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New data protection proposals announced for the EU

1 February 2012 | Paul Gershlick

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...

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ICO gives verdict on implementation of new cookies rules: websites must do better

23 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s data protection regulator - has given a damming report on websites’ implementation of new cookies laws, under which website users must receive clear...

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EU Justice Minister signals massive overhaul towards far stricter data protection laws for business

17 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Businesses will need to obtain explicit prior consent from individuals before processing data about them and give them the right to have their data deleted at any time especially if they post data on the...

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Court interprets that pharma company sellers had been reasonable in refusing to consent to provision stopping sale of product that gave them an earn-out – Porton Capital Technology Funds v 3M UK, High Court

14 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

3M UK had purchased the shares of Acolyte under a share purchase agreement, where the majority shareholder had previously been Porton. Acolyte’s product was BacLite MRSA, a test process and technology...

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Lack of specific consent amounted to game changer in targeted football fans sponsorship contract – Playup Interactive Entertainment v Givemefootball, High Court

13 September 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Givemefootball hosted the Professional Footballers’ Association’s website and ran the PFA Fans Awards, whereby football fans vote for their favourite players. Playup ran an interactive gaming business...

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Article 29 Working Party gives concerning definition of consent

3 August 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Article 29 Working Party – a European Union data protection advisory body consisting of national data protection regulators – has issued concerning an opinion as to its interpretation on the definition...

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Repackaged pharmaceutical products do not need to bear repackager’s name – Orifarm v Merck, European Court of Justice

29 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Orifarm were parallel importers of Merck’s pharmaceutical products, importing products that had been legitimately put onto the market of another European Union Member State. Merck objected to the fact...

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Former T-Mobile employees given record fine for illegal trade in customer data – R v Hames and Turley, Chester Crown Court

26 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Two former employees of the T-Mobile have been fined £73,000 and given suspended prison sentences for the illegal trade in the phone giant’s customer data. Hames sold personal data to another Turley,...

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Oral licensee of Community Trade Mark can sue for infringement – Jean Christian Perfumes Ltd v Thakrar, High Court

17 June 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The High Court has ruled that an oral licensee of a European Community Trade Mark (CTM) can issue proceedings for infringement if the owner of the CTM gives its consent. In this case, the owner and...

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Article 29 Working Party leaves geo-location service providers disorientated after strict data protection opinion about geo-location data

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Article 29 Working Party has concluded an opinion on geo-location services on smart mobile devices (such as smart phones and tablet computers) by saying that they are linked to natural persons and...

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