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Libel tourism is a very rare thing in UK courts, finds study
Just three out of 83 defamation cases reported in the UK in the past year involved libel tourism, according to a study. Concern about foreign residents suing foreign publishers in UK courts greatly outweighs its actual occurrence, the figures suggest.
02/09/2010
How Consumer Protection Regulations affect price information: OFT consults
Retailers may have to include their delivery charges in the headline offer price of goods under plans put forward by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on Friday. It has published draft guidance on how it plans to regulate the advertising of prices.
01/09/2010
Large companies seek data centre advice and then ignore it, says survey
Large companies across the UK increasingly turn to independent consultants when they want advice on the design and specification of a data centre. Almost all of them then ignore some or all of that advice, according to research released today.
01/09/2010
Advertising rules extend to website content from March 2011
Adverts and marketing communications by companies on their own websites and on free services like Facebook and Twitter will fall within the remit of the UK's advertising watchdog for the first time from 1st March 2011.
01/09/2010
Microsoft co-founder sues tech giants for patent infringement
AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google and five other companies are being sued by a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The lawsuit alleges multiple infringements by the defendants of internet-related patents that date back to 1999.
31/08/2010
Consumer contract law should mandate price transparency, says OFT
Current law on fairness in consumer contracts contains an loophole that may be harmful to consumers, according to consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Businesses should be more restricted in their freedom to charge ancillary fees, it says.
31/08/2010
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