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Landmark decision in Shah v HSBC Private Bank brings welcome relief for firms

date posted – 16/05/2012

... trips to the Court of Appeal and 27 days of trial, the High Court of Justice has today dismissed in its entirety Mr Shah and his wife’s claim for over ...

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Solvency II - further delay to the legislative timetable

date posted – 14/05/2012

... 2012] will lead to a final version of Omnibus II, expected in Q3 2012, enabling consultation to start on the Level 2 and Level 3 text. In the meantime ...

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IP: ISP blocking orders come at a price

date posted – 14/05/2012

... particular, the orders made in the Newzbin and now Pirate Bay cases do not unduly restrict freedom of speech. In the Dramatico -v- BSkyB case (2 May ...

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BLP appoints arbitration specialist Roman Khodykin - strengthening the firm’s international arbitration team

date posted – 14/05/2012

... counsel at Clifford Chance in Moscow, Roman will be based in BLP’s London office and work closely with the Moscow team. He is an associate professor ...

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IP: Sportradar case signals database right difficulties for betting and gaming companies 

date posted – 11/05/2012

... data and thereby 'encouraging' its use. The Court's reasoning is that Stan James are linking to that data to promote and enhance their service and so ...

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Employment - Employee fairly dismissed for posting inappropriate Facebook comments

date posted – 09/05/2012

... even if this takes place at home and in the employee’s own time.TeleTech was able to dismiss in this case because the Claimant’s behaviour amounted to ...

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Real estate developers back Boris Johnson to safeguard future of the capital

date posted – 02/05/2012

... received support from just 8%. •Over half (56%) believe Jenny Jones is the best candidate to help London reduce its CO2 levels by 60% by 2025 ...

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IP: EU Court rules on scope of copyright protection for computer programs

date posted – 02/05/2012

... for a computer program may be protected by copyright, WPL did not have access to SAS’s source code and so could not have copied it. At the other end ...

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Competition, EU & Trade: Guide to EU merger control

date posted – 01/05/2012

eu & competition overview,merger control - Competition, EU & Trade: Guide to EU merger control Muddled by merger control? This guide provides an ...

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Competition, EU & Trade: European Union Overview - The Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies 2012 

date posted – 01/05/2012

... May 2012).Read more > European Union Overview - The Handbook of Competition Enforcement Agencies 2012 - What were the European Commission’s key ...

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