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Desirability of proceeding against all defendants in the same jurisdiction takes libel claim over section 9 jurisdiction hurdle (Soriano v Forensic News)

Desirability of proceeding against all defendants in the same jurisdiction takes libel claim over section 9 jurisdiction hurdle (Soriano v Forensic News)

The following Dispute Resolution news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Desirability of proceeding against all defendants in the same jurisdiction takes libel claim over section 9 jurisdiction hurdle (Soriano v Forensic News)

Public performance and communication to the public—request for extended disclosure (Performing Right Society v Qatar Airways)

Public performance and communication to the public—request for extended disclosure (Performing Right Society v Qatar Airways)

The following IP news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Public performance and communication to the public—request for extended disclosure (Performing Right Society v Qatar Airways)

Comment—UK can learn what a hard Brexit looks like from EU officials’ data-adequacy spat

Comment—UK can learn what a hard Brexit looks like from EU officials’ data-adequacy spat

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Comment—UK can learn what a hard Brexit looks like from EU officials’ data-adequacy spat

EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on EDPB’s opinion on the draft adequacy decision for the UK under the EU GDPR

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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...

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...

Contract variation

Contract variation

This Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can...

Practice notes

The commercialisation of sport

Sport has become a big business. It is now widely recognised not only as a pastime or recreation but as an industry in its own right. However, as a...
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Produced in partnership with Craig Giles of Bird & Bird 12th Jan
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
Precedents

Modern slavery: contract clauses

1DefinitionsModern Slavery Policy•means the Customer's anti-slavery and human trafficking policy as set out in Schedule [insert] as updated by the...
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9th Nov
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Practice notes

Information society services and e-commerce

Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Wilful misconduct and deliberate default in commercial contracts

This Practice Note sets out guidance upon the meaning, use and importance of commonly used terms in exclusion and limitation of liability clauses in...
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Produced in partnership with Tim Wright of Fladgate 12th Jan
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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

Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process

This Practice Note describes and explains the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process and covers:•Application of the UDRP•Purpose...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs 12th Jan
Practice notes

Autonomous vehicles—key legal issues

This Practice Note considers the following issues in relation to the development and use of autonomous and connected vehicles (also referred to as...
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Produced in partnership with Lucy McCormick of Henderson Chambers 12th Jan
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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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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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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Practice notes

GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0—commentary

Although its popularity has declined in recent years in favour of permissive licences such as MIT, a significant amount of software remains licensed...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

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
Practice notes

Preparing a UDRP complaint—before you start

This Practice Note covers the considerations to be taken into account before drafting a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaint...
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Produced in partnership with Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs 12th Jan
Practice notes

Private right of redress for consumers

Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...
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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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Practice notes

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—transfers of personal data internationally and to international organisations

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered a Brexit implementation period. This Practice Note introduces the general...
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20th Apr
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Data protection principles

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between the EEA and UK, equivalent EEA data...
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Produced in partnership with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 12th Apr
Precedents

Mobile application development agreement—pro-customer

This Agreement is made on [insert date] (the Commencement Date) between the following:Parties1[insert supplier name] a company incorporated in England...
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Produced in partnership with Tim Wright of Fladgate LLP and Sarah Bryan of Morgan Lewis 9th Apr
Precedents

API terms of use

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 Deirdre Moynihan of Kemp IT Law 9th Apr
Practice notes

Internet of Things (IoT)—key legal issues

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the term given to everyday objects (not just traditional computing devices, such as laptops and smartphones) which are...
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Produced in partnership with Matthew Hunt of Bristows and Pat Treacy of Bristows 29th Mar
Practice notes

Introduction to the EU GDPR and UK GDPR

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. This Practice Note introduces:•the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation...
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24th Mar
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Data portability

UK and EU data protection laws each include a right to data portability. This right allows individuals to obtain from a controller a copy of their...
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Produced in partnership with Alex Brown of Simmons & Simmons 24th Mar
Practice notes

Processing personal data—standard of consent

This Practice Note is based on the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and consent guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s...
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22nd Mar
Practice notes

Processing personal data—obtaining, recording and managing consent

This Practice Note is based on the UK GDPR and consent guidance published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).What is consent?Consent is...
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22nd Mar
Practice notes

Internet of things (IoT)—data protection, privacy and security

This Practice Note focuses on the data protection and privacy implications of the internet of things (IoT) and the data collected by it.The following...
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Produced in partnership with Rosemary Jay of Hunton Andrews Kurth, Giulio Coraggio of DLA Piper and Giordana Babini of DLA Piper 17th Mar
Precedents

Mobile application development agreement—pro-supplier

This Agreement is made on [insert date] (the Commencement Date) between the following:Parties1[insert supplier name] a company incorporated in England...
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Produced in partnership with Tim Wright of Fladgate LLP and Sarah Bryan of Morgan Lewis 11th Mar
Practice notes

What is a smart meter?

A summary of typical metering methods in the UKTraditionally, the utility metering for a domestic or non-domestic building in the UK will be broadly...
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Produced in partnership with WSP Environmental 9th Mar
Practice notes

Smart metering regulation and smart metering projects

Smart metering—an introductionThe government anticipates that the roll-out of smart meters will play a significant part in Great Britain's (GB’s)...
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Produced in partnership with Addleshaw Goddard 3rd Mar
Practice notes

Getting the Deal Through: Cybersecurity 2020

Jurisdictions coveredThe following jurisdictions are covered in this report:Australia; Austria; China; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Italy;...
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1st Mar
Precedents

Application Programming Interface (API) licence agreement

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 Deirdre Moynihan of Kemp IT Law 16th Feb
Q&As

What is an open standard and who are the main bodies responsible for publishing open standards relevant to the internet of things?

What is an open standard?The term ‘open standard’, in the context of software development, defines a publicly available standard that is developed (or...
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8th Dec
Q&As

What is an API?

An application programming interface (API) is a source-code based interface used by applications (more particularly, software components) to...
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29th Nov
Q&As

Do the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993, SI 1993/3053 apply to the appointment of a reseller of an internet of things product, which supplies software on a relicensable basis (services), and also third-party hardware with a pass through of warranties?

The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (the Commercial Agents Regulations), SI 1993/3053, reg 2(1) defines a commercial agent...
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29th Nov

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The doctrine of res judicata

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What is a tort?

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Mistake in contract law

This Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake, unilateral mistake, mistake as to identity and mistake as to the document signed (non est factum). It also considers the impact of each of these types of mistake on the contract and