PCG offers help with IR35-proof contracts
News The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has created a series of draft contracts that it believes self-employed workers could use to avoid falling foul of IR35. The PCG has updated the draft contracts following its recent unsuccessful judicial...
[September 25, 2001, 10:20]
Microsoft controlling Australian Gov't 2.0 funds
News On Wednesday, Australia's Government 2.0 Taskforce released a draft contract for those receiving money from its Project Fund, which revealed that any funding contracts will be between successful bidders and Microsoft — not the commonwealth.
[October 1, 2009, 13:33]
Microsoft rapped over antitrust case
Talkback If you let a NO-ONE in your company draft/create a contract and pass it to your customers WITHOUT having someone in a higher-up position at least LOOK OVER the contract, then you got much bigger problems than you realize!
[October 28, 2005, 20:44]
Building secure foundations for e-Conveyancing
News Such a draft order relating to e-conveyancing was issued for consultation last year. When enacted, this will disapply paper -based requirements for contracts for sale of land, mortgages, and other property documentation under existing legislation.
[July 14, 2002, 19:50]
RIPA and Human Rights Act conflict
News The RIP Draft on Lawful Business Practice Legislation was due to come into force on 2 October -- on the same day as the HRA 2000 -- but has been delayed until later this month as government irons out possible conflicts between RIPA and HRA.
[October 3, 2000, 12:49]
International lawsuit treaty raises sovereignty fears
News The controversial draft convention, which would set rules for jurisdiction and the enforcement and recognition of foreign judgements, has been in the works for seven years. While the draft convention would allow US courts to refuse to enforce such...
[May 29, 2001, 17:02]
Click here... and lose your rights
News The ALI considered that the draft was not ready," said Michael Greenwald, one of two deputy directors for the Pittsburgh-based organisation. For its proponents, UCITA adds more "certainty" to today's sales of information and software, aiming to...
[March 13, 2000, 8:55]
M'Learned Web: The trouble with e-commerce...
News The draft European directive on e-commerce attempts to clarify this issue. The courts developed a variation on the first rule -- the cow rule -- to deal with postal contracts and says acceptance comes into effect when the letter accepting the offer...
[December 3, 1999, 13:25]
'Default' open-source licensing plans under fire
News In a draft consultation document published on Tuesday, the office of the e-envoy sent its clearest signal yet to government departments that they should pay more attention to open source. The guidelines say that departments should consider open...
[March 11, 2004, 15:40]
US Report: Java at heart of DOJ case, paper says
News The paper, citing a person familiar with a draft of the suit, said officials at the U.S. The Seattle paper also is reporting that the DOJ will concentrate on Microsoft's contracts with content providers and alleged business practices that force...
[May 8, 1998, 7:53]
UK Government backs open source
News In the final draft of the government's policy on open-source software, published on Monday by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), the government says that in all future IT developments where interoperability is an issue, it will only use...
[July 23, 2002, 14:17]
Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News Nader asked me to draft a letter to be sent to antitrust authorities in Japan, Australia, Canada, the European Commission and the U.S.on the OEM issue," says CPT director Jamie Love. There is no provision in any of our contracts telling OEMs they...
[January 22, 1999, 9:51]
A Year Ago: Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News Nader asked me to draft a letter to be sent to antitrust authorities in Japan, Australia, Canada, the European Commission and the U.S.on the OEM issue," says CPT director Jamie Love. There is no provision in any of our contracts telling OEMs they...
[January 22, 2000, 6:07]
