO Real Threat
Shelley Hill reports on the interim application in Quads 4 Kids v Campbell and speculates on the implications for IP rights holders and eBay….
Article 29 – Privacy Directive
Helen Hart considers the opinion published by the Article 29 Working Party on the European Commission’s consultation on the regulatory framework for communications….
Phishing in a Brands New Pool
Phishing is not just about unlikely millions stranded in foreign banks, awaiting deliverance from a virtuous soul. Christopher Varas knows that it is much more insidious and lets you know what steps lawyers can take to protect commercial clients from association with phishing fraud….
Life After Grokster
Maureen Daly analyses the varying approaches to the battle against unlawful file sharing and developments on this front in a number of jurisdictions….
The Reynolds Public Interest Defence
Andrew Joyce gives his illuminating account of the recent House of Lords judgment in Jameel v Wall Street Journal. This is a case which has a real impact on all engaged in responsible journalism, whether online or in print. But online publishers, driven by new time constraints and with worldwide vulnerability for defamation, must pay it special attention….
LSSA and Legal Aid Reforms
The Legal Software Suppliers Association sees chaos looming as the Legal Services Commission presses for more use of IT by firms who undertake publicly funded work without allowing adequate consultation or time for software adaptation….