Lorna Brazell asks profound questions about the nature of identity and privacy. She looks at the forms of legal protection which might be used to protect any right to privacy that exists and looks forward with alarm to a brave new world of increased observation of the actions of the ordinary citizen….
Thrift KM: Getting the most from what you’ve got
Mixed contributions from PLC, LNB and Westlaw on how to make the most of their services and what “extras” they provide as part of the standard subscription package….
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Flash Cookies: A Regulatory Risk?
Web site operators around the world appear to be enjoying the benefits of Flash cookies in increasing numbers. However, Andrew Danson feels that using them without proper safeguards could be an invasion of users’ privacy and land imprudent operators in hot water with regulators….
The Handbags and the Glad Rags
Would the Advocate General’s opinion in Google v Louis Vuitton have been the same if the AdWords had been used in a real world situation?…
Advocate General’s Opinion on AdWords
Google has the general support of the Advocate General’s opinion in the case before the European Court on alleged trade mark infringement by the use of AdWords…
Internet Defamation Consultation
The Ministry of Justice issued a consultation paper on 16 September – Defamation and the internet: the multiple publication rule….
Charging Premium Rates for Free Information
PhonepayPlus have published a notice to the premium rate industry about the techniques used to recycle free information and sell it to mobile users at premium rates….
Too Rich or Just Ignorant?
Laurence Eastham wonders why so few SCL members take advantage of the opportunity to gain CPD online when it is such an obvious benefit of SCL membership….
Jackson Review: New Paper on IT in the Civil Courts
Prominent litigation solicitor Tony Guise has briefed Lord Justice Jackson on various applications of IT which might make a real difference to the efficiency of the civil justice system and to its cost….
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Increase Lawyer Productivity by Cutting out the Waste
Laura Mooney outlines the advantages she sees in the adoption of BPM by law firms….
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