Bath 2002 – Mine’s a Hot One
Paul Berwin reviews the SCL IT Law Review, held at Bath on 8-9 November 2002….
Privacy & Data Protection
Issues in Employee E-mail Monitoring
Nigel Miller of Fox Williams pays a return visit to a matter of continuing concern. This article first appeared in the Solicitors Journal….
Direct Marketing – the Ins and Outs
Marly Didizian and Suzanne Rodway of Linklaters examine direct marketing and unsolicited communications in depth….
The Advent of Workflow Solutions in Legal Services
Law firms around the world are talking about the ‘processization’ and “commoditisation” of legal services. Indeed, many lawyers regard certain legal services as ideal areas of practice for this. Iain Unett formerly a senior lawyer with British Telecommunications Plc and now Product Development Director with Lexfutura, the strategic knowledge and technology hub, discusses the advent of workflow systems…
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Intel Bags its Chips
In the recent Intel judgment (Intel Corporation v VIA Technologies Inc, 14 June 2002, unreported) Collins J summarily dismissed allegations by VIA Technologies that Intel Corp had abused its dominant position in microprocessors and chipsets markets, and other anti-competitive behaviour. VIA’s allegations arose in the context of patent infringement proceedings brought by Intel against VIA – the “chipset” and “CPU” actions. These actions both relate to the introduction of the Pentium IV microprocessor. Davina Garrod of McDermott, Will & Emery explains that Intel v Via Technologies is interesting because it shows the reluctance of English judges to entertain weak Euro-defences in the intellectual property arena….
Data Protection and the Disposal of Old Equipment
Richard Morgan looks at the need to dispose carefully if controllers are to fulfill their data protection obligations….
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Morgan and Stedman on Computer Contracts by
Hazel Raw reviews the established work on computer contracts….
Complying with the Disability Discrimination Act
Lee Corless gives a rundown on the technical and legal issues….
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SCL: Major IT Law Events
This issue is accompanied by the brochure for the Annual IT Law Review, held in Bath in November. But it is not the only major IT law event from SCL in the coming months. The Internet Interest Group is hosting an International Symposium in October….
E-mail and the Legal Profession
Lee Harris of DeltaSeal Software looks at encryption and e-mail control and gives a positive view on the value of e-mail….