The In-House Lawyer

Trends in information technology law: looking ahead to 2012 Going into 2012, we’re now a decent enough distance away from September 2008 to know that the world changed and that the next few years will continue to be, well, different or the new normal, ... Read more	Consumer Rights Directive: the online shopper strikes back? Following protracted considerations by various parts of the EU legislature, the EU Council of Ministers adopted a new Consumer Rights Directive on 10 October 2011. As can be seen below, the terms of this new ... Read more
Tax traps on technology transactions Whether buying or selling a technology company, there are a number of tax traps that may arise. Below, we discuss some of the tax traps that we have come across in recent transactions.... Read more	Feeding the whales: how video game business models have changed, and what this means for M&A It seems to be an industry dichotomy: at a time when publishers are closing established development studios – recent casualties Black Rock, Blue Tongue, Kaos and Bizarre spring immediately to mind – the number and ... Read more
The battle against system latency Avoiding unnecessary delays in IT systems has become increasingly important. Paul Hinton (left), Edwin Baker (centre) and Chris Hill (right) examine the issues raised by latency... Read more	Legal rights and duties in data Data is increasingly central to many, if not most, sectors: businesses are focusing as never before on protecting and exploiting their own data, and getting access to others’ data that they need on the b... Read more
Indian data privacy rules: impact of recent changes It’s been a long time coming, but in April this year the Indian government brought its data privacy rules into line with European requirements. The recent changes raise a couple of questions for UK businesses:How ... Read more	Cookies cut? Complying with the UK's implementation of new EU rules on cookie use Mid-July saw the chill winds of EU infringement procedures blow across much of Europe. The European Commission took first steps in proceedings against twenty EU member states for their failure to fully implement into their ... Read more
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