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A crime is committed online every 10 seconds in UK, say criminologists
More than three million online crimes were carried out last year, according to estimates published today. These included more than 200,000 cases of financial fraud, twice the official number of real-world robberies carried out during the same period. 06/09/2007
Legal uncertainty hinders electronic invoicing, says EU task force
Electronic invoicing is underused across the EU due to technical complexity, legal uncertainty and operational constraints, according to a European Commission task force. A new e-invoicing framework could cut business supply chain costs by €243 billion. 06/09/2007
Rogue messageboard-posting CEO wins merger battle
US regulator the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has failed to block a company merger in a case dominated by a chief executive's ill-advised anonymous message board postings. 04/09/2007
Transforming Business Through IA
A major international congress on Intellectual Assets takes place on 27th and 28th September 2007 at the SECC, Glasgow. Book your place now.
Google avoids AdWords jury trial as opponent backs down
A US retailer has dropped a suit against Google which challenged the trade mark policy of its keyword advertising system, AdWords. American Blinds and Wallpaper Factory (ABWF) has withdrawn its long-running action against Google. 04/09/2007
Gambling Act is now in force
Major changes are in store for Britain's £91 billion gambling industry after new gambling laws came into force on 1st September. The Gambling Act 2005 replaces legislation dating as far back as 1845 and governs nearly all forms of gambling. 03/09/2007
Companies must be run for wider stakeholders, says new law
Company directors have a duty to run a company in the interests of a wide group of stakeholders and not just the company's owners, according to a new law which will come into force on 1st October. 31/08/2007
06/09/2007: We talk to both sides in a battle over a web-based system which gives US lawyers a score out of ten and we ask: can a number be libellous?
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