Sector
News
The Team
Latest news and views about News
RSS
In February 2011, the High Court ruled that two European Community Trade Marks for the “32RED” word and a figurative trade mark comprising “32” and “red” had been infringed by “32Vegas”...
Will European Stem Cell Ruling Stifle Research?
My commentary on patenting stem cell techniques was published by LexisNexis and is available to view here.
PRS for Music launches consultation to reduce licence fees for amateur sports clubs
PRS for Music, an organisation which collects and pays royalties to its members for the exploitation of their musical works, has launched a consultation into the licence fees it charges amateur sports...
New data protection proposals announced for the EU
The European Union Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched the European Commission’s proposals for the reform of the data protection regime in the EU, with the aim of increasing a person’s...
ICO fines Midlothian Council £140,000 for sending details about children and carers to wrong people
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Midlothian Council £140,000 for sending sensitive personal data about children and carers to the wrong people on five separate occasions in the first...
Equal parental rights – where are we now?
I have recently written an article on parental rights, which was published on the Family Law website. Please click here to read it.
The article looks at both the Government’s recent announcement that...
Deleted email on back-up system “held” and should be disclosed under Environmental Information Regulations – Keiller v Information Commissioner, Information Tribunal
A request was made to the University of East Anglia for the release of a copy of an email. The email attached information that was being used to support a claim that academics from the University had manipulated...
Government launches mediation pilot scheme for workplace disputes
The Government has launched a pilot scheme for two regional 'mediation networks' in Cambridge and Manchester for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The Department for Business, Innovation and...
Internet economy to double from 2010 to 2016
The Internet economy across the G20 countries is set to rise from US$2.3 trillion in 2010 to US$ trillion in 2016. A big driver will be the growth from the emerging economies and growth of mobile devices...
New timetable clarifies pension auto-enrolment starting dates
The Government has published a revised timetable for pensions auto-enrolment.
From 1 October 2012, and depending on the size of the PAYE scheme, employers will have to enrol eligible employees automatically...