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OFT to merge with Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to be merged with the Competition Commission (CC) in a Government bid to 'increase the clarity' of competition law enforcement.
14/10/2010
Pension changes still opaque for companies with final salary schemes
Companies offering final salary pension schemes will not know until later this year what the full impact of Government changes to pensions is, according to one pensions law expert.
14/10/2010
Letter of dismissal took effect on reading, not sending, says Supreme Court
The firing of an employee only took effect when she read the letter informing her of her dismissal, which was nearly a week after a disciplinary hearing and four days after the letter arrived at her home, the Supreme Court has ruled.
14/10/2010
Ryanair wins ihateryanair.co.uk because of £322 ad revenue
A website criticising airline Ryanair must surrender its domain name to the Irish carrier because it broke the policies governing the use of others' trade marks in .co.uk addresses by earning money from commercial links on the site.
13/10/2010
MEPs oppose parts of draft Consumer Rights Directive
A proposed EU consumer rights law does not offer consumers enough protection, MEPs have warned. A committee of the European Parliament has said that the proposed Consumer Rights Directive should be changed.
12/10/2010
ICO consults on draft Data Sharing Code of Practice
Organisations that share personal data with other bodies must make sure their processes guarantee the fairness, accuracy and security of that information, but rules can be relaxed for one-off incidents, the UK data protection watchdog has said.
08/10/2010
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