Claim CPD for reading Computers & Law From February next year you will be able to transform the time you spend reading Computers & Law into CPD. This new member benefit will be available with the launch of the revamped SCL Web site, scheduled for release at the end of January 2006. The CPD scheme…
Philip Nolan and Suzanne Carter review the taxation attractions for IT companies in Ireland….
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Mike Conradi and Travers Symons look at the problems with click fraud, and ask when a ‘click’ is not a ‘click’….
Anne Flanagan looks at international standards on cybercrime compliance and asks what UK laws need to change….
Privacy and anonymity are concepts that appear to be rapidly fading away into insignificance as networked communications become ubiquitous. This is an issue that is raised, together with the development of human rights, in the recent text Mapping the Global Future A Report of the National Intelligence Council’s 2020 Project NIC 2004-13, December 2004). A…
Ruth Ward and Shelagh Taylor give their personal insight into the linked areas of knowledge and HR management. This is the second in a series of articles on ‘Knowledge for Successful Law Firms’, which is being developed by the SCL Knowledge Management Group. For more on this initiative, see vol 15, issue 2 ‘Will the Real Knowledge Management Please Step Forward!’….
Robert Unslow explains why e-filing is inevitable and suggests ways to make its advance more welcome. He also calls on SCL members to join the debate on e-filing….
In just over 18 months a visit to the IPKat weblog has become a regular event for many members of the intellectual property law community and writing it has become a vital component of the lives of its authors. This article from Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Simon sets out to explain not only what the IPKat is but what it means to them as its co-authors….
Readers of this magazine, more than most, are used to the law changing rapidly to accommodate changes in technology. When it comes to the law as it affects minors, however, and their ability to enter into commercial arrangements, we find a landscape that has essentially stayed unchanged for centuries. Robin Bynoe explains why the new technology and ancient legal principle could collide….
Gmail, A9.com and Blinkx are examples of the new privacy implications of personalised online advertising and advanced search engine technology. Eva Wong from Coudert Bros explores the new threat and opportunity….