ArticleA Technology Powered RevolutionOrganisational ethics are on the front line, and being responsive to shifts in circumstance, context and culture is vital. United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawICSA
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Article3 Strikes and We'll…. Do Something. The Ofcom Consultation.Ofcom is inviting comment on the consultation paper it issued last week proposing a "Code" for implementing the new Digital Economy Act 2010.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyMacRoberts
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ArticleHigh Court Blocks Cyberlocker And Stream-Ripping WebsitesThis was the first time website blocking orders have been granted in relation to websites of these kinds.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyStevens & Bolton
ArticleWebsite Framing Of Copyright Works - Can This Be Restricted?Licensees can be required to implement technical measures under contractual arrangements in order to prevent infringement.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyStevens & Bolton
Articlewww.Domain-Name.Revolution?In 2011, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers programme to permit the introduction of new top level domains on the internet. United KingdomIntellectual PropertyRWK Goodman
ArticleCourt Can Refuse To Accept Party's Undertaking Offered As Part Of SettlementIn Smith v Backhouse [2022] EWHC 3011 (KB), the High Court held that it does have jurisdiction to refuse to accept undertakings which a party hadUnited KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationNorton Rose Fulbright
ArticleHigh Court Awards Claimant £45,000 Damages In Twitter Libel ClaimThe claimant, publicly known as Jean Hatchet, is a feminist campaigner with a particular focus on violence against women and girls.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationWiggin
ArticleInnovation In "Advisory" Technology : The Well-Documented EnemyI was recently involved in a discussion about the changing nature of technology in the context of advisory services, particularly IT Risk and Forensic Technology services.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBDO LLP
ArticleThe Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) (Direct Marketing) Regulations 1998United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLovells
Article2016–2017 Global CIO SurveyOver a quarter of UK respondents were from the FTSE 250 and responses from UK CIOs were up 19% on last year's survey. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDeloitte
ArticleAre Your Records 'Public Records'?Following the Shaw Report in 2007, the Keeper of the Records of Scotland ("the Keeper") was asked to review the public records legislation in Scotland. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMacRoberts
ArticleBetter To Be Safe Than SonyThe last few weeks have featured one technology disaster story after another and two of the big ones involved Sony – no stranger to controversy after their Playstation network was hacked earlier this year and the personal payment details of about 77m users were compromised. United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentThomas Eggar