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The National Crime Agency (NCA) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) have called for restrictions on under-16s’ access to unsafe online...
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that applications are open for operators to join a pilot scheme for self-driving taxi, bus and...
Welcome to this week’s edition of the TMT weekly highlights: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from across the...
Ofcom announced that Snap, Meta and Roblox have committed to introducing stronger anti-grooming measures for children following a public call for...
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...
What is a ‘sweep clause’ in an outsourcing or IT services agreement?Sweep clauses supplement detailed statements of work by obliging the supplier to perform: (a) functions not specifically described in the statement of work or service descriptions schedule but an inherent part of the services
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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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