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Epilepsy-triggering advert given the green light

A television advert for watches which caused a woman to have an epileptic seizure has received the approval of advertising regulators. The advert, for watches from Dolce & Gabbana (D&G), has not been banned.
02/08/2007

BA fine underlines need for strict policies, says expert

British Airways has been fined £269 million by UK and US competition authorities for fuel surcharge price fixing with Virgin Atlantic. Virgin received no fines as a reward for being the scheme's whistle-blower.
02/08/2007

Office printer particles raise health and safety fears

Companies could be open to civil law suits and even criminal prosecutions if researchers' claims that office printers are dangerous prove true, according to a medical legal expert.
01/08/2007

Unfair insurance law should be changed, says Law Commission

Insurance law is inappropriate to modern life and can trap honest policy holders and leave them without cover, according to The Law Commission of England and Wales. The law reform body has proposed changes to crucial parts of insurance law.
01/08/2007

Use of web archive did not constitute hacking, says US court

The use of web archive The Wayback Machine did not constitute hacking in the case of a law firm which used the web archive to see pages which owners did not want it to see, a US court has ruled.
01/08/2007

Lords appeal granted in Pentagon hacking case

Accused NASA and Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon has won the right to appeal to the House of Lords over his extradition to the US. The Lords will hear his case, even though they recently refused to hear the extradition case of the 'Natwest Three'.
01/08/2007