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MEPs back consumer class actions in competition cases
The European Parliament has backed European Commission proposals that would
allow consumers to band together to take action against companies that breach
competition law.
26/03/2009
Businesses are not always free to change lawyers, rules tribunal
Companies may begin to use complex commercial services contracts when engaging
law firms after a case underlined the rights of workers whose jobs are
transferred to another firm.
25/03/2009
Privacy group asks web's biggest names to reject Phorm system
A digital rights group has written to the internet's major companies asking them
to opt out of a controversial behavioural advertising system in order to protect
site users' privacy. Companies can choose to have their sites excluded from the
system.
24/03/2009
Courts must read effect into ambiguous contracts, says Court of Appeal
When a contract is poorly drafted and its effect unclear courts should interpret
it in order to give it force rather than to render it void, the Court of Appeal
has said.
24/03/2009
Lawyer-client privilege can't stop surveillance, says House of Lords
The state is allowed to bug communication between lawyers and their clients, the
House of Lords has said. The UK's highest court ruled that spy law the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) allows lawyers' conversations to
be bugged.
23/03/2009
How to protect your brand in China
FEATURE: Intellectual property laws have come a long way in China. Brands
entering the territory just need to make a few preparations, warns Hong Kong
lawyer Alison Ross.
20/03/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Will ancient law stifle journalists?
26/03/2009: We look at a 90-year-old law that could help some news organisations but hinder the spread of news, plus we discover just how much cyber-criminals make in a day
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