The UK Government's Digital Economy Bill, which is set to revamp current copyright legislation and was introduced in Parliament last week and now clear of its First Reading, has been welcomed by the Federation Against Software Theft. Julian Heathcote Hobbins, General Counsel, FAST, stated: “One of the most important changes outlined in this Bill from […]
The average number of new tax cases sent to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has risen by a fifth since the credit crunch, as more businesses and other taxpayers use the court to challenge the actions of national tax authorities, says Pinsent Masons, the international law firm. Pinsent Masons says that […]
Following the Turkish President backing the return of the death penalty, Kristin Hausler, Dorset Senior Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), provides a response to the potentially monumental decision. The comments are based on a recent BIICL report on the rule of law in Turkey: “It has been reported […]
The American public faces significant, unmet legal needs that require considerably more innovation and other efforts to bolster access to affordable legal services, the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services said in a report. The commission, releasing findings from a two-year study, offered 10 recommendations to build on past national efforts and to […]
The augmented reality game Pokémon Go may have taken over the public consciousness but it is creating serious questions around the issues of privacy and property, says UK Tayside based solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry. The cultural sensation that is crashing servers, topping download charts, losing people off cliffs and generating plenty of news headlines is also […]
A new legal opinion, written by two former Justice Department officials from the Antitrust Division, argues that a merger between Bayer and Monsanto would violate the Clayton Act, a law enacted by Congress to curb anti-competitive business practices. According to the white paper, a Bayer-Monsanto merger would also be in direct violation of a 2008 […]
The Charity Commission (‘the commission’), the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has recently published ‘Charities and litigation – a guide for trustees (CC38)’. The prospect of taking or defending legal proceedings is often a difficult and complex matter for trustees that can present significant risk to a charity. This brand new guidance […]
New online courts for civil cases designed to help make the justice system more user-friendly could be introduced, thanks in part to the work of a University of Exeter academic in the UK. The courts would be for “low value” cases, designed so people can navigate the process of managing disputes more easily and cheaply. […]
In a landmark asbestosis case, The Court of Appeal recently ruled that asbestosis sufferers could be entitled to proportional compensation from as low as 2.3% from negligent employers, based upon the number of years worked. The historic ruling confirms that proportional compensation is applicable even if the employer’s overall contribution to the condition was minimal […]
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), as Britain’s prosecutor of serious fraud, bribery and corruption cases, finds itself under attack from various angles if it ever missteps, particularly in high profile cases. One recurring source of pressure has been Theresa May’s long-held enmity towards the SFO, and her desire to incorporate it within the National Crime […]
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