24.02.12
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is reported to be considering a relaxation of employment protection legislation in order to stimulate business growth. The Independent suggests that Mr Osborne and the…
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24.02.12
Lady Wilcox, minister at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said this week that the “disunited states of Europe” are falling behind in the race to develop and protect…
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24.02.12
The High Court of England and Wales has not granted a blocking order, such as exists with Newzbin, but has concluded The Pirate Bay and its users are infringing copyright….
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21.02.12
Jamie Donald, Amateur Boxer, Manchester As the fallout from the Chisora and Haye press conference brawl continues, the events highlight not only the issue of criminal ramifications but reputation management….
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17.02.12
The European Court of Justice has ruled that social network operators cannot be forced to filter out content such as copyrighted music. The court said the owner of an online…
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13.02.12
On February 8, 2012, “PlayStation®Network accounts” will be renamed “Sony Entertainment Network accounts” or “SEN accounts”. This change will take effect at the same time as upcoming PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®Vita*…
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13.02.12
Ian Hazeldine – Finance Director I remember hearing a statistic that said the probability that a business would experience a disaster in any given year was 4%. That’s once every…
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09.02.12
Sonya Byrom – Personal Injury Solicitor The current attempt being made by the UK government to limit access to justice for blameless victims of negligence or wronged victims of defamation,…
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09.02.12
Michael Forrester – Intellectual Property & Media Associate John Prescott in the Guardian this week focuses upon the affect the Bill will have upon individuals bringing claims against large organisations…
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03.02.12
The Court of Appeal, upholding an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling, has decided that former Lester Aldridge partner Martin Tiffin’s claim for unfair dismissal was not valid, because, as a…
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