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American Airlines sues Yahoo! over keyword sales
American Airlines is suing search engine company Yahoo! over the use of its
trade marks to trigger adverts for competing airlines. The company has
previously settled a similar case with Google.
23/10/2008
Temporary workers treated as equals under new EU Directive
Temporary workers will receive many of the same protections as permanent staff
because of the European Parliament's approval of a new European Union Directive.
EU institutions have battled for six years over the issue.
23/10/2008
IP and media regulation will be examined in digital review
Copyright laws and the way that media and telecoms services are regulated could
be due for change under a review the Government will conduct into the UK's
digital economy. Ex-chief executive of Ofcom Stephen Carter will conduct the
review.
23/10/2008
Things to do before seeking merger clearance from OFT: lessons from the Co-op
Supermarket the Co-op has proposed the largest divestiture of business assets in UK competition history as part of a bid to have its buyout of Somerfield
approved by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
22/10/2008
Managers face jail over safety breaches from January
Executives and managers could face two year jail terms for health and safety
breaches under legislation just passed by Parliament. The new law will come into
force in January.
21/10/2008
Inventor shouldn't have terminated contract months after alleged breach, court rules
The inventor of a car door latch was not entitled to walk away from a commercial
agreement in the way that he did, the High Court has ruled. The terms of the
deal had been broken at one point, but not when the inventor ended the
agreement, the court said.
20/10/2008
OUT-LAW Radio: How to keep your corporate secrets safe
23/10/2008: We look at some of the technologies companies can use to avoid becoming one of the shocking 92% of British firms which do not encrypt their precious data.
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