E-COMMERCE — MOBILE TRANSACTIONS: MOBILITY AND LIABILITY: THE HAZARDS OF HANDHELDS

Abstract The article uses the case study of a traveller on the Eurostar between London and Paris who uses her wireless enabled handheld terminal to engage in a number of electronic commerce transactions. Each of the transactions is examined with a view to illustrating at least some of the e-commerce laws and regulations applicable in the circumstances, with an emphasis on the implementation of EU Directives under English law. The article supports the conclusion that the framework for electronic commerce is increasingly complex; but another conclusion that is supportable is that the Directive initiatives are simplifying, by creating uniformity in, the electronic commerce framework in EU Member States.