Archive for November, 2010

Articles of association are like any other contract

30 November 2010 | Samantha Lloyd

Introduction In a recent decision the High Court emphasised that the articles of association of a company are to be construed in the same way as any other commercial contract. Background A company’s...

Tags on this discussion: Articles of Association contracts corporate Corporate structuring joint ventures selling your business setting up your business Shareholders shares

New report published on corporate governance for unlisted EU companies

30 November 2010 | Emma Cameron

Earlier this year, the European Confederation of Directors’ Associations and the Institute of Directors published guidance on corporate governance for unlisted companies in the EU. This guidance has...

Tags on this discussion: corporate corporate finance corporate governance Directors Directors' Duties Shareholders

Government suffers another setback over the scrapping of the Regional Strategies

30 November 2010 | David Marsden

The Government has suffered a further setback after the High Court ruled that, until further notice, local planning authorities should not take into account the Government’s intention to abolish the...

Tags on this discussion: CALA Homes Commercial Developer housebuilders housebuilding Local Council local planning authorities new homes Planning planning applications regional strategies Residential Developer

UK tops the table for spam

30 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

The UK ranks above other Western European countries for the circulation of spam (junk email), according to a survey produced by Trend Micro, an Internet security business. Nearly 10% of spam emails from...

Tags on this discussion: advert advertising data data protection Directive E email emails EU EU Directive Europe European Union Internet Internet security junk email Online privacy privacy and electronic communications (ec directive) regulations Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive privacy and electronic communications regulations security spam unsolicited web site web sites Website

NHS Choices website under attack for sharing citizens’ health data with Facebook and Google

30 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Tom Watson MP has written to Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, asking him to change the policy by which NHS Choices – an NHS website – allows Facebook, Google and others to obtain data about people...

Tags on this discussion: data data controller data protection data protection act Data Provider data security data subject DPA Online online content privacy sensitive personal data social networking site web web site web sites Website website content websites

Information Commissioner’s Office uses new £500,000 fining powers under the Data Protection Act

30 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – the regulator of data protection in the UK - has issued the first fines under the new powers given to it to punish serious breaches of the Data Protection...

Tags on this discussion: breach data data protection data protection act data protection directive Data Provider data security data subject data theft DPA fine ICO illegal Information Commissioner Information Commissioner's Office infringement misuse of data personal data privacy reckless serious breach unauthorised unlawful

Copyright theft is an expensive hobby – just ask SAP

30 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Software company SAP, based in Europe, has lost a case in California under which it will have to pay Oracle, a competitor in the USA, US$1.3 billion over the theft by SAP’s subsidiary of Oracle’s software...

Tags on this discussion: copyright copyright infringement federal court illegal infringement Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP IP infringement Software software theft unauthorised United States unlawful

Employee rights to share of outstanding patent benefits should relate to actual revenue obtained by employer and not what employer should have earned – Unilever v Shanks, Court of Appeal

30 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Ian Shanks, a professor working for Unilever, invented a device for which the corporate giant obtained worldwide patents, which were licensed for use in home kits for diagnosing diabetes. As Mr Shanks...

Tags on this discussion: compensation Court of Appeal employee Employees employer Employers Employment Employment issues Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP outstanding benefit patent Patents Patents Act

Is this the way the cookies crumble? EU law ambiguity causes concern

30 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

In 2009 the European Union (EU) passed a new law called the Citizens Rights Directive for Internet tracking files such as cookies, under which the businesses placing those cookies had to obtain a consumer’s...

Tags on this discussion: ad advert advertising behaviour behavioural advertising citizens rights directive cookies data data protection Directive EU EU law Europe European Commission European Union illegal infringement Internet new Directive Online online content online shopping personal data privacy unauthorised unlawful web site web sites Website

Pop star says ‘Take That’ as injunction to protect privacy continues – Donald v Ntuli, Court of Appeal

30 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Howard Donald – one of the stars of pop group Take That – has persuaded the Court of Appeal to continue an injunction to protect his privacy. His ex-girlfriend, Adakini Ntuli, had wanted to sell her...

Tags on this discussion: Article 10 Article 8 confidential confidential information confidentiality Court of Appeal freedom of expression High Court HRA Human Rights Act injunction open justice privacy super injunction

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Archive for November, 2010

Articles of association are like any other contract

New report published on corporate governance for unlisted EU companies

Government suffers another setback over the scrapping of the Regional Strategies

UK tops the table for spam

NHS Choices website under attack for sharing citizens’ health data with Facebook and Google

Information Commissioner’s Office uses new £500,000 fining powers under the Data Protection Act

Copyright theft is an expensive hobby – just ask SAP

Employee rights to share of outstanding patent benefits should relate to actual revenue obtained by employer and not what employer should have earned – Unilever v Shanks, Court of Appeal

Is this the way the cookies crumble? EU law ambiguity causes concern

Pop star says ‘Take That’ as injunction to protect privacy continues – Donald v Ntuli, Court of Appeal

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