Archive for January, 2011

New report reveals big drop in new home planning permissions

7 January 2011 | David Marsden

New statistics have revealed that planning permissions granted to developers for new homes in England dropped significantly in the second half of 2010. The New Housing Pipeline quarterly report, which...

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Picture not so perfect – Shutterfly and Kodak accuse each other of patent infringement

7 January 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Kodak has filed proceedings against Shutterfly, the photo-sharing website, with the Securities Exchange Commission in the United States for the alleged infringement of its patents. In return, Shutterfly...

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Government tightens empty homes rules

7 January 2011 | Richard John

The Government has announced that it wants to bring in new legislation to restrict the use of Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs). EDMOs were introduced in 2006 by the previous Government in...

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Consultation on pre-nuptial agreements to be launched

7 January 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

The Law Commission, the Government's legal reform adviser, is expected to announce the launch of its consultation on separation agreements between spouses and civil partners next week. Pre-nuptial and...

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Changes to National Minimum Wage and travel expenses now in force

7 January 2011 | Michael Delaney

The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 came into force on 1 January 2011. From 1 January 2011, tax-free expenses paid to a worker to cover their travel costs from home to a temporary...

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European Court of Justice rules graphical user interface not protectable as software copyright but can be under ordinary copyright law if it is author’s individual creation – BSA v Ministry of Culture, European Court of Justice

6 January 2011 | Mark Weston

BSA had applied to the Czech Ministry of Culture to collect copyright royalties for computer programs. The Ministry rejected BSA’s request on the basis that copyright protected only the underlying computer...

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Wanted: local authorities to lead the implementation of the revised Community Infrastructure Levy

5 January 2011 | David Marsden

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) is looking for up to eight local authorities to implement the revised Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), which was announced in the recently-published...

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Archive for January, 2011

New report reveals big drop in new home planning permissions

Picture not so perfect – Shutterfly and Kodak accuse each other of patent infringement

Government tightens empty homes rules

Consultation on pre-nuptial agreements to be launched

Changes to National Minimum Wage and travel expenses now in force

European Court of Justice rules graphical user interface not protectable as software copyright but can be under ordinary copyright law if it is author’s individual creation – BSA v Ministry of Culture, European Court of Justice

Wanted: local authorities to lead the implementation of the revised Community Infrastructure Levy

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