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The Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) has published a consultation on sections 77/78/79 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974– duty to give information to debtors and the consequences of non-compliance on the enforceability of the agreement

2 February 2010 | Steven Mills Comments Off

The OFT is consulting on guidance because of concerns that some debtors are being misled into thinking that these sections can be used to get their debts written off and that some creditors are not following...

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Intellectual Property: McDonald’s eats IP up

2 February 2010 | Mark Weston

In 2008, a teenager from Chicago (Lauren McClusky) applied to register the name McFest at the US Patent & Trademark Office. She cited the use of “Mc” as linked to the Mc in her own surname. For the...

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Deprivation of Liberty – The Bournewood Amendments: What do they mean for your care home?

1 February 2010 | Mark Tudor

From April 2009, by a wholesale amendment of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the “Bournewood Amendments”) Care Homes are forbidden to deprive residents of their liberty unless a strict and rigorous procedure...

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Free advice for care homes – Deprivation of Liberty, the Bournewood Amendments: How to obtain authorisation.

1 February 2010 | Mark Tudor

The Authorisations It may be a comfort to know that the ultimate responsibility for deciding whether DoL is necessary, rests with the appropriate local authority (known as the “Supervisory Body”)...

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