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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2009.05.008 Byline: Claire Walker Abstract: On 6 April 2009 new legislation came into force, for the first time putting Internet service providers' duty to retain significant amounts of data (relating to customers' email and Internet usage) on a compulsory, as opposed to a voluntary footing. It is a topic which has provoked intense protest from the privacy lobby and fuelled months of 'Big Brother' headlines in the press. For the industry it raises operational challenges - how to facilitate storage and retrieval of colossal amounts of data. In this article we consider the policy background to the regime, the detail of the UK implementation and the practical implications for communications service providers. We weigh up the privacy and human rights concerns against the business case put forward by the Government. We also examine the Government's proposals - announced at the end of April - to significantly extend and 'future proof' this regime in the form of its Intercept Modernisation Programme. Author Affiliation: Olswang LLP, London, UK

For last year's words belong to last year's language, And next year's words await another voice. T.S. Eliot(1) INTRODUCTION The methods by which we conduct legal research have evolved dramatically [...]

The IDG was originally founded to carry out research into the collection and processing of documentation relating to Italian legislation, case law and legal authority. The Institute has since concentrated on automated documentation and legal informatics, as well as the application of artificial intelligence to the law. This article describes the many projects undertaken at the Institute.

This paper describes two research projects, both involving Latin and Greek lexicography. They are undertaken at the University of Florence and at the Italian National Research Council respectively. The one involves the creation of a Dictionary of Justinian's constitutions based on the emperor's legislative lexicon formed in the Corpus Iuris and elsewhere. The most demanding aspect of this task has been the creation of the Dictionary of the Novellae. The other project involves the creation of a Lexicon of the Novellae in the Authenticum version.

We discuss the development of factual and bibliographical databases and database systems, including management systems and information retrieval systems. Special reference is made to the International Bibliography on Computers and Law, with respect to both the current situation and future plans.