Margaret Harvey and Nick Rudgard analyse this recent important case, which
illustrates the reward for careful contractual drafting.
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Contracting under DSDM: A New Commercial Model
Development methods have seen a big change in the last few years, with the
undeniable trend being away from the more ‘traditional’ methods (also known
as ‘waterfall’ methods) towards some form of RAD (Rapid Application
Development). This articl…
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The Internet, Paedophilia and the ISP
The ideology of the Internet as a communications channel offering all things
to all men as the ultimate in free speech has recently come under close
scrutiny. Since the public outrage against the lenient sentences imposed on
seven men for tradi…
Entire Agreement Clauses Excluding Liability for Pre-contract Statements
Contracts for the supply of computer hardware or software frequently
incorporate entire agreement clauses. As a result of recent decisions in the
court, these clauses are undoubtedly a topic of current interest. This article
from David Blunt QC…
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Data Protection Update
There have been a number of interesting developments in data protection andinformation law generally since this column last appeared. Some are not strictlydata protection but are so closely linked that they deserve a mention. The Information Commissioner and the FOIA To start with a change of name: on 30 January, two months after the Freedomof…
Backbytes
Watford Junction The Court of Appeal’s seismic division in Watford Electronics v Sanderson is discussed in depth by Margaret Harvey and Nick Rudgard of Addleshaw Booth at p24 of this issue. Earthquakes imply aftershocks and adjustments. The importance of the decision can only be qualified by recalling the uncanny ability of the judicial process to…
Human Rights and IT – 3The European Dimension
Iain G. Mitchell QC and Ewan McIntyre of Robson McLean WS report on the third in the Scottish Society of Computers and Law’s series on Human Rights and IT at a meeting on 18 January at the Mackenzie Building of the Faculty of Advocates….
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What Madeline Smith Did in the Bushes
John Sibbald reports on the newly constituted Scottish Society for Computers and Law’s first meeting held at the Law Society of Scotland on 14 December – a joint meeting with the Scottish Law Agents Society….
SCL Wales
The expansion of the SCL is continuing with the prospect of a new local group in Wales. Lee Fisher explains the needs for the group and its aims….
SCL in Ireland
A new chance to join an SCL Group beckons. Niall O’Neill describes the Irish initiative….