Government consults on proposals for deferred prosecution agreements framework

A new enforcement mechanism designed to give companies more confidence to admit their part in economic crime without opening themselves up to criminal prosecutions has been drafted by the Government. 17 May 2012

Unified patent court proposals would harm small businesses, committee of MPs report

A new court framework that would rule on validity and infringement cases stemming from proposed new unitary patents in the EU would be "prohibitively expensive" for small UK businesses to use, a committee of MPs has said. 04 May 2012

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O2 disclosure ruling could impact on workings of imminent new anti-piracy code, campaigners say

A High Court judge has laid out flaws in using internet protocol (IP) addresses to identify alleged copyright infringers which should have "ramifications" for how imminent new anti-piracy rules operate, a campaign group has said. 29 Mar 2012

Deferred prosecution agreement legislation to be introduced, Solicitor General says

The Government will introduce new laws that enable businesses and prosecutors to negotiate the punishments those firms should face for unlawful activity before the end of this Parliament, a top legal advisor has said. 22 Mar 2012

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