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How to survive the credit crunch: check up on customers and suppliers
Companies should assess the financial health of their customers and double-check their contracts with them as part of a wave of measures to combat the worst effects of the ongoing financial crisis, according to legal advisors.
25/09/2008
Brands gain new protection from opportunism from October
Businesses will be able to stop others from registering their brands as company names in the UK for the first time under new laws that comes into force at the end of the month. A new tribunal aims to resolve disputes faster and more cheaply than courts.
25/09/2008
MEPs back altered telecoms reform
The European Parliament has voted in favour of reforms of telecommunications laws that members hope will boost competition and provide consumers with clearer information. The Parliament rejected some of the measures proposed by the European Commission.
25/09/2008
AdSense ads must be vetted by publishers, says ad regulator
Publishers must take responsibility for the suitability of published adverts, even if the ads are chosen by an automated system like Google's AdSense, the advertising regulator has said.
24/09/2008
ECJ expert says mandating retirement at age 65 can be lawful
An advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said that the UK should be allowed to permit employers to force workers into retirement as long as the move had an 'objectively justified' policy aim.
23/09/2008
Cost of EU-wide trade marks set to plummet
The cost of registering trade marks across Europe will tumble by 40% as the non-profit body behind the marks attempts to find way to shed its €300 million surplus.
23/09/2008
OUT-LAW Radio: Piracy: not the enemy, but the competition
25/09/2008: We talk to an anti-piracy pro who says that content producers should stop trying to stifle piracy and concentrate on competing with it better.
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