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Warning to residential landlords and agents taking deposits – action may be required before 6 May 2012!

11 April 2012 | Faiza Ahmad

On 24 February 2012 we published a blog about the impact of section 184 of the Localism Act 2011 on a landlord's obligations upon taking a deposit from a tenant occupying a residential property. Section...

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Evidence of patent cliff underway with 2011 fall in NHS drug spend

5 April 2012 | Paul Gershlick

The first evidence has been emerging of the effects of the patent cliff, with NHS spending on pharmaceuticals falling from £8.83bn in 2010 to £8.81bn in 2011, according to figures from the NHS Information...

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ICO guidance released on identifying data controllers and processors and exemptions for regulators

5 April 2012 | Simon Weinberg

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued two sets of guidance, the first on how to identify a data controller or data processor under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the second on the...

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Information Commissioner’s Office gives guidance on efforts required to comply with data subject access requests

5 April 2012 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator - has provided guidance on complying with data subject access requests. These are requests by individuals to see the data...

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App withdrawn following privacy complaints

5 April 2012 | Simon Weinberg

A Russian app-developer has withdrawn an app from the market following privacy complaints. The “Girls Around Me” app allowed users to find women nearby who had “checked in” to a social network....

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ICO announces consultation on data protection security audits

5 April 2012 | Simon Weinberg

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a consultation on the auditing of public communications service providers. The consultation will deal with the procedure for voluntary and compulsory...

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Maintenance service provider’s attempt to get out of unprofitable contract due to delay in payments by customer proved to be repudiatory breach – Jet2.com v SC Compania Nationala De Transporturi Aeriene Romane Tarom SA, High Court

5 April 2012 | Paul Gershlick

SC agreed to provide maintenance work for Jet2’s airlines. The agreement had been a three year deal with Jet2 having an option to extend that by a further three years. Jet2 was happy with the favourable...

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Facebook counter-sues in Yahoo! patent fight

5 April 2012 | Simon Weinberg

Facebook has hit back against Yahoo! in the latest round of a patent spat. Facebook has accused Yahoo! of infringing some of Facebook’s patents relating to online recommendations and photo-tagging. Facebook...

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Supreme Court rules that The Times acted responsibly in publishing allegedly defamatory allegations of corruption against police officer – Flood v Times Newspapers, Supreme Court

5 April 2012 | Paul Gershlick

The Times newspaper had acted responsibly when publishing an article about police officer, Gary Flood, which had linked him to corruption involving Russian oligarchs, the Supreme Court has ruled. In overturning...

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Report recommends easier and cheaper licensing of copyright

5 April 2012 | Simon Weinberg

A report published by Richard Hooper, the former Chairman of Ofcom, has recommended that copyright licensing needs to be made cheaper and easier in order to benefit the UK’s digital economy. The report...

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Warning to residential landlords and agents taking deposits – action may be required before 6 May 2012!

Evidence of patent cliff underway with 2011 fall in NHS drug spend

ICO guidance released on identifying data controllers and processors and exemptions for regulators

Information Commissioner’s Office gives guidance on efforts required to comply with data subject access requests

App withdrawn following privacy complaints

ICO announces consultation on data protection security audits

Maintenance service provider’s attempt to get out of unprofitable contract due to delay in payments by customer proved to be repudiatory breach – Jet2.com v SC Compania Nationala De Transporturi Aeriene Romane Tarom SA, High Court

Facebook counter-sues in Yahoo! patent fight

Supreme Court rules that The Times acted responsibly in publishing allegedly defamatory allegations of corruption against police officer – Flood v Times Newspapers, Supreme Court

Report recommends easier and cheaper licensing of copyright

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