Archive for December, 2009
Over 1,200 web sites that claimed to sell cut-price designer goods have been closed by the Metropolitan Police. The sites advertised branded goods such as from Ugg, Tiffany and Links of London. However,...
Newspapers start charging for online news service
Johnston Press – one of the UK’s biggest newspaper businesses – has started to charge people to access the online content at six of its publications. It is asking users to pay £5 for a three-month...
Web site not liable for comments posted by users when it acted expeditiously in taking them down – Imran Karim v Newsquest Media, High Court
Newsquest Media was not liable for defamatory comments posted on its web site following its article. Newsquest reported that a solicitor was barred from practising because of misuse of client funds. Some...
Press Complaints Commission extends to Internet-only publications
The Press Complaints Commission - the newspaper industry’s self-regulatory body – is extending its remit to Internet-only publications for the first time. Until now, online versions of printed magazines...
Intel’s Single-chip Cloud Computer has 48 separate processing cores on single chip
Intel has developed a prototype that has 48 separate processing cores on a single processing chip, called the Single-chip Cloud Computer. Each core could run a separate operating system such as Windows...
Google loses out to Groovle in domain name battle
Google has lost in its battle to persuade the National Arbitration Forum that the domain name Groovle.com should be transferred to the search engine giant. It had been registered by 207 Media, which claimed...
Top 10 tips when negotiating an agreement for a web site or other business-critical IT
I was recently asked to give my top 10 tips on negotiating an expensive web site based on my experience in drafting and negotiating IT agreements. Here they are. I must stress that they apply to the...
Mortgages – Power of sale and residential property consultation
The Ministry of Justice has today published a consultation paper on mortgages - power of sale and residential properties. It ends on 28 March 2010.
The consultation was launched in response to the case...
What should employers expect in 2010?
The Equality Bill
The Equality Bill, which will harmonise and strengthen discrimination law, is expected to receive Royal Assent in April 2010, with the majority of its provisions coming into force...
Facebook criticised over new privacy settings
Facebook – the social networking phenomenon – has come under fierce criticism for changing the way the privacy settings operate for users. It recently invited users to change their settings, even where...
Kraft/Cadbury deal prompts calls for reform of takeover laws
Italian prison sentences for Google executives for user-generated material sends shockwaves across the Internet
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Litigation project management - a new way of estimating costs
Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court
Computer games designer’s failure to disclose his previous ideas meant employing company owned them – Burrows v Smith, High Court
"Fit notes" to be launched in April 2010
As an employer, have you the right to defend your property?
Framework to provide greater certainty on tax policy
A good compromise?