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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAWKEATING ON ITCONTRACTSSimon Hargreaves, QC and Jonathan LeeNEWKeating on IT Contracts provides a highlevel analysis of the legal principles thatunderlie IT contracts. Designed as acomprehensive first port of call forpractitioners dealing with contractualproblems in the IT sector, it is set to becomethe IT equivalent of Keating on ConstructionContracts and will bring much-needed clarityto the law in this area.The work’s focus is the contracts involved inthe procurement and performance of ITprojects, covering areas such as outsourcing,software licensing, modular building blockcontracts, communications and telecomscontracts.• Assists the drafting, negotiation andinterpretation of IT contracts by clearlyexplaining the underlying legal principles• Offers guidance from Keating Chambersbarristers, established experts in this field• Identifies and analyses the practicalproblems that can arise during both theprocurement and performance stages ofIT projects• Explains the legal principles that apply toeach area of difficulty• Discusses case law in-depth to show howthe legal principles have been applied inpractice• Covers both public and private sectorcontracts• Deals separately with the different classesof contract• Shows how to avoid common problems inIT projects by appropriate contractualobligations at the outset of a project• Features a glossary of common termsused in the IT industryJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, InternationalMar-2013 978 0 414 04859 1Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 509021Hardback c. £225.00/c. €286.00MORGAN AND BURDEN ONCOMPUTER CONTRACTS8TH EDITIONRichard Morgan and Kit BurdenThis classic text presents a highly practicalanalysis of contracts relevant to the purchase anduse of computers and computer services. Basedaround an extensive set of precedents it is anideal drafting tool for all those requiring guidanceon an area recently subject to profound change.• Supplies over 200 pages of precedentmaterial• Provides detailed drafting guidance on eachcontract• Covers hardware, software and computerservices• Deals with e-commerce, internet and dataprotection issues• Features a chapter on open source and asection on procurement procedure• Incorporate all recent legislation and case law• Includes a CD-ROM containing all theprecedents, for rapid drafting and amendmentJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European Union,Commonwealth, United StatesJun-2009 978 1 847 03611 7Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 276491Book & CD-ROM £249.00 (+ £12.45 VAT) = £261.45/€317.00 (+ €15.85 VAT) = €332.85NEGOTIATINGINTERNATIONALSOFTWARE LICENCESAND DATA TRANSFERAGREEMENTSINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEGOTIATINGGUIDES2 RELEASES A YEARRobert BondThis looseleaf explains how to put together solidinternational software and data agreementsthat suit your clients' needs. It provides a rangeof checklists and precedents, together withexpert guidance, for preparing documents foractivities of an international nature.In particular, it highlights the importance of thecare needed when negotiating and structuringsuch agreements, which is when most errors aremade in the transaction process.It also includes precedents with commentary,making it an even more useful tool. Theprecedents are also supplied on disk.JURISDICTION: International978 0 421 72910 0Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 6135Looseleaf & CD-ROM £518.00 (+ £10.38 VAT) = £528.38/€683.00 (+ €13.74 VAT) = €696.74Updating releases charged for on publicationTELECOMMUNICATIONS,BROADCASTING ANDTHE INTERNETEU COMPETITION LAW AND REGULATION3RD EDITIONLaurent GarzanitiTelecommunications, Broadcasting and theInternet provides a comprehensive analysis ofEU regulation and competition law in theelectronic communications, broadcasting andinternet sectors. It takes account of recent legaland regulatory developments in these fastconverging areas.• Discusses the 2009 revisions to the ElectronicCommunications Regulatory Framework• Examines data protection directives,e-commerce directives, and the 2007Audiovisual Media Services Directive• Considers the interaction betweencompetition rules and sector-specificregulation• Incorporates key judgments, such as theMicrosoft, Wanadoo, Sony/BMG, DeutscheTelekom, France Telecom (State aid), TV2Danmark and SIC decisions• Includes appendices of relevant cases andmarket definitionsJURISDICTION: European Union, InternationalJul-2010 978 1 847 03415 1Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 233974Hardback, 1216 pp £230.00/€293.00WORLD ONLINEBUSINESSThis three volume looseleaf provides acomprehensive multi-jurisdictional survey of thelaw affecting online business. Its expertcommentary on the current law in eachjurisdiction covers all the key issues, including:online contract formation; online privacy,defamation, and online content; competitionlaw; Internet regulation of banking, gaming, andsecurities; forming and funding online business;and electronic transactions.• Helps save time researching diversejurisdictions• Tracks international trends and standards aswell as national policy and legislativechanges• Covers industry guidelines and codes ofpractice, keeping readers up to date withindustry self-regulationJURISDICTION: InternationalWest 978 0 379 01287 3Looseleaf (3 Volumes) £612.00/$825.0080 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk