Information technology alerts

  • 22.04.08 - Security breaches - it's not going to go away...

    Since the very public loss of personal information by HMRC back in November last year, security of personal data has been grabbing the headlines.

  • 31.03.08 - Freedom of information

    It has been a challenging year in the world of freedom of information, with failed attempts to exempt MPs from its ambit and revise the fees regulations. The Act is here to stay and it looks like it is about to dig even deeper.

  • 28.01.08 - Caught on camera - New CCTV Code of Practice out today

    As public awareness of rights under Data Protection legislation increases, those who use CCTV should be aware of the appropriateness of their use of CCTV and their handling and storage of the data and images it produces.

  • 15.01.08 - Extension of Freedom of Information Act to private sector?
    The Ministry of Justice is consulting with public and private entities and the general public on whether to extend the application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
  • 10.01.08 - Apple dances to the European Commission's tune
    Apple has announced that within six months it will cut the prices it charges for music from its UK iTunes store to match those charged in other European countries.
  • 27.11.07 - Scoring extensions and avoiding penalties
    The decision in Steria Limited v Sigma Wireless Communications Limited provides useful guidance on whether giving written notice can ever be a condition precedent to an entitlement to an extension of time, and the form such a notice should take.
  • 25.06.02 - A guide to successful outsourcing: Key Initial Issues
    Outsourcing - the handing over of a corporate process to another organisation - is here to stay. Virtually anything can be outsourced, from IT systems and facilities management to logistics and car fleet management.
  • 11.03.02 - EU Plans Harmonisation Of Laws For Software Patents
    The European Commission has proposed a directive to harmonise the law across the EU in relation to computer-implemented inventions.