Archive for November, 2010

Government maps out its plans for extending flexible working

18 November 2010 | Michael Oberwarth

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has recently published its Business Plan for 2011 to 2015 – and this includes the Government's timetable for extending the right to request flexible...

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Government recommends replacement of consumer laws

18 November 2010 | Mark Weston

The Government has recommended the replacement of three key pieces of consumer legislation that overlap and are similar. It wants to consolidate them into one law so consumers know where to find it, and...

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Overriding interests

18 November 2010 | Karen Jacobs Comments Off

This recent case considered whether a person who had an overriding interest can be taken to have authorised a charge and so be bound by it. Mrs Qutb had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for a number...

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Long and winding road ends in result all Beatles fans wanted, as Beatles tracks finally available for download on iTunes

17 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick | 1 comment

After years of legal wrangling, The Beatles’ music is finally going to be available for download on iTunes. This follows the settlement of a trade mark disagreement between Apple Corps (which was set...

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New guidance on changes to employer-supported childcare

17 November 2010 | Michael Delaney

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published two new pieces of guidance to help employers and employees/parents understand the changes that will be made to employer-supported childcare from 6 April 2011. Since...

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Air cargo carriers fined €800m for price fixing

17 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has fined 11 air cargo carriers a combined €800m for their part in a six year price fixing cartel. The carriers had co-ordinated fuel surcharges and security. The Commission gave...

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Automatic reversion of copyright upon material breach acceptable – Crosstown v Rive Droite Music, Court of Appeal

17 November 2010 | Mark Weston

Two songwriters had assigned their copyright to RDM, which had in turn assigned its copyright to C. The assignment to RDM was of the copyright in the songs in the UK and only for 25 years, after which...

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Ofcom decides no abuse of dominant position by BT

17 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Ofcom has published its decision in relation to the investigation of BT and its pricing for residential broadband between June 2002 and December 2004. The investigation stemmed from an initial complaint...

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Microsoft and Motorola in spat over patents and technical standards

17 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft and Motorola have gone to court over a breakdown in their relationship over use of Motorola’s patented products. They had been working together to use Motorola’s patents to create technical...

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Government recommends change to interception law following EU threat

17 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Home Office has recommended a change in the laws relating to interception of communications. A complaint had been made to the European Commission following BT’s controversial trial of the Phorm targeted...

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Archive for November, 2010

Government maps out its plans for extending flexible working

Government recommends replacement of consumer laws

Overriding interests

Long and winding road ends in result all Beatles fans wanted, as Beatles tracks finally available for download on iTunes

New guidance on changes to employer-supported childcare

Air cargo carriers fined €800m for price fixing

Automatic reversion of copyright upon material breach acceptable – Crosstown v Rive Droite Music, Court of Appeal

Ofcom decides no abuse of dominant position by BT

Microsoft and Motorola in spat over patents and technical standards

Government recommends change to interception law following EU threat

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