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The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has published guidance on new pornography offences under the Crime and Policing Act 2026, which take effect in England...
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has published two enforcement reports examining misleading advertising claims concerning food supplements...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a blog post outlining its results and priorities 18 months after the introduction of its...
Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal has held that English law, as the law of the forum, governs whether a foreign judgment gives rise to...
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...
Defamation and malicious falsehood—publicationThis Practice Note examines the role of publication in an action for defamation or malicious falsehood. It reviews key case law and legislation, and considers who may be primarily and secondarily responsible for publication, what constitutes publication,
Reputational damage claims—alternative causes of actionThis Practice Note considers the relationship between causes of action for reputational damage claims which may provide alternatives to a defamation claim. The claims considered include malicious falsehood, misuse of private information, breach
Defamation and social mediaThis Practice Note covers defamation in the context of social media. It examines how liability for defamation may arise for individuals, internet service providers (ISPs), website operators and employers and explores defences under the Defamation Act 1996 (DeA 1996), the
Malicious falsehoodThis Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for malicious falsehood to prove that the statement complained of is defamatory. Instead, the claimant must prove that: the defendant
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