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MLex: Big tech companies are starting to face private litigation to force compliance with the EU's digital services law, raising questions about how...
MLex: Enforcement of the EU's keystone AI law is proving a struggle for the bloc's Member States as they try to coordinate across fragmented national...
Ofcom has published a statement setting out its final decisions on regulating the wholesale call termination markets for landline, mobile and 070...
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) reported that following the European Parliament's adoption of its position on the AI Omnibus on 26 March...
What are perpetual, irrevocable and royalty-free licences?Licences are sometimes expressed to be ‘perpetual’, ‘irrevocable’ or ‘royalty-free’, but...
Reputational damage claims—alternative causes of actionThis Practice Note considers the relationship between causes of action for reputational damage...
DefamationThe tort of defamation is governed by a mixture of statute and common law. The relevant statutory law is contained in:•the Defamation Act...
Software escrowIntroductionEscrow is the process of two or more parties placing property or instruments in the hands of a trusted third party (an...
Copyright in films and television programmesFor the purposes of copyright law the term 'film' means a recording, on any medium, from which a moving image may by any means be produced. A television programme is protected as a film for these purposes and the definition is intended to be technology
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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