Hargreaves and a Scent of Direction
The Hargreaves Review may have good ideas but will they reach their destination. Is it time to worry less and realise that we are almost there already?…
Technology, Society & Justice
Book Review: Cloud Computing: A Practical Introduction to the Legal Issues
Chris James reviews the second edition of this book by Renzo Marchini…
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Meeting Report: Privacy by Design – ‘Grand Design’ or ‘Pipe Dream’
Cynthia O’Donoghue, Nick Tyler and Katalina Chin report on the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group Meeting held on 16 March at Reed Smith LLP…
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Editorial
SCL Forum For the third year in a row, the Feb/March issue of the magazine is dominated by contributions reflecting the proceedings at the SCL Annual Policy Forum. The Forum is always a special event that provokes thought and encourages its participants to edge out of their comfort zone. This year’s was no different in…
New Directive to Prevent Cyber-attacks?
The EU Commission has put forward proposals designed to boost Europe’s defences against cyber-attacks…
Robots and Law
On my return from holiday, a blog post suggesting laws for robotics has really intrigued me…
Software Clones: World Programming v SAS (Updated)
The High Court has given judgment in a dispute about a clone of an SAS system but has referred a series of issues to the ECJ…
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Computer Fraud in Ireland
Pearse Ryan and Andrew Harbison discuss the law on computer fraud in Ireland and the law of dishonesty associated with it. The article casts considerable light on the practical realities of computer crime….
IT Lawyers’ Cases in Brief
Laurence Eastham summarises some of the judgments which have been published in the last two months and which are of interest to IT lawyers….
Internet Libel: Archive, Context and Snippets
An action for libel was struck out where the original article was archived and could be read only in the context of later pieces which removed any sting. Moreover, it was held that a publisher could not be liable if a Google search snippet was defamatory when the original material from which it was derived was not….
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