News Snippets
An alert for readers to just some of the news items that were covered on the SCL Web site in March and April….
Litigation & DR
The Next Ten Years
This is an edited transcript of the 2006 SCL Lecture given by Professor Richard Susskind OBE, which has created enormous interest. This version covers only four of the six headings covered in the Lecture itself….
Processing, Unfair Processing and Compensation
Renzo Marchini summarises and comments on the important judgment in David Paul Johnson v The Medical Defence Union Limited [2006] EWHC 321….
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Virtualisation and software warranties
Anna Cook gives a heads up on the potential of virtualization software to have a very real effect on software agreements….
Open Source Software: An Opening Resource
Andrew Katz explains what open source software is, why it matters and provides starter signposts, indicating the ways in which it is likely to influence your IT law practice….
E-disclosure: A Practical Guide
Philippa Bennett looks at the latest developments in electronic disclosure and draws out the key points for practitioners….
Emerging Electronic Disclosure Trends
Michael Taylor leans on his considerable experience in electronic disclosure in the USA to review the likely changes in the UK following the recent amendment of the PD to CPR, Part 31….
Unreal Property – Owning Binary Goods
For some people what were once thought of as games have acquired a sort of reality. Stephen Dooley and Harry Karaoulou bravely venture through the back of the wardrobe, step through the looking-glass and consider legal problems in other worlds….
E-filing Feasibility Study: Call for Comments
The Court Service is seeking comments on radical proposals for e-filing in the civil and family courts. Graham Smith of Bird & Bird explains….
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IP Issues and Technology: Lord Justice Jacob at the SCL London Group Meeting
Lord Justice Jacob spoke at a very popular SCL London Group meeting “IP Issues Relevant to Technology Disputes” on 12 January. It was a noteworthy occasion – both in terms of form and content. Laurence Eastham exploits the SCL podcast to report on some of Sir Robin’s comments and perceptions….
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