My Pedantic Position on EU Online Rights
The EU Commission does seem to get it when it comes to online rights for citizens. At least its heart is in the right place. But it could do to polish its act and get the small things right….
Telecoms & the Internet
Predictions 2013 and Beyond: IT in Law and IT for Lawyers
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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Predictions 2013 and Beyond: IT Lawyers
A set of predictions, mainly from practising IT lawyers but with a few academics too, which range widely but include predictions on the developments expected in IT law….
Google and Online Liability
Paul Lambert looks across the world at various cases involving Google and takes a look at its claim to defences and denial of liability…
Human Rights and Internet Access Ruling
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that restriction of Internet access without a strict legal framework regulating the scope of the ban and affording the guarantee of judicial review to prevent possible abuses amounts to a violation of freedom of expression…
Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 10, CMS Cameron McKenna
Just as we started with a set of predictions from one firm (DLA Piper), we are closing (probably) with a set from lawyers at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP. Even if you are fed up with predictions by now, it is worth making an effort for this set of perceptive forecasts that go outside our normal comfort zone….
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Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 9, Fashionably Late
Here is a mix of predictions from a trio of IT lawyers, a pair of disclosure and legal technology consultants and a web site communications specialist. All have one thing in common – they were a little past deadline. But the online doors to the party are still open, even though the magazine section is closed. These predictions come from David Taylor, Paul Gershlick, Eduardo Ustaran, Tracey Stretton, Rob Jones and Luke Barton….
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Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 6, A Practitioners’ and Academic Mix
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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European Data Protection Regulation of Cloud Services – a Pan-European Comparison
Faye Weedon reports on the SCL Seminar held on 3 December that reflected a wide range of different European perspectives…
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Mastering Consumer Survey Evidence
The Court of Appeal recently surveyed the usefulness of witness evidence obtained via consumer surveys in the context of a long-running Adwords dispute. Alexandra Brodie and Bonita Trimmer explain and highlight what might be the unexpected reach of the comments in the judgment….