The course leaders, Rob Bateman and Helen Johns, are both

excellent. They'll share the three morning sessions between

them. First, there's a useful overview of the regulatory

framework. When things are developing so quickly, it's

Essential for us to be up to date on this.

Now, there's a bit of time programmed for questions at the

End, but this opening session is very much a lecture. However,

The next session, on harmonisation and trade facilitation, will

Be in workshop format, so take along any regional or marketspecific

issues you'd like to raise.

The third and final session before lunch will be on websites,

Focusing primarily on privacy policies, and that session will

Include a short film on data protection, which looks particularly

interesting. It's good they're covering so much ground in the

morning, and there's great variety in terms of how the

Information is put across.

At lunch, you're bound to meet many other people who are

Dealing with e-commerce matters, so make the most of any

Opportunities to learn from those with more experience. During

the lunch break, there'll be an extra 3O-minute slot, which will

deal with electronic signatures. It's described as a practical,

hands-on session, and numbers are limited, so you'll need to

reserve a place for this immediately. I'd like at least one

Person to attend, please, and be ready to report back at a

Future staff meeting.

The afternoon will begin with a guest speaker, Sally Greenside,

Whose presentation is on disputes arising out of domain

Names. I know that over the last few years, Sally has advised

Both dot-com start-ups and large corporations, so she really

knows what she's talking about.

Rob Bateman has the session after Sally's, where he will

Explain some of the contractual aspects of outsourcing, from

an online perspective. Even if you're not working in this area

Yet, you almost certainly soon will be, so this is another

Important topic for everyone.

The last session, chaired by Helen Johns, will be a panel

Discussion on distance selling, a nice broad theme within

which you can bring up any issues you feel haven't been

addressed. There'll be opportunities to raise questions relating

To the earlier sessions, too.

Now, the price. Well, the full conference fee with all materials

is £450, but as ePE members, we qualify for a discount of

20% on this, so at £360, the day is very good value, in my

opinion. Try to let me know as soon as possible who'll be

Attending.

Part 4

1 I've just started a job as an associate here in the firm. I

Spend most of my time working on patent litigation, doing

The legwork and preparing the cases for trial. By and large,

it's interesting work, but it does have its downsides. I have

To do a lot of digging around for information, visiting clients

And looking together with them through boxes of

documents. That can be incredibly tedious. I'm definitely

Looking forward to moving up - to managing cases on my

Own some day, rather than just assisting the partners.

My work at the firm primarily consists of opinion work. A

Client will want to know whether a product he is working on

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