Hi, here is your weekly round-up of highlights from OUT-LAW News. As always, there are plenty of other stories from this week. You can also access our archive of weekly emails.
This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Refusal to renegotiate did not breach 'good faith' obligation, says High Court
A landowner did not have to renegotiate a deal with a property developer just
because their contract had a clause demanding that both parties act 'in good
faith', the High Court has said.
12/08/2010
OFT takes action against 'confusing' keyword-promoted health card firms
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has taken action against online retailers it
said broke consumer protection laws by charging for applications for a free
health card.
11/08/2010
Skype faces trade mark challenges from Sky owner
Broadcaster BSkyB has won an initial battle to stop internet phone company Skype
from registering its name as an EU-wide trade mark, Skype has said. It has
pledged to appeal the ruling.
11/08/2010
Asterisks don't mask profanities in marketing, warns ASA
SNIPPET: The use of expletives in advertising and marketing can cause offence.
That remains true even if some letters in swearwords are replaced by asterisks,
the advertising watchdog has ruled.
11/08/2010
Minor breaches of contract can combine to make major breach, rules Court of Appeal
When consulting and IT firm Accenture made a number of small breaches of the
terms of a contract this could add up to a major breach with potentially costly
consequences, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
11/08/2010
Commission defends data protection review timetable
The European Commission has confirmed that it will publish its plans for a
review of the Data Protection Directive this year but will not published the
proposed new law itself until next year.
10/08/2010
OUT-LAW Radio: Football snap spat
12/08/2010: A dispute over footballing photo rights reveals what few fans probably knew: if they take a snap at their local football ground, the club probably owns the copyright.
See our choice of
OUT-LAW news feeds
This is a weekly email for subscribers of OUT-LAW.COM, a website with more than 10,000 pages of free legal news and guidance. If and when you need further advice, we hope you'll choose Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind OUT-LAW.COM.
Feel free to forward this email to your friends. If someone forwarded this email to you and you'd like your own subscription, register free.
Existing subscribers: you can manage your profile. The email address for this subscription is <<E1C.EMAIL>>.
Feel free to give us your feedback on this email or OUT-LAW.COM by replying to this email.
To unsubscribe, please reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. (We'd also appreciate you telling us why you've decided to unsubscribe.)
This email is sent on behalf of Pinsent Masons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales (registered number: OC333653) and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The word 'partner', used in relation to the LLP, refers to a member of the LLP or an employee or consultant of the LLP or any affiliated firm who is a lawyer with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of members of the LLP, and of those non-members who are designated as partners, is displayed at the LLP's registered office: CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AH, United Kingdom. We use 'Pinsent Masons' to refer to Pinsent Masons LLP and affiliated entities that practise under the name 'Pinsent Masons' or a name that incorporates those words. Reference to 'Pinsent Masons' is to Pinsent Masons LLP and/or one or more of those affiliated entities as the context requires. For important regulatory information please visit: http://www.pinsentmasons.com.