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…
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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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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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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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….
Faye Weedon reports on the SCL Seminar held on 3 December that reflected a wide range of different European perspectives…
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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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Joel Smith and Christopher Sharp consider the recent Supreme Court decision concerning obtaining information about wrongdoers, particularly the use of Norwich Pharmacal relief and the balance to be struck with the data protection rights of individuals…
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Here are predictions from IT lawyers Graham Smith, Robin Fry and Beverley Flynn, focusing mainly on 2013….
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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….
Read More… from Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 2, Masters of Legal IT