Following the latest meeting of the EU data protection regulators, the Article 29 Working Party released their latest statement on current discussions regarding the data protection reform package…
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Chris Marsden and Ian Brown see a regulatory crisis and a prosumer law solution. They explain how regulatory solutions based on code, rather than fines or other traditional methods, can be the right solution in a prosumer world. Chris chaired the SCL Policy Forum 2012….
Martin Sloan analyses the proposed new directive on web accessibility and tells you all you need to know about the developing accessibility requirements. And this is something you do really need to know about….
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Pearse Ryan, Claire O’Brien and Andrew Harbison outline and comment on the new legislation in Ireland which aims to target white collar crime and cybercrime in particular…
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Here is a selection of the online predictions made by our contributors. All relate to IT for law firms, e-disclosure or related issues….
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These predictions from Matthew Lavy, Clive Freedman and Lilian Edwards are designed mainly to amuse on a cold December day, though Matthew starts sensibly enough. You may feel that many a true word is spoken in jest and that even the wildest of the ideas here has more than a grain of truth beneath it. You may well find yourself thinking ‘if only’….
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Here are some remarkably sound predictions on the future of IT law and related fields from IT lawyers Jane Seager, Simon Deane-Johns, Richard Graham and Toby Headdon and, from the academic world, Monica Horten and Marion Oswald, plus a stimulating suggestion for how SCL might change from regular contributor Alastair Morrison….
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These predictions come from a legal publisher, two writers and a supplier of articles, newsletters, and web content for law firms. Lexis’s Katherine Eyres, writers Joanna Goodman and Laurence Eastham and Joe Reevy from Words4business are today’s soothsayers. As you might expect from word dealers, there is quite a lot to read but don’t overlook Katherine’s timeline graphic in the download panel….
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With contributions from a lawyer working in the computer industry, an innovative provider of online legal services, a barrister with IT nous and hands-on litigation experience and a leading expert on evidence and documentation issues, these predictions range widely and offer intriguing points for all…
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Oliver Neil reports and comments on a recent High Court judgment which provides further guidance on Facebook comments by employees and the limits of employer policies…
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