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Today's Headlines
Fri, Jul, 3 2009
The new Information Commissioner has a better opportunity to make a direct connection with the public and change privacy culture in the UK than any of his predecessors, information law experts have said.
Thu, Jul, 2 2009
A landmark House of Lords ruling will undermine the certainty of contracts and could make it more expensive to take cases over contract interpretation to court, according to a contract law expert.
Thu, Jul, 2 2009
A software company has sued Google not only for trade mark infringement in Google's AdWords advertising system but for making its website invisible to the Google search engine.
Wed, Jul, 1 2009
Financial services and insurance companies will have to justify any unfavourable treatment of older people while car hire companies will not be allowed to refuse to serve old people under new proposals drawn up by the Government.
Wed, Jul, 1 2009
The company behind the James Bond film franchise cannot stop another company from registering Dr No as a trade mark because the film title is an indication of artistic, and not commercial, origin, an EU court has said.
Wed, Jul, 1 2009
Employers should relax dress codes in the current heatwave to avoid concentration lapses, mistakes and even accidents, union bosses have said. They have also called for a law change to create a maximum legal working temperature.
Wed, Jul, 1 2009
The world's biggest distributor of links to copyright infringing material is to be bought by a software entrepreneur and turned into a legitimate business, the site has announced. The Pirate Bay has agreed to be acquired for £4.8 million.
Wed, Jul, 1 2009
The European Commission should make sure that outsourcing providers who process personal data are bound by consistent rules irrespective of whether they are based inside or outside the EU, data protection watchdogs have said.
Tue, Jun, 30 2009
The FSA's proposed new rules for the retail investment industry will impose a complete ban on commission-based sales and require firms to tell customers from the outset whether or not advice is independent and how much it will cost.
Tue, Jun, 30 2009
A blogger has been acquitted of obscenity offences in a court case that could have redefined UK citizens' right to free speech on the internet. Prosecutors offered no evidence against the 35 year-old.
