This is the second in a series of articles in which Christopher Hamel-Smith addresses some of the key legal issues arising out of the Y2K challenge. They were written in order to make a contribution to the Trinidad & Tobago business community’s efforts to prepare for the transition into the Year 2000 and to manage the associated risks. Forming part of a broader series on "Information Technology and the Law" by the same author, these articles were first published in the "Business Guardian" over the period June 10, 1999 to September 9, 1999.
With just over 6 months remaining to the Year 2000, it is hardly possible to be too tightly focused in your business’ efforts to tackle Y2K. One technique that may be useful is to explicitly adopt a definition of a " Y2K mission-critical failure". This will allow your company to charge management with the responsibility to avoid, or at least mitigate the consequences of, any mission-critical failures.
