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AG’s opinion—users of peer to peer networks and communication to the public (Mircom v Telenet)

AG’s opinion—users of peer to peer networks and communication to the public (Mircom v Telenet)

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What does IP completion day mean for the status of EU law in the UK?

What does IP completion day mean for the status of EU law in the UK?

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on What does IP completion day mean for the status of EU law in the UK?

Upper Tribunal law and procedure—publicity, information rights and data protection, application of Tribunal Procedure Rules 2008 (DVLA v Information Commissioner)

Upper Tribunal law and procedure—publicity, information rights and data protection, application of Tribunal Procedure Rules 2008 (DVLA v Information Commissioner)

Upper Tribunal law and procedure—publicity, information rights and data protection, application of Tribunal Procedure Rules 2008 (DVLA v Information Commissioner)

Final wording—Recast Regulation on Insolvency

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Joint, several, and joint and several liability

Joint, several, and joint and several liability

ContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by two or more of those parties. Any such promise...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent...

A company’s constitution

A company’s constitution

What is a company's constitution?A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as including:•the company’s articles of...

Malicious falsehood

Malicious falsehood

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for...

Practice notes

Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

A director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed transaction or arrangement with the company of which they are a...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Defamation—defences

DefencesThere are a number of substantive defences to a defamation claim, the majority of which are now, since the Defamation Act 2013 (DA 2013),...
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Produced in partnership with 5RB 12th Jan
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Practice notes

Starting a GDPR compensation claim—a practical guide

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners in a number of areas covered in this...
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Produced in partnership with Robert Brodrick and Stephen Woodward of Payne Hicks Beach 12th Jan
Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

An intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective route to generating revenue while...
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Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 12th Jan
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Introduction to retained EU law

This Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law, which is an entirely new legal concept introduced to UK domestic law in preparation...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Standard contractual clauses—set II—controller to controller (Model Clauses)

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention)

This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is under...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Model ADR clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners considering the use of ADR as it may...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...
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9th Nov
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Applications for interim injunctions for breaches of privacy

This Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice Notes: Privacy law—misuse of private information and Privacy law—remedies.Coronavirus...
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Produced in partnership with Ben Gallop and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB and Daniel Bishop 12th Jan
Precedents

Third party intellectual property rights indemnity clause—pro-supplier

1 Intellectual property rights indemnity 1.1 The Supplier shall defend the Customer against any third party claim that...
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9th Nov
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Applicable law clauses

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day, ie Friday 31 January 2020, has implications for practitioners considering applicable law. For...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...
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9th Nov

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Confidentiality agreement—corporate joint venture

This Agreement is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[insert name of first shareholder] incorporated in England and Wales under...
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25th Jan
Precedents

Confidentiality—training materials

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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21st Jan
Practice notes

Image rights—protection, exploitation and taxation

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...
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Produced in partnership with JJ Shaw of Lewis Silkin LLP, Alex Kelham of Lewis Silkin LLP and Rob Meredith CTA of PKF Francis Clark 19th Jan
Practice notes

Confidential information and trade secrets in employment

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Ruaraidh Fitzpatrick of Cloisters 18th Jan
Precedents

Confidentiality letter—private M&A—share purchase—corporate seller

Strictly private and confidentialTo: [insert buyer name][insert buyer address]Date: [insert date]Dear [insert buyer contact name],Proposed acquisition...
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15th Jan
Precedents

Confidentiality letter—private M&A (asset purchase)—corporate seller

Strictly private and confidentialTo: [insert buyer name][insert buyer address]Date: [insert date]Dear [insert buyer contact name],Proposed acquisition...
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15th Jan
Precedents

Letter of claim—breach of confidence

[Insert name and address of recipient]Dear [insert organisation name],[Name of client] and confidential information1We are instructed by [insert name...
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15th Jan
Practice notes

Practical steps to protect or obtain access to confidential information

This Practice Note supplements Practice Note: Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcement, which identifies when legal...
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13th Jan
Practice notes

Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcement

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with William Smith of Bird & Bird LLP 13th Jan
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Deepfakes

This Practice Note considers the following legal issues, technical information and applications of deepfakes:•What is a deepfake?•How...
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Produced in partnership with Kelsey Farish of DAC Beachcroft 13th Jan
Practice notes

Confidential information, privacy and injunctions

While there are other remedies available to claimants in breach of confidence cases, an injunction preventing publication of the relevant information...
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13th Jan
Q&As

How do I protect confidential information in the workplace?

What counts as confidential information? The legal definition of confidential information is information that is (i) confidential in nature, and (ii)...
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12th Jan
Practice notes

Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security

Many companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of confidential information and many other breaches of confidentiality...
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11th Jan
Q&As

Quantum, in an intellectual property claim, is often difficult to predict at the time a claim is being issued. What are the practical options for those seeking to issue a claim in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court?

What is the problem?In an intellectual property (IP) claim, it is often difficult to predict quantum at the time the claim is issued.Why does the...
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Produced in partnership with Daniel Byrne of AA Thornton 8th Jan
Q&As

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) relates to a merger of two companies. The person receiving the document must not share any information about the merger with anyone else without the permission of the trustees. There is no time limit, nor the section that relates to disclosing information for legal requirements, if it's already in the public domain etc. What would be needed to show that the NDA is unenforceable?

Any obligations in relation to confidential information will endure for as long as that information remains confidential. Accordingly, if the...
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Produced in partnership with Tim Herbert of Ignition Law 8th Jan
Precedents

Confidentiality agreement—one-way—pro-discloser

This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of party][ of [insert details] OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number...
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Produced in partnership with Gateley 8th Jan
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Q&As

Do documents containing confidential information fall within the definition of 'goods' pursuant to the Torts (Interference of Goods) Act 1977 (T(IG)A 1977), such that the T(IG)A 1977 would apply in a case where a party refuses to return the confidential documents? Would this be the same for electronic documents? Alternatively, would there be a possible action in breach of confidence in this situation?

Torts (Interference of Goods) Act 1977Under the Torts (Interference of Goods) Act 1977 (T(IG)A 1977), an offence is committed when there is a...
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Produced in partnership with Steven Murray of Harrison Clark Rickerbys 8th Jan
Q&As

Quantum, in an intellectual property claim, is often difficult to predict at the time a claim is being issued. What are the practical options for those seeking to issue a claim in the High Court?

What is the problem?In an intellectual property (IP) claim, it is often difficult to predict quantum at the time the claim is issued.Why does the...
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Produced in partnership with Daniel Byrne of AA Thornton 8th Jan
Q&As

The limitation period for our client’s claim is due to expire shortly but I am concerned that it might not be possible to engage with the other side and/or issue the claim due to potential coronavirus (COVID-19) related issues (for example, relevant individuals being unwell or the court not operating as usual). How can we ensure that our client’s claim is preserved in these circumstances?

Forthcoming expiry of limitationIt is important to ensure that you comply with the time frames provided for under the Limitation Act 1980 (LA...
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Produced in partnership with James Tunley of Lamb Chambers 8th Jan
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Q&As

In the context of confidentiality agreements, what constitutes an ‘indirect’ disclosure? Is it necessary to specifically use the word ‘indirect’ to capture all types of disclosure by the main disclosing party?

There is no statutory definition of ‘indirect disclosure’ and there does not appear to be any case law on the matter. This indicates that what...
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Produced in partnership with Michelle Last of Keystone law 8th Jan

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