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03/08/2007 : Protecting Money-Spinning Ideas And Formats
ON-GOING copyright litigation in America involving social networking site Facebook raises interesting questions about intellectual property protection for money-spinning business concepts. To what extent are commercial ideas, concepts and formats… »

30/07/2007 : Employment Law - What Constitutes a Disability?
The legal definition of what amounts to a disability can sometimes be a long way removed from what most of us think it means. Let’s look at a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision. A man joined the Police Force in 1983, he became a Sergeant… »

30/07/2007 : Thinking Of Sacking Someone Pregnant?
The issue of discrimination against pregnant workers has been around for some time but some employers still get it wrong. A chef, fired by rock star Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, was recently awarded compensation of just under £25,000 for discrimination… »

25/07/2007 : Warning: Surfing At Work Can Damage Your Job
The vast majority of people who work in an office either sit in front of a computer or have easy access to one. 97% of companies use the internet and a growing number of employees also use the internet at work. While a lot of the personal use is perfectly… »

24/07/2007 : Hold The Front Page - ‘Reportage’ Flowers In BNP Case
Emerging shoots of a new libel defence were nourished in a case brought by British National Party members. The Court of Appeal has ruled that political magazine Searchlight was protected by a qualified privilege defence known as ‘reportage’,… »

24/07/2007 : Data Protection - 'Horrifying' But It Doesn't Have To be...
The UK’s Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, gave a damming assessment of data protection compliance in the UK at the launch of the Information Commission Office’s annual report. Mr Thomas described the number of breaches as "Horrifying"… »

17/07/2007 : Foreign Labour
A Nigerian student works as a night manager in a hotel six nights a week. Each shift is 12 hours long and he is paid £130 a week. You don’t need to be a mathematician to work out that this is way below the minimum wage. He tells the owner… »

11/07/2007 : Divorce And The Family Business
If you are part of a family business you know how important it is to stop personal emotions affecting the company. Divorce or separation is often a period of extreme stress which can spill over into your business with disastrous affects. A traditional… »

11/07/2007 : Is It Yours To Take?
Most people who spend their working lives in front of a computer screen have a number of things in common; boredom and eyestrain spring to mind! However, they all probably also have a large “contacts” folder on their computer. These… »

11/07/2007 : Muggle Laws
With the final Harry Potter book due for release this month, the normal hype surrounding the tales of the boy wizard is already permeating the press. However recent headlines about JK Rowling’s creation had something of a twist. A born-again… »

05/07/2007 : Internet Copyright – Are Search Giants Playing Fair?
Internet search engines play a vital role, enabling us to navigate the web and locate other people’s information in an organised way. But in doing so, are they unfairly lining their pockets with advertising revenue by copying material without… »

05/07/2007 : Web 2.0 – A challenging Landscape For Copyright
Copyright owners face an increasing threat online, as the latest “Web 2.0” technology brings ever more opportunities for infringement. Social networking sites, user-generated content (UGC), multimedia functionality – all are common… »

05/07/2007 : The Chart Toppers In Blair's Employment Law Bonanza
Tony Blair may be gone but his 10 years as Prime Minister saw an unprecedented number of laws relating to employment. Karen Plumbley-Jones, employment specialist,  looks at Tony Blair’s legacy for employers and the huge number of laws… »

05/07/2007 : Party Walls - Don't Sit On The Fence
Attention all property developers! Are you intending to excavate, build, demolish or alter a Party Wall? If so, then be sure to understand the requirements of the Party Wall Etc. Act 1996. A “Party Wall” is any wall, fence or other… »

29/06/2007 : Home Information Packs- Will They Really Happen?
Thousands of inches of column space have already been dedicated to the subject of Home Information Packs (HIPs), and no doubt many more will follow in the next few months. Although the common opinion across the property market is still that the Packs… »

29/06/2007 : Buying Your House Together – A Reminder Of The Legal Consequences
As property prices seem to rise daily, and the average house price in a city is above £100,000, many people now choose to buy a home jointly with another person. Whether joint purchasers include civil partners, husband and wife, friends or… »

29/06/2007 : The Country Home - Thinking of moving to the West Country?
Maybe you want to escape the rat race or have enjoyed great holidays here. One thing is clear, the South West is a fantastic place to live, and to prove it we have one of the highest rates of inward migration in the whole country. Who can be surprised?… »

29/06/2007 : Focus on Exeter and East Devon
Residents of Exeter and East Devon have seen lengthy press coverage on the various developments occurring to the east of Exeter including the submission of the planning application for Skypark and prior to that, the much larger development of the new… »

25/06/2007 : Hold The Front Page - House of Lords Under Fire As Free Speech Loses Ground To Privacy
A TOP publisher has criticised the House of Lords for ducking its “constitutional duty” to clarify rapidly developing privacy law. Associated Newspapers’ allegation comes as a leading academic told a media conference that discrepancies… »

25/06/2007 : Newspaper Wins Fair Comment Argument In Libel Case
Freedom of expression for critics and commentators has been upheld by the Court of Appeal in an important ‘fair comment’ victory in a libel case. The case would have been a chilling precedent for the media if the libel claimant’s… »

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