Law, Practice and Compliance
Published on 22. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-85328-594-3 (ISBN)
Description
The use of email continues to increase year on year, and it has brought with it a plethora of legal issues. This book focuses on the legal aspects of email use. It sets out the legal and technical background to current law and then explores specific areas in which significant issues have arisen, such as: privacy; defamation; copyright; access regimes; criminal justice; and, civil litigation. This practical guide includes full discussion of relevant statute and case law. The book is accompanied by a website which updates the content and provides commentary on new case law and developments.
Reviews / Votes
'This book provides a very readable and thorough summary of the law concerning email...overall it is a very useful book.' Solicitors JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-594-3 (9781853285943)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Stewart Room, a partner in Field Fisher Waterhouse's Technology Law Group, is a dual qualified barrister and a solicitor with considerable expertise and reputation in privacy, data protection and data security law matters. He is rated as a leading individual in the field of data protection by the legal directory Chambers UK. He is author of Data Protection and Compliance in Context and author and editor of the data protection chapter in Goode: Consumer Credit Law and Practice. Stewart is the elected President of the National Association of Data Protection and Freedom of Information Officers.
Content
1. A complex, misunderstood character - the history and technology of email; 2. Legislating for confidence - laws to encourage acceptance, take-up and use; 3. Communications privacy - protecting rights and protecting society; 4. Substantive law issues - new media, old problems; 5. Access regimes - opening Pandora's Box; 6. Crime and law enforcement - detectives and data analysts; 7. Civil litigation - e-disclosure and email as evidence; 8. Jurisdiction and governing law - from A to B and across the sea; 9. Regulatory law - modifying behaviour and curing imperfections; 10. Organisational compliance - intelligent v. stupid processing.