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Introducing OUT-LAW.COM's new editor
If you are a regular reader of our website, you may be surprised to learn that most of the stories we've published since 2006 were written by one person, a journalist by the name of Matthew Magee. On Monday, Matthew will replace me as editor of OUT-LAW.
13/01/2011
OFT restricts use of insurance tool
Competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has reached agreement for limiting the use of a tool produced by credit reference company Experian over fears that it could lead to illegal price co-ordination.
13/01/2011
Government confirms retirement age to be scrapped from April 2011
The Government will scrap the default retirement age (DRA) later this year, despite calls from business to continue to allow them to force workers to retire at 65.
13/01/2011
Rights holders should register to gain full copyright protection, EU Commission advised
Rights owners should have to register with EU authorities in order to exercise all their rights under copyright law, the European Commission has been advised.
12/01/2011
Data protection watchdogs clarify whose law applies to processing
The European Union's data protection regulators have published guidance on when a country's data protection laws apply to the collection and use of personal data.
07/01/2011
Open source campaigners urge investigation of Novell patent sale
Open source software advocates have asked a German competition law regulator to investigate the purchase of patents owned by Novell by a consortium led by Microsoft and including Apple, Oracle and EMC.
07/01/2011
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