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Title	Published
Proposed new European Data Protection regulation - a Data Privacy day gift from the EC?	January 2012
Behind the Headlines: Brand Owners v Online Marketplaces	August 2011
UPDATE: The UK Budget 2011	March 2011
Taxation of "Disguised Remuneration"	March 2011
European Commission and OFT open investigations into e-book agreements	March 2011
European Court upholds fine for Activision in Nintendo price-fixing case	February 2011
The New European Interoperability Framework: opening competition to both proprietary and OS software solutions	February 2011
Personal data security breaches: fines from the ICO	February 2011
Content Wars: Paywalls Payment Pay-As-You-Go or Pay at all	December 2010
Legal aspects of the 'data-centric world'	October 2010
UPDATE: Legal protection under the Software Directive	October 2010
Legal protection under the Software Directive	September 2010
Avoiding the dangers of information exchange: new Guidance from the Commission	July 2010
Key Issues in SaaS Contracts	June 2010
Surviving Standards Wars and the Commission’s New Horizontal Guidance	June 2010
On-line distribution - protecting your brand under the new EU rules	May 2010
Software business models and contracts on the cusp: Open Source Software - Freedom and Governance	May 2010
Google in the Clear on AdWords, However Advertisers Must Take Care	April 2010
Personal data security breaches: at what cost?	February 2010
Agreement on EU Telecoms Reform Nears Finalisation	November 2009
OFCOM Determination Means UK Communications Providers Entitled to 40% Refund from BT	October 2009
An Opinion on AdWords	October 2009
Capita / IBS OPENSystems Update	September 2009
Software business models and contracts on the cusp: Legal Implications of Software as a Service	August 2009
Software business models and contracts on the cusp: Legal implications of SaaS, FOSS and standards	July 2009
Intel in Trouble	July 2009
Is There a Single EU Market for Online Retailing?	June 2009
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport: why the UK video-on-demand joint platform was blocked	April 2009
Data Security Breaches	March 2009
Capita / IBS OPENSystems (and why being a big fish in a small pond isn’t always easier…..)	February 2009
Standard & Poor’s: Data Licensing Under the Spotlight (..again)	January 2009
European Commission proposes new Directive on the Protection of Consumer Rights	November 2008
Jacobsen v Katzer and Kamind Associates, Inc – the trainwreck decision that threatened to derail Open Source Software	September 2008
ISPs Beware: Current Liability Regime for On-line Illegal File Sharing Called Into Question	July 2008
Making Your Adverts (Comparatively) Safe	June 2008
Exclusion Clauses Re-Examined	May 2008
Are You Concentrating? A Guide to the Merger Regulation for Outsourcing Lawyers	May 2008
Invitations to Tender for Telecoms and Technology Services and Outsourcings	March 2008
UK Patent Office Opinions – Strategic Concerns	January 2008
Cybersquatting - Moving with the times?	October 2007
Commercial Agents' Compensation Claims – Two Year Benchmark Finally Gets the Boot	September 2007
ICO Guidance on Collecting Personal Information on Websites	August 2007
Data Retention Directive	May 2007
The Review of EU Consumer Protection Rules: European Commission Seeks to Boost E-Commerce within the Internal Market	March 2007
Getting Tough on Data Crime	February 2007
Commission Proposes Radical Change to Data Protection Rules for ISPs and Telcos	July 2006
Getting to Grips with Digital Convergence (pdf)	July 2006
Outsourcing - Into 2006 and Beyond	January 2006
Playing Fair - the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive	October 2005
Learning to Learn: Keeing Apace with IT Changes	September 2005
IPR Indemnities in the Open Source and Proprietary Software Worlds	July 2005
European Distribution - A Checklist for Competition Law Compliance	April 2005
Database Right After William Hill: Dark Horse or Non-Starter?	January 2005

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