Overview

Are you fully aware of your legal obligations, rights and responsibilities in respect of your own - or your clients - e-commerce business activities? As we use the Web as a platform for more and more of our business activities, it is vital that companies and their legal advisers are aware of the legal implications and liabilities that they are exposed to. This special Report looks at the law of e-commerce and the common pitfalls that Internet businesses continue to fall into. Supported by appendices of essential legal considerations, useful addresses and websites [including the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and the Consumer Protection (Distant Selling) Regulations 2000] the Report provides a one-stop-shop to safeguarding your e-commerce business. It will also ensure that you keep future plans free from legal complications and entanglements.

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Author:   Peter Carey
Publisher:   Thorogood
Imprint:   Thorogood
ISBN:  

9781854182159

ISBN 10:   1854182153
Pages:   102
Publication Date:   05 June 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Loose-leaf
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Orientation; What is the Internet?; The nature of e-commerce; The law of commerce; The law of e-commerce; E-management; E-mail; Human resources; Customers; What's in a name?; The nature of domain names; Management of domain names; Trade marks and branding; Cybersquatting and dispute resolution; E-commerce contracts; Formation of a contract; Incorporation of terms; The Distance Selling Regulations; Website linking agreements; Liability for website content; Reputation; Third party materials; Offensive and indecent materials; Customer information; What is data protection?; Data protection and websites; Use of cookies; Human rights and e-commerce; Location data and m-commerce; Security; Electronic signatures; Encryption; Tax; VAT; The location of web servers; Appendices; Appendix 1: Glossary. Appendix 2: Checklist of essential legal considerations; Appendix 3: Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000; Appendix 4: Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy; Appendix 5: Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Approved Providers; Appendix 6: Useful addresses and websites.

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Peter Carey, LL.B. LL.M. is a Solicitor and Consultant to Charles Russell where he advises on all aspects of e-commerce and data protection. He is a Visiting Professor at The College of Law and is the author of several leading books in the field of data protection and e-commerce including Data Protection in the UK. Peter is the Editor of the journal Privacy & Data Protection, and he lectures frequently on e-commerce issues.

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