Whilst the future of the edible cookie will be assured by hungry adults, children and characters from Sesame Street, the same cannot be said for its electronic namesake. The debate surrounding the use of cookies continues to be a point of contention between business, government and civil rights movements. Garry Mackay and Mark Lomas of Bevan Ashford review the position….
Those who have dealt with a failed systems development project know that the complex legal and factual issues that arise represent a veritable ‘dripping roast’ for dispute lawyers. Coupled with the advent of the new Civil Procedure Rules in 1999, it is little wonder that dispute resolution clauses in IT contracts have become ever more prescriptive. We now often find disputes being categorised into technical, legal or commercial issues and to each is then applied an escalating range of medicines, from meetings between executives, to mediation, litigation or more and more frequently expert determination. Tim Toomey of v-lex questions this extended use of expert determination….
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In the August/September edition of Computers & Law, Amanda Kearsley and Nick Rudgard explored the difficulties of reconciling the principles of disclosure under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) and the disclosure of personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) arising from the case of Totalise plc v The Motley Fool Limited and Interactive Investor Limited (2001) P&T 764. In December 2001, the Court of Appeal overturned the costs order made at the original hearing and set out the principles for the future. The new approach will have a significant impact on the position of organisations, such as Web site operators, from whom disclosures of information may be sought. This article reviews that approach….
Following the article on the SCL Web site and many reports elsewhere, I thought I would add a little realism to the debate. 1. Cookies don’t work for decent marketing in many situations because most home PCs and many work PCs will be used by several people, but the cookies will treat them as a…
If there is one constant that all businesses face throughout their life cycle, it would be managing legal risk exposures. Given the unique nature of information technology (IT) businesses, legal risk exposures can be particularly accentuated. The need to evolve a sound and proactive legal risk management framework as part of the enterprise’s legal strategy is becoming an imperative. A sound legal risk management framework should provide a seamless integration of legal contents or guidance with an IT-driven workflow process. Here expert systems can play an important role in the design of such legal risk management systems. Zaid Hamzah, CEO, Lexfutura (Global) and Managing Director, I-Knowledge Technologies, Singapore, provides a road map….
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“The Internet is a wonderful thing for the disabled. You should be proud of your achievement in making the life of the disabled so much better.” Rabbi Lionel Blue, OBE at the Annual Dinner of The British Computer Society held on 12 November, 2001. Stephen Mason and Catherine Casserley explain why this is not always so – and what the law requires….
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Emily Wiewiorka discusses the legislative anomalies facing account aggregators in the UK….
Paul Berwin and Sarah Ruston report on their experience at the IT Law Conference….
Heidi Pfleger explains the complexities of the US/EU passenger data impasse….
The 14th Annual Privacy Laws & Business Conference was held once again, at St. John’s College, Cambridge over three full days in early July….