OFT Warning to Online Retailers
A survey of UK retailers’ web sites has found flaws in compliance with consumer protection legislation…
Litigation & DR
Crime: Digital Working Guidance from the MoJ
The Ministry of Justice has issued guidance for those working in the criminal justice system on ‘digital working’…
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Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003: Threat or Menace?
In light of the spate of recent prosecutions, and the DPP’s consultation exercise, Lilian Edwards looks at s 127 and what might be done about it…
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Ten Ways to Reduce Costs in IT Litigation and Arbitration
Follow these sound tips from David Blunt QC and Terence Bergin to keep costs under control, and keep clients happy (or as happy as litigating clients can be)….
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ICO Guidance on the Cloud
The ICO has acted to remind businesses of data responsibilities as more look to cloud computing to process personal information…
EDPS Comments on Online Illegal Content Procedure Proposals
The European Data Protection Supervisor has published his formal comments on DG MARKT’s public consultation on procedures for notifying and acting on illegal content hosted by online intermediaries…
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Kilted Contractual Remedies – Compelling Performance
Iain Rutherford and Martin Sloan explain the contractual remedies available in Scotland, for the particular benefit of English IT lawyers. They also think that there are grounds for considering Scots law when determining choice of law….
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DPP’s Guidance on Social Media Prosecutions
Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, has issued a statement on social media prosecutions and announced his intention to suggest guidelines for prosecutors….
EDPS Concern over Function Creep on Access to Asylum Seekers’ Fingerprints
The European Data Protection Supervisor has adopted an Opinion on the latest amendments concerning EURODAC access. His press release on the topic is headed ‘erosion of fundamental rights creeps along’…
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Project Manager’s Liability
Simon Weinberg and Paul Gershlick offer a cautionary tale for project managers arising from the judgment in Trustees of Ampleforth Abbey Trust v Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited in the TCC…