Des Burley is a partner at commercial law firm SGH Martineau LLP who are top ranked for their education work.  Des works with universities and colleges on law applicable to IT, intellectual property and data protection issues.  He advises a number of institutions on the legal issues concerning with the use of online learning tools, social media and the implementation of ICT in its various forms.

Des will look at the key legal issues to examine when signing up for cloud services.  What precisely are you buying?  What can you do if the service is no good?  Should you be concerned about security, data protection and the location of data?  What happens if you want your data back?