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TMT & Sourcing & IP
ICO's concrete examples give businesses a better chance of meeting cookie law
demands
ICO's concrete examples give businesses a better chance of meeting cookie law demands
OPINION: When Europe introduced new rules on cookies many, including us, were up
in arms about the confusing implementation of a potentially troubling law. But
new guidance from the privacy regulator may give web publishers a glimmer of
hope.
15/12/2011
Private messages subject to FOI, says regulator
Messages in private email accounts, text messages and other messaging systems
can be disclosed under freedom of information (FOI) laws if they relate to
public business, the FOI regulator has said.
15/12/2011
Government publishes its plans to modernise UK's copyright law following Hargreaves recommendations
The Government has proposed legalising the creation mp3 copies of CDs for use on
an mp3 player, 'data mining' for non-commercial use and allowing for the
licensing of material where the copyright holder cannot be traced in proposals
to "modernise" copyright law.
15/12/2011
Teenagers jailed for three years for encouraging riot in Scottish city
Two teenagers who admitted to attempting to organise a riot in Dundee via
Facebook while similar events were taking place in England have each been jailed
for three years, according to press reports.
13/12/2011
UK's first intellectual property attaché to begin work in China this week
The UK Government has appointed an intellectual property (IP) expert to provide
advice about the enforcement of IP rights to companies looking to do business in
China, it has announced.
12/12/2011
Proposed data retention period under EU-US PNR agreement is excessive, data protection watchdog says
The proposed 15-year period for which airline traveller information transferred
between the EU and US can be retained is "excessive", the European data
protection watchdog has warned.
14/12/2011
Employment
Government sets out its proposals for employment tribunal fees
The Government has outlined its plans to introduce fees for people wishing to
bring a claim to an employment tribunal.
14/12/2011
Regulatory
Further data protection proposals for law enforcement will clarify existing law, expert says
Different categories of data subject and stricter criteria for the processing of
personal data could be introduced under leaked proposals dealing with how data
can be shared between Europe's law enforcement authorities.
14/12/2011
Communications providers should log personal data security breaches monthly, Information Commissioner says
Electronic communication providers should inform the Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO) about breaches to service users' personal data on a monthly basis,
the ICO has said.
12/12/2011
Planning
Retail expert Portas calls for presumption in favour of town centre development and relaxation of planning rules
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) should be tightened to ensure that
town centre development is given planning priority, a retail expert has said.
13/12/2011
Banking
FSA recommends automatic bans for directors of failed banks in report into RBS
collapse
Directors of banks that fail in the future should face "personal consequences"
such as automatic bans, fines or the return of remuneration, the chairman of the
Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said in a report on the near collapse of
the Royal Bank of Scotland.
12/12/2011
Insurance
Female motorists face £900m hike in annual insurance premiums, Government says
Women drivers in the UK will pay over £900 million more a year for motor
insurance than they currently do as a result of "broadly negative" changes to EU
gender laws, the Government has said.
12/12/2011
Property
Context of contract terms key to housebuilder's share of profits agreement,
court rules
Aberdeen City Council was entitled to a share of a housebuilder's profits based
on an 'open market valuation' of the land sold by the housebuilder to a
subsidiary, the Supreme Court has ruled.
09/12/2011
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