LIEBOR Disappointment
I was surprised to find that the banking rate fix scandal was a cause of disappointment. But it was….
Litigation & DR
Cookies and Law Firm Compliance
With the cookie law already in full swing, Kuan Hon carried out a survey of law firm web sites in mid June. So how are the top London tech law firms doing in complying with the law?…
Open Data White Paper: Unleashing the Potential
The Cabinet Office has published its Open Data White Paper…
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Oracle (formerly Sun) v M-Tech: Supreme Court Judgment
The Supreme Court gave its judgment on 27 June in the dispute over the chilling effect of Sun marketing restrictions….
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Prosecute Richard O’Dwyer
For those few who do not know, Richard O’Dwyer is a 24 year old British student at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. He is facing extradition to the USA and up to ten years in prison, for creating a website – TVShack.net – which linked to places to watch TV and movies online. O’Dwyer is not a US citizen, he’s lived in the UK all his life, his site was not hosted there, and most of his users were not from the US. Why are we refusing to prosecute him in England and Wales?…
Podcast: “Expert determination of IT Disputes – an under-used procedure?” – 25 June 2012 (Related online CPD Course available)
A recording of a recent SCL meeting…
Predictive Coding = Proportionality
Chris Dale expands on his view that predictive coding brings proportionality to e-disclosure in civil proceedings in England and Wales. A video of Chris’s interview/conversation with Senior Master Whitaker, addressing predictive coding issues, is embedded at the end of this article (8-minute video)….
A CAP on Twitter Campaigns
In a topical development, the ASA has ruled that a Twitter campaign for Nike featuring Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere was contrary to the CAP Code because it was not sufficiently recognisable as advertising. Helen Hart looks at the Code, the rulings to data and the wider guidance to which attention must be paid….
Reveal Day: Domain Names
ICANN has published its list of applicants for the new gTLDs and the suffixes they have claimed. Link to the list and read comments on what has been revealed….
ICO and Google Street View: Updated
The Information Commissioner’s Office has written to Google asking questions about Street View and its data collection. Google has responded. The ICO is clearly unhappy with Google’s behaviour during the initial investigation period in light of the fuller picture that has now emerged and Google is surprised that the ICO wants to re-open the investigation….