Friday, 18 June 2010

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Government shelves Equality Act timetable

The Government Equality Office (GEO) has withdrawn the timetable that detailed which parts of the recently passed Equality Act would come into force when. Some elements were due to come into force in October.
17/06/2010

Book review claim 'not serious enough' for libel action, says High Court

A book reviewer's slight of an author was not serious enough to form the basis of a libel case, the High Court has ruled. A threshold of seriousness must be crossed and that bar must be set high to discourage frivolous claims, the Court said.
17/06/2010

Government overhaul of UK financial regulation creates dangers, say experts

Plans for the shake-up of financial services regulation announced by UK Chancellor George Osborne last night raise more questions than answers, according to banking and financial legal experts.
17/06/2010

EU plan to share bank data with US is 'wholly unbalanced', says expert

The European Commission has agreed with the US the terms on which it will allow that country's authorities access to the banking details of EU citizens. But a privacy law expert said the plan gives US authorities freedom to make sweeping demands for data.
17/06/2010

Ad watchdog clears Costa over Starbucks comparison

Costa Coffee was entitled to make a claim that Starbucks drinkers preferred its coffee based on the results of a survey it carried out, regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.
17/06/2010

FSA tells firms to take care with social media promotions

Financial services firms should keep tabs on their social networking, other internet communications and iPhone apps to make sure that they stay up to date and compliant, according to regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
15/06/2010

 

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