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….
Hazel Raw reviews the established work on computer contracts….
Lee Harris of DeltaSeal Software looks at encryption and e-mail control and gives a positive view on the value of e-mail….
In the first case of its kind, Naomi Campbell successfully sued Mirror Group Newspapers for damage and distress caused by breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. Partner Nigel Wildish and assistant Marcus Turle of City law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse discuss the case and the legal implications of which online publishers should be aware….
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Rosemary Mulley provides an introduction to the main issues surrounding e-government – modernisation and electronic delivery of all public services by 2005. She makes it clear that e-Government is about transformation, not computers and hints at the special legal issues which may arise….
Do you suffer from more spam than John Cleese at a Monty Python Convention? W K Hon has found a product which might help….
Europe The Council of Europe Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to the automatic processing of personal data (Treaty 108), which was the main impetus for the UK’s Data Protection Act 1984, has been extended by an additional protocol covering the powers of supervisory authorities and the rules for transborder data flows. The…
Emily Wieworka of Boyds looks at the particular problems for those seeking a Scottish domain name….
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e-learning is an important and growing area for e-commerce lawyers. James Humphrey-Evans discusses some of the issues involved….
The recent EGM saw some major management and constitutional changes which enhance the SCL’s ability to implement its new strategy. New Trustees have also been appointed….