UK Centric IT Security Law and Practise with focus on Incident Handling and Forensics.
IT Security technology is globally quite consistent but the practise and associated laws are not therefore it makes sense to have a localised approach. On this page is information to inform a UK specific approach to IT Security. It should be noted that Scottish Law has an independant tradition from England and Wales as exemplified by the links below.
Websites about Cybercrime with UK information.
Elaw links and information.
http://www.elawonline.co.uk/elaw/link/elec.htm
Journal of Information Law and Technology.
http://elj.warwick.ac.uk/jilt/
UK Based Solicitors specialising in Computer Law.
http://www.hamiltons-solicitors.co.uk/what_we_do.htm
http://www.hamiltons-solicitors.co.uk/regulation_internet.htm
Human rights oriented cybercrime site.
http://www.cyber-rights.org/cybercrime/
Basic introduction to Law in UK
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/law/hamlyn/toc.htm
UK Law society
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/home.law
UK Laws specific to IT Security
| Computer Misuse Act 1990 http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900018_en_1.htm |
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| Data Protection Act 1998 http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm |
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| Obscene Publications Act 1959 http://www.oup.co.uk/pdf/bt/hedleyaplin/part_a.pdf |
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| Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000023.htm |
Delia Venables general UK law links
http://www.venables.co.uk/
UK and Scottish specific Computer Law site -excellent.
http://www.scottishlaw.org.uk/lawscotland/it.html
http://www.scottishlaw.org.uk/scotlaw/courtsuk.html
General Law links
http://clawc.users.netlink.co.uk//ao05000.html
Global and US sites
http://www.ilpf.org/
International solicitors
http://www.bakernet.com/BakerNet/Practice/IT-Communications/E-Commerce/Description/default.htm