http://www.out-law.com/en/ Latest legal news on commercial from OUT-LAW.COM, part of international law firm Pinsent Masons en-gb Pinsent Masons LLP Sun, 26 May 2013 09:54:41 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/pay-tv-ad-limits-allowed-to-protect-consumers-but-not-to-boost-free-to-air-channels-says-eu-legal-adviser/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/pay-tv-ad-limits-allowed-to-protect-consumers-but-not-to-boost-free-to-air-channels-says-eu-legal-adviser/ Commercial EU countries are free to set stricter limits on the maximum time that adverts can be shown each hour on pay-TV than on free-to-air channels if the difference can be objectively justified on consumer protection grounds, a legal adviser has said. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/ms-infringed-interflora-trade-marks-in-keyword-adverts-by-not-clearly-distinguishing-origin-of-promoted-services-rules-high-court/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/ms-infringed-interflora-trade-marks-in-keyword-adverts-by-not-clearly-distinguishing-origin-of-promoted-services-rules-high-court/ Commercial Marks & Spencer (M&S) infringed the trade marks of a flower delivery company when it bought keyword terms sold by Google that referenced the flower company and advertised its own flower service on the back of them, the High Court has ruled. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:57:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/oft-issues-warning-over-personalised-pricing-transparency/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/oft-issues-warning-over-personalised-pricing-transparency/ Commercial Businesses must be more transparent about the way they collect information about consumers in order to offer personalised prices for goods and services online, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/ambush-marketing-prevention-rules-for-glasgow-2014-commonwealth-games-published/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/ambush-marketing-prevention-rules-for-glasgow-2014-commonwealth-games-published/ Commercial New rules have been drafted which would prohibit 'ambush marketing' and illegal street trading during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:38:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/ico-updates-guidance-on-dealing-with-vexatious-foi-requests-following-tribunal-criticism/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/ico-updates-guidance-on-dealing-with-vexatious-foi-requests-following-tribunal-criticism/ Commercial Public bodies should consider whether freedom of information (FOI) requests are "likely to cause a disproportionate or unjustified level of disruption, irritation or distress" when determining whether those requests are vexatious or not, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:40:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/availability-of-previews-to-digital-content-should-determine-consumers-rights-to-refunds-says-expert/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/availability-of-previews-to-digital-content-should-determine-consumers-rights-to-refunds-says-expert/ Commercial Online retailers that offer previews to digital content they are selling should generally not be obliged to offer refunds to consumers that download the full material, an expert has said. Thu, 09 May 2013 10:55:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/registering-trade-marks-for-sports-event-terms-can-help-organisers-boost-commercial-rights-value-says-expert/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/registering-trade-marks-for-sports-event-terms-can-help-organisers-boost-commercial-rights-value-says-expert/ Commercial Sponsors may be willing to pay more for the commercial rights to major sporting events that already hold trade marks offering protection against 'ambush marketers', an expert has said. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:09:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/google-makes-search-practice-concessions-in-a-bid-to-resolve-eu-competition-concerns/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/google-makes-search-practice-concessions-in-a-bid-to-resolve-eu-competition-concerns/ Commercial Google has offered to differentiate results for its own "specialised search services" from others displayed in its search engine listings as one of a number of measures aimed at addressing EU competition concerns. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:25:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/pindar-welcomes-outsourcing-competition-but-says-bigger-providers-offer-better-scale/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/pindar-welcomes-outsourcing-competition-but-says-bigger-providers-offer-better-scale/ Commercial The UK economy would benefit from a growth in the number of outsourcing providers, the chief executive of business process outsourcing giant Capita has said. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:11:00 +0100 http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/scottish-government-to-trial-project-bank-accounts-for-public-sector-developments/ http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/april/scottish-government-to-trial-project-bank-accounts-for-public-sector-developments/ Commercial The Scottish Government is to trial the use of project bank accounts on public sector development projects, as part of an initiative to speed up payments to contractors. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:40:00 +0100