Archive for March, 2010

Off-plan purchasers could be hit by the new 5 per cent stamp duty rate

1 comment 30 March 2010 | Richard John

In last week’s budget, the Chancellor announced a new 5 per cent stamp duty tax rate for house purchases worth more than £1m, which will take effect from 6 April 2011. This change at first glance...

Tags on this discussion: buying a new home new homes off-plan Residential Developer Stamp Duty Land Tax

Compulsory Mediation – the European perspective :

30 March 2010 | Justine Ash

A recent ruling in the European Court of Justice has stated that an Italian court’s imposition of compulsory mediation on parties to litigation did not amount to a breach of Article 6(1) of the Convention...

Tags on this discussion: compusory mediation Dispute Resolution Enforced Mediation European Convention on Human Rights European Court Justice European Mediation Halsey High Court Litigation Mediation Mediation in Europe

French file-sharing on the rise despite a change in the law

29 March 2010 | Mark Weston

Illegal online file-sharing behaviour has increased in France by 3% since a law was passed in late 2009 (the "three-strikes law") which allowed persistent pirates to be thrown offline. A small-scale study...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement Digital Economy Bill file-sharing Intellectual property peer-to-peer

Times and Sunday Times web sites to charge for access to content in June

26 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Times and The Sunday Times newspapers are going to start to charge people to access their content online from June. Newspapers are coming under increasing commercial pressure with falling circulations...

European Court of Justice applies recent ruling in Google v Louis Vuitton case, but we’re still none the wiser of the implications – Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmueller v Guenter, European Court of Justice

26 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

As reported here, the European Court of Justice has recently ruled on the long-awaited Google v Louis Vuitton case, concerning the extent to which brand owners, competitors and search engine providers...

Tags on this discussion: AdWords brand brand protection branding brands comparative advertising e-commerce ECJ European Court of Justice Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet referencing service provider keywords search engine search engines search term trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

European Court of Justice gives eagerly-awaited ruling in Google keyword search terms trade mark cases – Google v Louis Vuitton, European Court of Justice

26 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

In an eagerly-awaited judgment, the European Court of Justice has ruled on whether use of a trade mark term for the purpose of creating a sponsored advert and getting higher up the search results could...

Tags on this discussion: AdWords brand brand protection branding brands comparative advertising e-commerce E-Commerce Directive E-Commerce Regulations ECJ Electronic Commerce Directive European Court of Justice expeditious host hosting Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet referencing service provider keywords Louis Vuitton search engine search engines search term trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

Budget – stamp duty for first time puchasers FAQs

26 March 2010 | Shimon Shaw

The Revenue have published a Q&A session which, hopefully, will answer some of your questions. In addition to the Revenue’s answers I’ve added my thoughts. We’ve had a great discussion on...

Tags on this discussion: Budget budget 2010 First-time buyers HMRC SDLT stamp duty Stamp Duty Land Tax tax

Government proposes new libel laws that would encourage more freedom of speech especially on web sites

25 March 2010 | Mark Weston

The Government has indicated that it would like to introduce new laws to make libel laws more balanced in the UK. It considers that UK laws on defamation are too heavily weighted in favour of the person...

Tags on this discussion: defamation libel Libel Reform Bill single publication rule

New Codes of Practice for advertising

25 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

BCAP (the Committee of Advertising Practice Broadcast Committee) and CAP (the Committee of Advertising Practice) are introducing new Codes of Practice regulating adverts. BCAP regulates the BCAP Code (which...

Tags on this discussion: Advertising Standards Authority ASA BCAP Code CAP code honest practices misleading advertising

Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”) Amendments

25 March 2010 | Mark Tudor

The 52nd update to the CPR is due to come into force on 30 April 2010. An amendment to Part 55 Possession Claims will require the claimant to notify a registered proprietor of a registered charge where...

Archive for March, 2010

Off-plan purchasers could be hit by the new 5 per cent stamp duty rate

Compulsory Mediation – the European perspective :

French file-sharing on the rise despite a change in the law

Times and Sunday Times web sites to charge for access to content in June

European Court of Justice applies recent ruling in Google v Louis Vuitton case, but we’re still none the wiser of the implications – Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmueller v Guenter, European Court of Justice

European Court of Justice gives eagerly-awaited ruling in Google keyword search terms trade mark cases – Google v Louis Vuitton, European Court of Justice

Budget – stamp duty for first time puchasers FAQs

Government proposes new libel laws that would encourage more freedom of speech especially on web sites

New Codes of Practice for advertising

Civil Procedure Rules (“CPR”) Amendments

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