NHS app to let patients manage data sharing preferences
NHS patients in England will be able to manage how the data held about them by their GP is shared via the new NHS app due to launch later this […]
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Patents: initiating a lawsuit
Patents are valuable assets. It is sometimes necessary for owners to assert their patent rights in legal proceedings and, equally, for third parties restricted from selling rival goods by the […]
Continue Reading →MPs’ call for HMRC to step up VAT compliance of overseas traders ‘too early’, says expert
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has called on HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to increase VAT compliance checks on overseas traders selling goods in the UK via online […]
Continue Reading →UK regulator considers opening up access to data from payment systems
The business chosen to provide the central infrastructure behind new payments architecture in the UK could be required to give companies active in the payments market access to the “global […]
Continue Reading →New report considers potential use of blockchain in corporate reporting
ANALYSIS: Blockchain technology could ultimately revolutionise the way in which investors and the public consume company reports, a new report has suggested. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Patents: filing an application and the grant procedure
Inventions may be protected by the patent system, which has a statutory basis developed and refined by case law. Businesses wishing to obtain patent protection need to file an application […]
Continue Reading →Defamation claims on the rise in London
The growing use of social media could be a factor behind the 39% rise in the number of defamation claims brought before the courts in London that has been recorded, […]
Continue Reading →Minimum standard on cybersecurity set for UK government departments
UK government departments must record which “security related responsibilities” lie with them and which with their suppliers when outsourcing services, according to new cybersecurity standards that have been mandated. Read […]
Continue Reading →EU case provides domain name trade mark lessons
A US company has lost its bid to obtain EU trade mark protection for ‘france.com’ after an EU court ruled it was too similar to an existing trade mark owned […]
Continue Reading →EBA provides criteria for ‘pooled audits’ in CEBS update
ANALYSIS: A new checklist has been developed by the European Banking Authority (EBA) to help banks and other financial institutions understand when they might rely on ‘pooled audits’ of service […]
Continue Reading →Changes to UK immigration rules from 6 July 2018
ANALYSIS: Changes to the UK immigration rules affecting a number of categories will take effect from 6 July 2018. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →32Red pays £2m penalty after anti-money laundering failings
An online gambling provider has paid a penalty of more than £2 million after it failed to meet its obligations on social responsibility and on addressing the risk of money […]
Continue Reading →New rules on free flow of non-personal data move closer
Governments across the EU would have to justify national regulations requiring companies to store non-personal data locally under proposed new rules that moved closer to being finalised on Tuesday. Read […]
Continue Reading →Company entitled to damages despite affirming contract in bribery case
A company was entitled to bring a claim for damages against a contractor which had paid bribes to its former managing director, regardless of whether it had affirmed its commercial […]
Continue Reading →National data strategy to be developed in the UK
A national data strategy is to be developed in the UK, the government has announced. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →EU court could settle ICANN data gathering dispute
The amount of data that domain name registrars can be forced to gather on people operating websites could be determined by the EU’s highest court. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →‘World first’ marine insurance blockchain platform welcomed
The launch of a ‘world first’ marine insurance blockchain platform shows that the insurance industry is moving the technology “from hype into reality”, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →PSD2: no cross-checking on consent needed, says EBA
Banks do not need to check whether their customers have given other companies permission to access information from their payment accounts under EU payment services laws, the European Banking Authority […]
Continue Reading →Supreme Court: ‘self-employed’ plumber was worker
A plumber engaged as an “independent contractor” by a London firm was a ‘worker’, entitled to bring certain employment law claims against the company, the UK’s highest court has ruled. […]
Continue Reading →UK government shores up merger control powers to protect national interest
The UK government has lowered the threshold for merger intervention in sectors with implications for national security in the first stage of amendments to the Enterprise Act. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →France and Germany lag as deadline passes for new trade secrets laws
ANALYSIS: Businesses that fail to take active steps to protect their trade secrets risk missing out on new protections being introduced across Europe. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Court: telecoms code does not always supersede contractual agreements
A telecoms operator cannot rely on its statutory right to retain equipment on third party property to avoid a landowner’s claim for damages for breach of a contractual ‘lift and […]
Continue Reading →Yahoo case highlights pivotal role of Irish data watchdog
Ireland’s data protection authority will play “a central role” in shaping the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a Dublin-based data protection law expert has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Cybersecurity certification framework backed by EU law makers
Manufacturers of connected cars and medical devices will be among the businesses able to obtain an EU-wide certificate that their products conform to cybersecurity standards under new laws that have […]
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