IFCLA Conference
The International Federation of Computer Law Associations’ Conference takes place in Oxford on 8 and 9 July….
Litigation & DR
IT in Hong Kong – a Legal Perspective
Peter Bullock is a Partner at Masons and heads their Informationand Technology Law Group in Hong Kong having relocated there from Masons’London office last year. He may be contacted by e-mail at peter-bullock@masons.com….
Internet and Interactive TV – A Regulatory Nightmare?
Rico Calleja is an Information Lawyer in the Media and Communications Group at Theodore Goddard. He may be contacted on ricocalleja@theodoregoddard.co.uk…
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Processing Personal Data and Privacy
Jackie Wilson is a solicitor in private practice and Chair of the SCL Solent Group. She can be contacted at jackiewilson@compuserve.com…
IP Rights: The Latest EC Directive
Chris Scroggs looks at the latest anti-piracy Directive….
International Business and e-arbitration
The Internet is being waved in front of businesses large and small as the future for prosperity. The oft-touted battle cry is ‘benefit from a world market at your fingertips’. Nevertheless, despite government pressure to join the fray, the EU reports that many smaller businesses (SMEs) are reluctant to go online. They also conclude that access to affordable alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is necessary to give SMEs confidence in cross-border trading. It is easy enough to pinpoint a need but developing a real solution, E-Arbitration-T, has been a much longer story with players across Europe….
LSLA and Bar Report on Technology in the Civil Courts
At the end of June this year, the London Solicitors Litigation Association and selected members of the Bar published a joint report, The Practitioner Working Group Report on Investment in Technology in the Civil Courts of England and Wales. The report was commented on by Lord Justice Brooke in his speech to the LSLA and is available in full as a Web article on the SCL site….
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Specific software, correction of errors and source codes: tribulations of a Frenchman in an offshore software development paradise
This article from Marc-Antoine Ledieu delves into the confusion which can arise whenever, and wherever, software is developed….
The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 in Practice
The main provisions of the E-Commerce Directive have now been implemented in the UK. Guy Veysey, a solicitor in the IT & E-commerce group at City law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse, discusses how they will be applied….
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