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Facebook values itself at quarter of Microsoft investment figure, say court papers
Facebook considers itself worth around a quarter of the $15 billion valuation on
which a Microsoft investment in the company was based. The company considered
itself to be worth $3.7bn in the middle of last year, according to court
documents.
12/02/2009
Lack of warning in first email made dismissal unfair, says EAT
An employee's dismissal was unfair because the email inviting him to the first
in a series of disciplinary meetings did not specifically say that the process
might result in dismissal, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has said.
12/02/2009
English court can't stop Italian lawsuit despite arbitration agreement, ECJ says
An English court cannot order someone not to take action in an Italian court in
a civil matter even though there was an agreement between the companies involved
to settle disputes through arbitration in London, the ECJ has ruled.
11/02/2009
Ad comparing perfume to L'Oréal's did not infringe trade marks, says Advocate General
A perfume manufacturer which created a list of famous perfumes its fragrances
smelled like did not break EU trade mark law, an Advocate General of the
European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
11/02/2009
Software body slams Government's 'special treatment' of music industry
The Government's Digital Britain plan is a failure that gives favourable
treatment to the music business and props up failed business models, a software
trade body has said.
11/02/2009
Unsigned contract was binding, rules High Court
A contract was in force even though neither of the parties to it had signed it,
the High Court has said. It was enough that the two men had acted as though the
contract had been signed, the Court said.
10/02/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Is 'fair dealing' protection too pricey for bloggers?
12/02/2009: We talk to the journalist at the heart of a copyright law fight and wonder if individuals can ever afford protection under copyright law
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