Archive for August, 2010

Case rules in favour of lender (again)

31 August 2010 | Steven Mills Comments Off

His Honour Judge Waksman has delivered another judgment in favour of lenders. The claims all related to the interest rates stipulated on a regulated agreement relating to credit cards. The central...

Tags on this discussion: APR banking banks consumer credit consumer credit act consumer laws consumer protection contractual term interest interest rate

Public sector equality duty consultation launched

27 August 2010 | Michael Oberwarth

A consultation paper on the public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010 has been launched by the Government Equalities Office. Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, which received Royal...

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Security firm highlights dangers of web browsing in some countries

27 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

UK Internet users have a 1 in 63 chance on any given day of suffering an online attack when they are on the web. The world average is 1 in 73. Going online in Africa and South America were much safer than...

Tags on this discussion: cybercrime cybercriminals Online web site web sites Website

Argentina overturns previous ruling that had made search engines liable for links to content relating to superstars

26 August 2010 | Mark Weston

An Argentinian appeal court has overturned a controversial 2008 ruling in which search engines had been made liable for the content of sites to which those search engines provided links in the results...

Tags on this discussion: defamation e-commerce E-Commerce Directive E-Commerce Regulations EU European Union hyperlink illegal libel link Online online content privacy search search engine search engines search result search term unauthorised unlawful web site web sites Website website content

Lost in Translation – what to do if you need a legal document translated

26 August 2010 | Justine Ash

The world is becoming smaller. As a result, there are increasingly more and more occasions where you may find that you need to have a legal document translated into another language in the spirit of...

Tags on this discussion: High Court Litigation Professional Legal Translations Translation Confidential Documents Translation Legal Documents

European Mediation Update

26 August 2010 | Justine Ash

The EU Mediation Directive 2008/52/EC (the Directive) was adopted on 23 April 2008 and came into force on 13 June 2008. The Directive applies to all EU member states (apart from Denmark, which opted...

Tags on this discussion: ADR Cross-border mediation Directive 2008/52/EC Enforced Mediation European Commission Mediation

Facebook launches feature that shows user’s real-time locations

24 August 2010 | Mark Weston

Facebook has launched a new feature that allows people to see where a user is. Facebook has extolled the virtues of Facebook Places by saying that it is useful for two friends to see if they are both in...

Tags on this discussion: Online privacy social networking site web site web sites Website website content

BIS publishes quick start guide and guidance on the regulations implementing the Consumer Credit Directive

24 August 2010 | Steven Mills Comments Off

BIS, the Department for Business Innovation & Skills has published a quick start guide and more detailed guidance on the regulations implementing the Consumer Credit Directive. Please see the link...

Tags on this discussion: banking banks consumer credit act consumer credit directive

Online sales grow at fastest rate for three years

24 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The signs of economic recovery are looking good, as online sales have grown at their fastest rate for three years. Between July 2009 and the same month in 2010, sales grew by 18%. Sales in that month were...

Tags on this discussion: B2C business-to-consumer e-commerce Online web site web sites Website

Government consults on EU proposals to change contract law

24 August 2010 | Mark Weston

The Government is consulting on European Union proposals to reform and harmonise contract law across the EU. The details of the EU’s suggestions were reported here: http://www.mablaw.com/2010/07/european-commission-consults-on-new-eu-wide-contract-law/....

Tags on this discussion: B2B B2C business-to-business business-to-consumer commercial agreement Commercial contract commercial contracts consultation contract contract law contracts cross-border Directive EU Europe European Commission European Union incorporation incorporation of terms Recommendation remedies rights validity

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Archive for August, 2010

Case rules in favour of lender (again)

Public sector equality duty consultation launched

Security firm highlights dangers of web browsing in some countries

Argentina overturns previous ruling that had made search engines liable for links to content relating to superstars

Lost in Translation – what to do if you need a legal document translated

European Mediation Update

Facebook launches feature that shows user’s real-time locations

BIS publishes quick start guide and guidance on the regulations implementing the Consumer Credit Directive

Online sales grow at fastest rate for three years

Government consults on EU proposals to change contract law

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