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Ofcom has announced its approach to information-gathering when it makes requests for information held by stakeholders under the Online Safety Act 2023...
Ofcom has announced that the Secretary of State of Culture, Media and Sport has made Commencement Regulations to bring Part 5 of the Media Act 2024...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has published a speech by Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, at the Legal Geek Conference 2024 on 16 October...
Ofcom has published a progress update report on its approach to implementing the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023). The progress update sets out the...
The European Commission has adopted the implementing regulation on Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (the NIS2 Directive), setting out cybersecurity risk...
Injunctions against persons unknownThis Practice Note is concerned with injunctions against defendants who cannot be identified, typically referred to...
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Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—practical points on case managementIntroduction to the Intellectual Property Enterprise CourtThe Intellectual...
Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
Brexit legislation trackerThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK legislation introduced as part of the legislative project associated with the...
Letter of intent—outsourced servicesStrictly private and confidentialTo: [Insert name of Customer party] (a company registered in [England and Wales],...
Transitional services agreement—private M&A—asset purchaseThis Agreement is made on [insert day and month] 20 [insert year]Parties1[Insert name of...
Influencer agreementThis Agreement is made on [date] (the Effective Date)Parties1[Insert name of company], a company incorporated in [England and...
Database sale agreement—including provisions for personal data—pro-assignorThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a...
Database sale agreement—including provisions for personal data—pro-assigneeThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a...
Malicious falsehoodThis Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no...
DefamationThe tort of defamation is governed by a mixture of statute and common law. The relevant statutory law is contained in:•the Defamation Act...
Defamation and social mediaThe internet and, in particular, social media is a high risk area for defamation litigation. Content posted on blogs,...
DeepfakesThis Practice Note considers the following legal issues, technical information and applications of deepfakes:•What is a deepfake?•How...
Copyright in films and television programmesFor the purposes of copyright law the term 'film' means a recording, on any medium, from which a moving...
Key issues in software licence agreementsSoftware can be broadly defined as a computer program comprising a series of instructions which, in...
¶Ù±ð´Ú²¹³¾²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô—d±ð´Ú±ð²Ô³¦±ð²õDefencesThere are a number of substantive defences to a defamation claim, the majority of which are now, since the Defamation Act...
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Advertising law and regulationThis Practice Note introduces the laws and regulations governing advertising in general and covers:...
Prize promotionsThis Practice Note examines the law and regulation that applies to operating prize promotions, including prize competitions and free...
Software escrowIntroductionEscrow is the process of two or more parties placing property or instruments in the hands of a trusted third party (an...
Using framework agreements for servicesFramework agreements (sometimes referred to as master services agreements) are essentially umbrella agreements...
Copying software and copyrightThis Practice Note examines legal and practical issues relating to the copying of software. It sets out software...
The commercialisation of sportSport has become a big business. It is now widely recognised not only as a pastime or recreation but as an industry in...
A software development methodology that advocates short and frequent development cycles (generally two to four weeks) where the design, coding and testing work is conducted in parallel.
Typically used to refer to the processing resources (speed, capacity) of a computer device.
A defamatory statement made or conveyed in some permanent form and relating to someone other than the person to whom it relates.