The Internet has opened up new channels of communication and ways of doing business. It has generated new possibilities for businesses to compete effectively in the open market. It has also created new ways in which companies (and individuals) can engage in commercial mischief such as exploiting the property rights of others without authorisation. In…
“Freedom of contract has fallen, but I cannot believe that it has fallen that far” remarked HHJ Bowsher in Grovedeck Ltd v Capital Demilition Ltd. Although his remark was expressed in a different context, Adrian Hughes and James Bowling take the view that freedom of contract is on the march again in the approach of the courts to clauses allocating risk in IT contracts…
Jimmy Desai offers a short summary of the topics that all IT lawyers need to consider when advising on data centre contracts…
The regulatory limitations affecting international transfers of personal data have been a controversial issue since the early nineties. Even before the deadline for implementation of the 1995 Data Protection Directive kicked in, businesses across the European Union struggled to find a way to accommodate their normal data sharing and communication practices to the impending legislation….
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Kit Burden explains why IT security matters to technology lawyers or at least should matter. This article is based on his presentation to the Law Society of Scotland/SSCL Conference earlier this year…
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Kit Burden asks if the outsourcing charabanc has run out of fuel, and whether there are times when the best alternative might be found close to home….
Dr Christine Riefa examines the eBay phenomenon, its legal classification and the implications for consumer protection….
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Paul Foley and Davina Garrod consider the impact of a new breed, mobile virtual network operators, and their impact on the market. They also consider some of the legal issues to which transactions concerning them give rise….
Clive Freedman reports on the inaugural conference of the Working Group formed to consider issues relating to international electronic information management, discovery and disclosure…