Leveson and Data Protection
In the welter of coverage of the Leveson Report, data protection issues have not been given much prominence but they will matter to SCL members….
Technology, Society & Justice
Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 2, Masters of Legal IT
When you get Charles Christian, Jan Durant, Andrew Haslam and Charles Holloway in one predictions posting, the combined weight of experience and perception threatens to imbalance the Internet. We decided to risk it….
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Book Reviews: Three Books and a Thing and a Half
Laurence Eastham looks at three books with very different aims, and two things that may or may not be books but that cannot be separated without a close inspection….
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SCL Policy Forum Report: Computer and Communications Law Reform
Jaani Riordan reports on the annual SCL Policy Forum which took place on 13 and 14 September at the offices of Herbert Smith, London. Podcasts of most of the presentations at the Forum are now available on the SCL web site….
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Book(-like Thing) Review(ish)
Sort of a review of Predictive Coding for Dummies- a publication about eDiscovery…
Raindrops on Robots and Whiskers . . .
Robots are fascinating, and will pose fascinating legal problems…
Apple v Samsung: San Jose or San Ferian
I am not sure that I am qualified to offer a view on Apple v Samsung but, inspired by the flood of uninformed recent comments on Assange, rape and extradition, I will anyway. How much does this verdict matter?…
Nominet DRS Procedure Scrutinised
In a case destined to be read in the future only by lawyer geeks and those interested in the ‘access to justice’ camp, Mr Justice Mann ruled in March that Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service and the relevant policy and procedures effectively prevented a party which had used the procedure from having the dispute heard again by the High Court. Paul A Harris looks a little more deeply into the judgment and its implications….
Cookies and Law Firm Compliance
With the cookie law already in full swing, Kuan Hon carried out a survey of law firm web sites in mid June. So how are the top London tech law firms doing in complying with the law?…
Football Dataco/ Sportradar case: Attorney General’s Opinion
According to Advocate General Cruz Villalon, online database infringement occurs both where sent and received. Thanks to John Wilks of DLA Piper for this report….
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