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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”...
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...
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...
Government announces action against payment card surcharges
Following the Office of Fair Trading’s response to a super-complaint by the consumer watchdog “Which?” in relation to payment surcharges in the transport industry, HM Treasury and the Department...
European Commission to consult over website take-down procedures
The European Commission is going to consult this year over take-down procedures for websites. Under the Electronic Commerce Directive, websites have no liability for illegal content that they host as long...
Sussex hospital facing £375,000 fine after hard drives with thousands of patient data ended up on eBay
Following on from the Information Commissioner Office targeting the health sector for enforcement action for breaches of the Data Protection Act, the ICO has written to Brighton General Hospital proposing...
Employee claims constructive dismissal after resigning following his uploading of CV onto LinkedIn
An employee of BG Group has claimed constructive dismissal after resigning following a row over his uploading of his CV onto LinkedIn, the business social networking website. The human resources professional...
ICO gives verdict on implementation of new cookies rules: websites must do better
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...
Ticket exchange website loses as Court of Appeal orders disclosure of information about sellers for sale of tickets above face value – RFU v Viagogo, Court of Appeal
A ticket exchange website has been ordered to hand over to the Rugby Football Union details of people who have sold on its site England rugby tickets for above the ticket’s face value. Sales above face...
ICO advises communications providers to inform of data protection breaches every month
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released updated guidance in which it advises electronic communication providers to inform the ICO of breaches to users’ personal data each month. The...