A copyright owner is not required by law to give permission for the use of a work, if contacted by a prospective licensee. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) gives the copyright owner exclusive rights in the UK to carry out various acts in relation to the copyright work. Activities set out in CDPA 1988 carried out by those other than the copyright owner, without permission, may infringe the owner's exclusive rights and constitute copyright infringement. For further detail, see: Copyright disputes—overview and Practice Note: Copyright infringement. However, there are a number of specific exceptions (also called

An application for relief can be made: • as a free-standing claim for relief, in which case Form N5A with attached particulars of claim will be required • as a counterclaim in the

This Practice Note discusses the key legal and commercial issues relevant to in-app purchases and consumer protection. It examines the relevant background and terminology, examines the current consumer protection framework applicable to in-app purchases, and also looks at future developments, non-binding industry guidance that may be applicable, and best practice tips for developers. Mobile applications (apps) have become as ubiquitous as the smartphones, tablets and other mobile computing devices that support them. With the growth in the popularity of apps, developers have increasingly sought ways to earn revenue from the often large user bases that their apps support. In-app purchases, where developers charge users for content within apps, rather than (or in addition to) the app itself, have become common. Developers have however been criticised for failing to ensure that their in-app purchase mechanisms are transparent and consumer friendly. This Practice Note: • examines the relevant background and terminology from a UK consumer law perspective • examines the current UK consumer protection law framework applicable

Public Law analysis: When awarding a public contract ‘in-house’, applying the Teckal exemption criterion of whether the contractor carries out essential parts of its activities for a controlling contracting authority, an activity imposed on the contractor by a non-shareholder contracting authority, for the benefit of other non-controlling local authorities, is a third party activity and should not be taken into account. But in the case of several joint-controlling local authorities, account can be taken of activities carried out by a contractor for those authorities before such joint control took effect. Joseph Dalby, barrister at 4–5 Gray’s Inn Square, considers the case of Undis Servizi Srl v Comune di Sulmona and another.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk and compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.

Welcome to this week’s edition of the In-house weekly highlights, a curated summary of news analysis and new content from across the legal landscape. These highlights focus on key risk & compliance, commercial, corporate, information law and employment developments that will be relevant to most in-house lawyers.