Authored by:
Peter Coles;
2000 has been the year of e. Businesses have picked up on e-commerce and we have seen a tidal wave ofe-commerce activity, with numerous dotcoms being set up, and in a few instances, such as Boo.com, beingwound down. Online trading has brought the Stock Exchange into everyones living room and the success ofonline banking has brought into play new banking processes which are overriding the more conventional faceof retail banking.
2000 has been the year of ÂeÂ. Businesses have picked up on e-commerce and we have seen a tidal wave ofe-commerce activity, with numerous dotcoms being set up, and in a few instances, such as Boo.com, beingwound down. Online trading has brought the Stock Exchange into everyoneÂs living room and the success ofonline banking has brought into play new banking processes which are overriding the more conventional faceof retail banking.
About the Author
Title:
Manager in the Information Risk Management Department
Peter is a Manager in the Information RiskManagement Department at KPMG in London.He is a Commercial Litigation Lawyer whojoined KPMG in May 1999, having spent eightyears at Simmons & Simmons, a City law firm.He was integrally involved in litigious mattersfollowing the BCCI collapse, and other generalcommercial litigation. After spending sixmonths on a sabbatical Peter returned toSimmons & Simmons and became heavilyembroiled in Tobacco litigation and IT disputes.Peter advises clients on the legal riskswhich face them from an IT and e-commerceperspective. Peter works with both legal specialistsand IT specialists in order to ensurethat both sides of any project are aware of thepotential risks they face. Peter is a member ofthe Law Society and Survive, and is a regularconference speaker on IT Legal issues.
2000 has been the year of ÂeÂ. Businesses have picked up on e-commerce and we have seen a tidal wave ofe-commerce activity, with numerous dotcoms being set up, and in a few instances, such as Boo.com, beingwound down. Online trading has brought the Stock Exchange into everyoneÂs living room and the success ofonline banking has brought into play new banking processes which are overriding the more conventional faceof retail banking.
