E-crime: Commons Committee Report
The Home Affairs Committee published its Report on e-crime on 30 July 2013….
Publishing & social media
Employee Misuse of LinkedIn Contacts
Stephen Musgrave looks at a High Court judgment that resulted in an injunction being granted to restrain ex-employees from using LinkedIn contacts…
Understanding the Global Risk of Cybercrime
Stewart James seeks to widen awareness of cybercrime issues and counsels the need to consider the real threat cybercrime poses when advising business clients…
Augmented World
For years sci-fi writers have anticipated a world overtaken by technology, which augments the human experience of reality, whether for the good of the community or for more sinister corporate or security purposes. So what is ‘augmented reality’? Will it really change our lives and is it all that important for lawyers to know about it? In a short series of articles, Joanne Frears explores the subject based on her personal experiences helping some of the most cutting edge AR providers in the world….
SCL Meeting Report: E-learning vs Chalk and Talk
On 8 July 2013 Pinsent Masons LLP hosted a session on e-learning, chaired by Rachel Wood, Head of Knowledge at Pinsent Masons. Rachel has written a report of the meeting….
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E-Learning vs chalk and talk – Where are we now?
On Monday evening (8th July 2013) The Society for Computers and Law (SCL) Knowledge Management Committee hosted an event at Pinsent Mason LLP. The event was discussing e-Learning vs more traditional methods. There was a panel of three speakers: Usha Puri-Dewage our Senior L&D Consultant, giving an overview of e-learning in law firms;Pip Johnson from…
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TOR: ‘Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate’
Simon Worthy offers a view on the dangers of TOR and the perceived inadequacies of reaction to the dangers it seems willingly to embrace. Whether it is really Dantesque and whether all hope should be abandoned is a matter that SCL members may wish to debate….
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Law Commission: Social Media and the Criminal Law
The Law Commission is seeking views on whether social media in a criminal law context is worthy of its attention…
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No ‘Stay Down’ Obligation for Hosting Providers in France
Christelle Coslin and Christine Gateau explain the significance of important 2012 judgments in the French Supreme Court, which ruled that there is no obligation on hosting providers in France to ensure that notified content is not later re-posted online by its users…
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Social Media Prosecution Guidelines
The DPP has published final guidelines for prosecutions involving social media communications…