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Denial of Service and distributing hacking tools finally criminalised
A law criminalising denial of service attacks and the supply of hacking tools has been brought into force in England and Wales after a number of delays. The law was already in force in Scotland.
13/11/2008
UK Government consults on consumer protection law overhaul
The Government has asked businesses whether they back a set of consumer protection laws proposed by the European Commission. If the proposals become law then retailers across Europe will have to offer the same consumer rights.
12/11/2008
Justice Eady is not the source of all privacy rulings, says expert
The emerging privacy law in the UK is not the work of one rogue judge, but the result of rulings in a number of courts by a number of judges, a leading privacy expert has said.
11/11/2008
Simplified Code for workplace disputes needs only Parliament's approval
A Code of Practice for resolving workplace disputes has been approved by the Department for Business and awaits final Parliamentary approval. The revised Acas Discipline and Grievance Code of Practice is shorter and simpler than its predecessor.
11/11/2008
High Court upholds contract entered into by mistake
A contract based on a mistake by one of the parties can be valid even if the other party to the contract is aware of the error, the High Court has ruled. The case concerned mistakes that did not form terms of the contract.
11/11/2008
Telco faces £2m e-disclosure bill after failing to agree search words
A company's £2 million trawl through documents for a court case will have to be redone because lawyers had not agreed the terms of the search, the High Court has said. The ruling could change the way companies conduct disclosure, said one expert.
10/11/2008
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