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What is a patent?
22-02-2012 12:29 by Emma Hayward
In the next in our series of providing a short overview on the different kinds of IP rights, we are reviewing patents.
The New Standard Conditions of Sale 5th Edition:
16-02-2012 14:48 by Emma Hayward
Standard Conditions of sale are incorporated into residential property contracts and the new standard conditions of sale were launched on 1 April 2011.
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When does an employer have to pay full notice pay to an employee on long term sick leave?
13-02-2012 15:23 by Emma Hayward
The answer is contained within the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) and depends upon the employee’s entitlement to notice within the contract of employment and whether it is more or less than the employee’s statutory minimum notice entitlement.
Advertising Standards Authority upholds review website complaint
09-02-2012 16:09 by Emma Hayward
The Advertising Standards Authority (“the ASA”), on 1 February, 2012 upheld a complaint made by two hotels against the review website TripAdvisor.
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Copyright in Photographs: new case law
07-02-2012 11:22 by Emma Hayward
In a recent judgment, decided on paper, the Patents County Court had to decide whether photographs used on a charity website infringed the Claimant photographer’s copyright, and if so, how much to award him in compensation (David Hoffman v Drug Abuse Resistance Education (UK) Limited [2012] EWPCC 2).
Working Time Regulations: Refusal to offer overtime to an employee was reasonable
02-02-2012 09:22 by Emma Hayward
Employers who have employees that regularly work overtime can take comfort from the recent EAT decision in the case of Arriva London South Ltd v Nicolaou
Read more … Working Time Regulations: Refusal to offer overtime to an employee was reasonable
Failure to mediate taken into account to prevent usual Part 36 order
31-01-2012 09:14 by Emma Hayward
In PGF II SA v OMFS Company & Anor [2012] EWHC 83 (TCC) (27 January 2012) the Defendant made a Part 36 offer of settlement on 11 April 2011. This was accepted by the Claimant on 10 January 2012, the day before the trial of the claim was due to start.
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Information regarding Court hearings made public
26-01-2012 15:41 by Emma Hayward
From 24 January 2012, it is now possible to see data about the different Courts in England and Wales via a new online tool published by the Ministry of Justice.
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New Generic Top-level Domain Names
24-01-2012 12:44 by Emma Hayward
As of 12 January 2012, and for a period until 12 April 2012, it is open to organisations worldwide to register a gTLD (generic top level domain) which may include a word or combination of letters and numbers e.g. .bank.
The increase in the qualifying period for unfair dismissal will only affect new joiners
19-01-2012 12:19 by Emma Hayward
In October 2011 the government announced that the qualifying period for an employee to bring a claim of unfair dismissal would be raised from one year to two years continuous service. The government made no statement at the time as to how it would deal with existing employees.
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