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Outsourcing compliance eased by new 'model clauses', says expert
Companies in Europe may have to negotiate fewer contracts when they send data to
foreign suppliers as a consequence of terms published by the European
Commission. An expert says that the new rules, in force on 15th May, simplify
commercial relationships.
18/02/2010
France's eBay ruling is a distraction – it's next month's AdWords decision that counts
OPINION: A Paris court ruled last week that eBay infringed the trade marks of
Louis Vuitton by sponsoring misspellings of its brand as search engine keywords.
But speculation about the impact of the ruling is pointless: the big decision
comes next month.
18/02/2010
How the Carbon Reduction Scheme will affect IT contracts
OPINION: Government plans to cut carbon emissions in the UK will soon be
mandatory for large businesses and public sector bodies. An immediate
consequence will be changes to the contract terms and pricing mechanics of large
IT projects.
16/02/2010
BA employee fails in cross-wearing discrimination case
A woman who claimed a British Airways rule against wearing neck jewellery
discriminated against her Christian faith has lost her case. Nadia Eweida failed
in an appeal against an earlier Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) ruling.
16/02/2010
Statutory guidance will tell companies how to prevent bribery
A Government minister will have to publish guidance for companies on a new
bribery offence that had been criticised for not being clear enough. The Bribery
Bill would make it an offence for a company to fail to prevent bribery.
16/02/2010
Bodies subjected to ICO audit will escape immediate fines
Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said that it
will not use new powers to fine organisations for data protection law breaches
if those breaches are discovered as part of one of its audits.
12/02/2010
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