Data protection is again in the national headlines. What will be the lasting lessons of the T-Mobile data story? I fear it might be ‘don’t tell teacher’….
Boo Hoo for Miss Boo
A High Court judgment has granted an interim injunction prohibiting the use of the domain name www.missboo.co.uk…
Aggregating Fundamentals
A dispute between Centrica and Accenture over a gas billing system highlights the fact that even the most carefully drafted of contracts have their ambiguities….
Modchips Conviction Upheld
Christopher Gilham’s conviction for offences under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act has been upheld in the Court of Appeal and further light has been shed on the meaning of ‘substantial’. The Court’s judgment includes implied criticism of the bringing of such cases before a jury….
Beyond My Jurisdiction
IT law raises special jurisdictional problems and the smaller jurisdictions in these isles have it toughest of all….
Guinness World Record Attempt?
Are the Ministry of Justice seeking an entry in the famous book?…
Data Protection: Civil Monetary Penalties
Consultation has begun as to the appropriate maximum amount that the ICO should be able to levy by way of a civil monetary penalty….
Irish SCL
A new sub-group on LinkedIn might be the start of something bigger…
EU Telecoms Reform
Mike Conradi explains that agreement on EU Telecoms Reform is near to finalisation and describes the key changes which it will introduce…
Terminal Loneliness
Is it the financial crisis or the advance of remote meetings that is making Terminal 1 at Heathrow like a desert?…