Professional Societies on the Web
Professional societies are well represented on the Web. Delia Venables applies her uniquely well-qualified eye to assess their contributions….
Litigation & DR
Entire Agreement Clauses Excluding Liability for Pre-contract Statements
Contracts for the supply of computer hardware or software frequently
incorporate entire agreement clauses. As a result of recent decisions in the
court, these clauses are undoubtedly a topic of current interest. This article
from David Blunt QC…
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Data Protection Update
There have been a number of interesting developments in data protection andinformation law generally since this column last appeared. Some are not strictlydata protection but are so closely linked that they deserve a mention. The Information Commissioner and the FOIA To start with a change of name: on 30 January, two months after the Freedomof…
Modernising the Civil Courts
Laurence Eastham looks at the Court Service Consultation Paper and encourages SCL members to respond….
iTV…. Do You?
Digital television was launched in the UK in a blaze of publicity at the end of 1998 and is now available on a number of different platforms – cable, terrestrial and satellite….
The Balance between Technology and the Law
Internet use provides a wide range of organisations with a wealth of information about the individual user. James Catchpole looks at a new survey and its implications….
Human Rights and IT – 3The European Dimension
Iain G. Mitchell QC and Ewan McIntyre of Robson McLean WS report on the third in the Scottish Society of Computers and Law’s series on Human Rights and IT at a meeting on 18 January at the Mackenzie Building of the Faculty of Advocates….
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To a Web Site, and Beyond!
Andrew Haslam describes how Lovells designed, built and launched their latest Web site….
Abortive IT Projects – Clearing up the Mess
What happens when an IT project is cancelled? Clive Freedman and David Quest look at the legal issues and the rights and liabilities of the parties….
UCITA – The Storm to Come for Software Licencees
Last year, in the United States, the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA) was passed at a federal level. At the time of writing,it had been adopted in two states and will be in force in Maryland from 1October of this year. It is expected that other states will shortly follow suit.Kit Burden and Creole Palmer explain what you need to know about it….
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