This comprehensive guide for management professionals discusses the computer-related legal issues faced by businesses and their staff on a daily basis. 'A Practical Guide to IT Law' explains, in plain English, the most relevant legal frameworks with examples from actual case law used to illustrate the kinds of problems and disputes that arise most commonly. New material in this edition includes chapters on GDPR, big data, internet of things, Blockchain, and Agile.

Jeremy Holt is the former head of the Computer Law Group of Clark Holt Commercial Solicitors. Jeremy Newton is a director at Technology Law Alliance in London, a law firm specialising in IT, outsourcing and e-commerce law.

This comprehensive guide for management professionals discusses the IT-related legal issues faced by businesses on a daily basis. Legal concepts and terminology are notoriously difficult for non-specialists, but this book explains in plain English the relevant legal frameworks and gives examples from actual cases. New material in this edition include chapters on GDPR, cyber security, cloud computing contracts and Agile.

1. IT Contracts
2. Cloud Computing
3. Cloud Computing Contracts
4. Intellectual Property Law for Computer Users
5. Cyber Security
6. GDPR and Data Protection
7. Data Protection in Practice
8. IT in the workplace - Protecting the employer
9. Avoiding Employment Problems
10. Open Source Software
11. Agile
12. Setting Up Joint Ventures
13. Resolving Disputes