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New Bribery Act in force

1 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Bribery Act comes into force today.  It is the biggest change to laws affecting business this year.  It is a controversial piece of legislation because it is so wide-reaching.  It creates the...

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Christian couple unfairly discriminated against gay couple wishing to stay in their hotel – Hall v Bull, Bristol Crown Court

21 January 2011 | Paul Gershlick

A hotel owning couple had strict rules based on their strong Christian values. They would not let guests other than married heterosexual couples share a double room. A gay couple who had a civil partnership...

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Ofcom decides no abuse of dominant position by BT

17 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Ofcom has published its decision in relation to the investigation of BT and its pricing for residential broadband between June 2002 and December 2004. The investigation stemmed from an initial complaint...

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Time for TalkTalk and Tiscali to phone a friend…

12 November 2010 | Simon Weinberg

Ofcom has ruled that TalkTalk and Tiscali have breached the General Conditions of Entitlement (which apply to all communications networks and service providers), which prohibit communications providers...

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Equality Act comes into force for service providers

14 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Equality Act 2010 has come into force with effect from 1 October. What that means for anyone providing a service (or goods or facilities) to the public or a section of the public (whether for payment...

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European Commission updates data export laws to take account of sub-contracting in outsourced processing

18 February 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Under the EU’s Data Protection Directive, personal data cannot be transferred out of the European Economic Area unless there is adequate protection of the data. One way of ensuring adequate protection...

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