Is Your E-mail Being Rejected?
South African attorney Dr Gerrie Ebersöhn assesses potential liability for the e-mail that gets filtered out by spam filtering software….
Privacy & Data Protection
SCL 30th Anniversary Lecture: Richard Christou on “Thirty Years of Law in the IT industry”
This event mixed celebration with illumination. A full transcript of the lecture is now available as well as Richard Harrison’s sparkling report of the event….
Editorial
Legal Knowledge Management Group Plans for the creation of this new Interest Group are now well advanced. It is to be formed in March and the prime movers behind its creation are looking for interested SCL members to contact Caroline Gould to register their interest. Both ordinary members and those with a real commitment to…
Editorial
2004 is SCL’s 30th Anniversary – and it is going to be a very positive and exciting year for the Society. The Society has two new Trustees, Kit Burden and Bill Jones, and they will bring new ideas and the backing of their considerable reputations to SCL business. There is renewed interest in the use…
RFID Tags: An Unlawful, or Just Unwanted, Invasion of Privacy?
Whether viewed as a spy in your shopping or just a security device, RFID tags have made the headlines. Alexander Brown explains the technology, the general concerns and the law….
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Forensic Readiness – Enabling a Corporate Approach to Digital Evidence
Trying to react to an incident by gathering all the digital evidence is difficult. Dr. Rob Rowlingson of QinetiQ explains how proper preparation can ease the burden….
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IT and the London Civil Courts
I have been interested in the interface between technology and the courts for 18 years. For the last three years I have been the Judge in charge of Modernisation, representing the judiciary on the small Court Service board which is driving the £300 million court modernisation programme forward. And since the beginning of October I…
Distance selling and IT suppliers
Mike Butler of Hammonds draws attention to the latest consultation paper and draft guidance from the OFT….
Time to Drop the Bomb?
Software bombs have been commonplace in the IT industry for many years. Tim Sewart addresses a question asked of him on a number of occasions: are they legal?…
Police, Camera, Action!
VIPER, the new video ID parade system launched in March by Home Secretary David Blunkett, has been described as the largest video editing facility in the world. Andy Hogben of Quadrant Visual Solutions, one of the original members of the ‘VIPER’s nest’ which developed the system for West Yorkshire Police, describes the technological hurdles which were overcome during the groundbreaking eight-year project….