Corporate and Commercial
Data protection changes - the cost of non-compliance
Posted by Paul Dungate on 29th February 2012
On 25 January 2012 the European Commission published proposals that will radically change data protection law. These changes will have significant impact on all businesses that obtain, hold or record any sort of personal information.
Specsavers V Asda – the importance of trade marks and non-infringement
Posted by Julie Alchin on 27th February 2012
The recent court battle between Specsavers and Asda is illustrative of the value of trade marks and the importance of using them to protect your own intellectual property.
Asda adopted slogans such as “be a real spec saver at Asda” and “spec savings at Asda” within their in-store opticians. Initially Specsavers approached Asda directly to inform them that they were infringing upon their trade marks. Asda were unwilling to recognise this fact and their response was along the lines of “so sue us”. So, Specsavers did. Perhaps unsurprisingly Specsavers won – Asda were found to have infringed Specsavers’ trade marks and as a direct consequence they now face paying a costly damages bill to Specsavers.
Five tips for cloud computing
Posted by Stephen Bowman on 23rd February 2012
Cloud computing is set to become the phenomenon of the next decade. With Google, Amazon and Microsoft rolling out their cloud computing services, here are our top 5 legal tips for SME’s considering the move.
The Bribery Act 2010 - what does it mean for your Business?
Posted by Julie Alchin on 2nd February 2012
There has been much publicity about the Bribery Act 2010 (“Act”) which came into force on 1 July 2011.
The Act introduced the following offences:
Do your cookies comply? An update for websites
Posted by Paul Dungate on 5th October 2011
There have recently been changes to the UK Data Privacy framework with some new regulations (following EU Directives) that include new rules on “cookies” and other matters. Various measures have been implemented in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
New Incoterms
Posted by Paul Dungate on 21st June 2011
‘Incoterms’ are the International Chamber of Commerce rules being globally accepted contractual standard terms relating to risk and delivery. They are updated every 10 years or so to keep pace with the development of trading systems. The latest issue, Incoterms 2010, emphasises that Incoterms can apply for domestic goods contracts as well as international ones.
Public Procurement - From both perspectives
Posted by Julie Alchin on 8th March 2011
From a government or public body’s perspective…
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