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The commercialisation of sport

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

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)

TCC—preparing for and attending a pre-trial review (PTR)Note:•this Practice Note gives specific guidance on matters proceeding in the Technology and...

Mediation—advantages and disadvantages

Mediation—advantages and disadvantagesWhat is mediation?Mediation is one of the most recognised and common forms of alternative dispute resolution...

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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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...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 19th May

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Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

19th May

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Information society services and e-commerce

Information society services and e-commerceIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation...

19th May

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Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...

19th May

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Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

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Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...

19th May

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CE-File—introduction to electronic filing in the Rolls Building and other courts

CE-File—introduction to electronic filing in the Rolls Building and other courtsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the interpretation and...

19th May

COVID-19

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Claiming damages—tort and contract claims compared

Claiming damages—tort and contract claims comparedThis Practice Note serves as a quick reference guide for practitioners comparing the law of damages...

19th May

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Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...

19th May

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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...

Produced in partnership with Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs 19th May

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Defamation and social media

The internet and, in particular, social media is a high risk area for defamation litigation. Content posted on blogs, internet forums, online...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 19th May

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Copyright in films and television programmes

For 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...

Produced in partnership with Greg Ruback of Bristows and Jake Palmer of Bristows 19th May

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Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...

19th May

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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...

19th May

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The Office of Communications (Ofcom)

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

Produced in partnership with Andrew Sharpe of Orange Business Services 19th May

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Prize promotions

This Practice Note examines the law and regulation that applies to operating prize promotions, including prize competitions and free prize draws. It...

19th May

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What are the considerations when threatening to sue for patent infringement?

What are the considerations when threatening to sue for patent infringement?What's wrong with saying 'I'm going to sue you if you don't stop...

18th Jun

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Are there cases about whether variable costs can be deducted in determining damages for design right infringement?

Are there cases about whether variable costs can be deducted in determining damages for design right infringement?This question appears to be looking...

18th Jun

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Do fuel cards fall within scope of the payment services regulations or payment services directives?

Do fuel cards fall within scope of the payment services regulations or payment services directives?A fuel card could be viewed as a ‘payment...

17th Jun

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Can an execution block be amended after execution and delivery of a deed? For example, where a document was executed as a deed by a company purporting to act by a director and a power of attorney, but the attorney should have signed as a witness in accordance with section 44 of the Companies Act 2006, can the attestation be changed to refer to the attorney as a witness and is the execution by the company valid?

Can an execution block be amended after execution and delivery of a deed? For example, where a document was executed as a deed by a company purporting...

14th Jun

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Where an execution block is amended after execution and delivery of a deed, is the position the same where the amendment occurs both before and after the deed has been delivered and therefore completed?

Where an execution block is amended after execution and delivery of a deed, is the position the same where the amendment occurs both before and after...

14th Jun

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How may a witnessed deed be altered or amended after execution but before delivery?

How may a witnessed deed be altered or amended after execution but before delivery?Deeds must be delivered in order to take effect. Under common law,...

14th Jun

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My client/counsel/instructing solicitor/expert witness/third party provider/other key stakeholder is unwell and unable to give instructions and/or otherwise complete work, etc eg to be able to issue prior to limitation expiring and/or to be able to give instructions, etc so as to meet any other court and/or other deadline (examples of third party providers include: the need for an approved transcript of the lower court judgment with any appellant’s notice where the client is seeking to appeal a judgment of the High Court to the Court of Appeal; translations—service/witness statements; third party disclosure providers; etc), what steps should we take?

My client/counsel/instructing solicitor/expert witness/third party provider/other key stakeholder is unwell and unable to give instructions and/or...

Produced in partnership with Kayleigh Cullis and Philip Roberts of Clarke Willmott 11th Jun

COVID-19

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The court is closed and/or understaffed due to coronavirus (COVID-19). What should we do where, for example (a) I need to make an emergency application eg for a freezing or other injunction, (b) I need to pay a court fee/other, (c) I need to file and/or issue court documents by a certain deadline (d) documents are due to be served by the court?

The court is closed and/or understaffed due to coronavirus (COVID-19). What should we do where, for example (a) I need to make an emergency...

Produced in partnership with Daniel Laking of 39 Essex Chambers 11th Jun

COVID-19

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A key witness (factual and/or expert)/counsel/instructing solicitor is unable/unwilling to travel to and/or attend court due to the risk of coronavirus (COVID-19), what steps should we take?

A key witness (factual and/or expert)/counsel/instructing solicitor is unable/unwilling to travel to and/or attend court due to the risk of...

Produced in partnership with James Tunley of Lamb Chambers 11th Jun

COVID-19

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—what are the arrangements for contacting courts which are now ‘temporarily suspended’ but which were dealing with ongoing and/or urgent applications?

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—what are the arrangements for contacting courts which are now ‘temporarily suspended’ but which were dealing with ongoing...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 11th Jun

COVID-19

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My client and/or the instructing solicitor have had to shut their offices part-way through the disclosure exercise as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19). What should we do?

My client and/or the instructing solicitor have had to shut their offices part-way through the disclosure exercise as a result of coronavirus...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 11th Jun

COVID-19

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Is it possible to novate part of a contract in order to allow the outgoing party to continue to benefit from a software licence granted under the novated contract?

Is it possible to novate part of a contract in order to allow the outgoing party to continue to benefit from a software licence granted under the...

10th Jun

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What are the key differences between the definitions of ‘group company’ in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) and in the Companies Act 2006? Would the definition of group company in LTA 1954 catch a company held by the same ultimate holding company but not the same immediate parent company?

What are the key differences between the definitions of ‘group company’ in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954) and in the Companies Act 2006?...

6th Jun

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Why do I need a no purchase necessary mechanism for prize promotions in Northern Ireland?

Why do I need a no purchase necessary mechanism for prize promotions in Northern Ireland?Until 2005, ‘no purchase necessary’ (sometimes referred to as...

Produced in partnership with Helen Hart of Institute of Promotional Marketing 6th Jun

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Which laws and regulations govern health care apps (mHealth)?

Which laws and regulations govern health care apps (mHealth)?Regulation as a medical deviceAn app may, depending on the specific characteristics and...

6th Jun

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Can we rely on the new Privacy Shield?

Can we rely on the new Privacy Shield?What is Privacy shield?On 29 February 2016, the European Commission announced draft details of the EU–US Privacy...

6th Jun

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Where a company enlists the services of a software/application developer to build an app for it, who is responsible for compliance with the data protection regulations?

Where a company enlists the services of a software/application developer to build an app for it, who is responsible for compliance with the data...

6th Jun

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Where a software licence grants a perpetual licence but does not expressly state that the perpetual licence continues beyond termination of the licence agreement, how should this be interpreted? Where a software licence notes the term of the agreement is five years but the fixed software licence is to be provided on ten years, what occurs?

Where a software licence grants a perpetual licence but does not expressly state that the perpetual licence continues beyond termination of the...

6th Jun

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Do you have guidance on charge variation mechanisms in outsourcing agreements?

Do you have guidance on charge variation mechanisms in outsourcing agreements?Outsourcing agreements usually run for long periods of time and, as a...

6th Jun

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What is the defamation rule?

What is the defamation rule?The defamation rule is a rule of law which affects the availability of the grant of interim injunctive relief where there...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 6th Jun

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