US Court not in a Sharing Mood
LimeWire, one of the Internet’s largest peer-to-peer file-sharing services, has been effectively shut down following an injunction issued by a district court in New York. LimeWire is obliged to disable...
Archive for October, 2010
OFT gives help to avoid being anti-competitive
Businesses can now turn to guidance from the Office of Fair Trading to help them to understand and comply with competition law. Two guidance documents have been produced.
The first is aimed specifically...
The Comprehensive Spending Review: how will it affect the housing sector?
The Comprehensive Spending Review, presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Commons on 20 October 2010, has a number of implications for the housing sector. These include:
1. Confirmation...
Valuer’s liability in respect of its valuation of the rental income
Is a valuer liable for any losses incurred in respect of its rental valuation as well as its valuation of the capital value of a property?
In March, this year the court held that a valuer had breached...
OFT and the Competition Commission – what a team…
The Competition Commission is to merge with the Office of Fair Trading as part of the Coalition Government’s aim to increase efficiency and clarity within the public sector. It is envisaged that the...
EU-wide patent system lost in translation…
A proposal backed by the European Commission to reduce the costs of a proposed European-wide patent system has been left in the balance as the European Parliament has been unable to reach an agreement...
Payment Protection Insurance timetabled for a point-of-sale ban
Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) sales policies will have to change following the Competition Commission’s decision to ban the sale of PPI concurrently with credit or a loan. The decision to ban is...
Accountants not quite as privileged as lawyers – Prudential v Special Commissioner of Income Tax, Court of Appeal…
Clients who receive legal advice from their accountants do not have the right to keep that advice secret under the concept of legal professional privilege.
The Court of Appeal was asked by Prudential,...
HMOs and a landlord’s liability for Council Tax
R (Goremsandu) v London Borough of Harrow [2010] EWHC 1873 (Admin)
This case revolves around a landlord’s liability for council tax where the property is a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), and...
Rights of Light
HKRUK II (CHC) Ltd v Heaney [2010] EWHC 2245 (Ch)
The owner of land with the benefit of a right of light against other land is entitled to an injunction against someone committing a wrongful act which...
