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7 Feb 2019 13:37
Automated vehicles - who is liable for an accident?What would happen if you were involved in a car accident and it wasn’t you driving, but the vehicle itself? In November 2017 the Chancellor promised to have fully driverless cars in use by 2021. All drivers have a duty to other road users under the Road Traffic Act 1988 to drive with due care and more...
31 Jan 2019 10:39
Influencers in the spotlight as the CMA cracks down on endorsementsSeveral high-profile celebrities, including Alexa Chung and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, have recently agreed to change their approach to social media advertising after pressure from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). While celebrity endorsements on social media remain an extremely popular more...
30 Jan 2019 13:34
Virtuoso Legal Successfully Defend Leading Scientists in Breach of Confidence Case Brought by Invista Textiles (UK) LimitedVirtuoso Legal successfully defend VideraBio Limited and Drs Botes, Chokkathukalam and Chen in High Court breach of confidence claims brought by industry giant, Invista Textiles (UK) Limited. The Background The Claimants in this case, “Invista” is part of the Koch Industries group based in Wichita, more...
The Pepsi Fighter Jet Case
This piece was first published on Nick Diable's blog Historia Legis on 28/1/2019. In 1996, Pepsico Inc. ran a TV advert promoting Pepsi to young people with a promise that if consumers collected “Pepsi Points” and sent them into Pepsico they would be rewarded with Pepsi branded gifts that they could more...
28 Jan 2019 09:51
Doctor’s right to be forgottenECLI:NL:RBAMS: 2018:8606, Rechtbank Amsterdam, C/13/636885 / HA RK 17-301 – read judgment An Amsterdam court has ruled that Google should bring down an unofficial “blacklist” of doctors maintained by a discussion group on the internet. This is said to be the first right to be forgotten case more...
24 Jan 2019 15:18
You’ve not got mail…Everything you need to know about sending marketing emails When sending marketing emails to promote your business, you will need to be careful not to breach the laws on direct marketing and data protection. As Google found out recently, to the tune of a €50m fine, breach of the data protection laws more...
22 Jan 2019 12:01
Manchester Law and Technology InitiativeLegal Geek have produced an article outlining different LawTech initiatives, their aims and how to find out more about them. The Manchester Law and Technology Initiative (LaTI) of which St John’s Buildings is a member, is listed in the article. Launched in September 2018, the Law and Technology more...
22 Jan 2019 10:56
Manchester Law and Technology InitiativeLegal Geek have produced an article outlining different LawTech initiatives, their aims and how to find out more about them. The Manchester Law and Technology Initiative (LaTI) of which St John’s Buildings is a member, is listed in the article. Launched in September 2018, the Law and Technology more...
21 Jan 2019 16:56
Latest Law Pod UKThe latest episode of Law Pod UK features Guy Mansfield QC, who acted for the government in the Mau Mau action against the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In this group litigation over 40,000 Kenyans alleged abuse during the Kenyan Emergency of the 1950s and early 1960s. The various test cases more...
21 Jan 2019 10:44
Improving wifi in our criminal courtsWe are rolling out more reliable wifi across our criminal courts. Good and reliable wifi is important in our courts and tribunals to ensure court visitors and legal professionals can work effectively in our buildings. We currently see over 46,000 active users a week using our wifi networks, 30,000 more...
11 Jan 2019 15:49
Google v CNIL: Advocate General agrees global “right to be forgotten” orders pose risk to freedom of expressionThe Court of Justice of the European Union has published the Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-507/17 Google Inc v Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertes (CNIL). In his opinion, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar advised that de-referencing requests under the CJEU’s decision in more...
9 Jan 2019 15:28
Public Domain Day Grants A *Very* Happy New Year for BookwormsBY GEMMA WILSON The 1st of January 2019 marked the start of a new calendar year and a red letter day in the literary world. “Public Domain Day” informally came into life in the early 2000s as a celebration of the date when copyright protected works become available to the general public. As a more...
8 Jan 2019 13:51
Pupillage: Middle Temple releases new podcast hosted by membersThe 1st of January 2019 saw the release of an exciting new Middle Temple podcast – the Pupillage Podcast - hosted by Middle Temple members Beatrice Collier and Georgina Wolfe (both of 5 Essex Court). Each of the 10 episodes is focused on a different aspect of the pupillage process, from creating more...
8 Jan 2019 11:50
Why harnessing the power of your Juriosity profile is a perfect way to embrace legal techWith the new year upon us, now is the perfect time to embrace digital platforms, promote your expertise, and engage with the legal community. Whilst you may regularly use LinkedIn and perhaps even send the occasional Tweet, you should also ask yourself whether you are utilising your Juriosity more...
3 Jan 2019 10:21
Important dates for your 2019 legal diaryWith the UK due to leave the EU on 29 March, 2019 looks set to be a busy year of changing legal horizons. At Sparqa Legal, we are constantly reviewing our content to keep it up-to-date with legal developments as and when they happen. Looking ahead to the first half of 2019, here are some key legal more...
3 Jan 2019 09:38
Beatrice Collier and Georgina Wolfe launch The Pupillage PodcastBeatrice Collier and Georgina Wolfe are hosting the first series of the Middle Temple’s Pupillage Podcast. The podcast is aimed at people looking for pupillage or those thinking seriously about a career at the Bar. Each episode is focused on a different aspect of the pupillage application process, more...
19 Dec 2018 16:16
Barrister sees fines over false claims reduced for juice bar and its ownerCounsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has represented a juice bar and its owner at appeal securing a reduction in their fines imposed due to bogus health claims, which had totalled more than £8,000. Pure and Raw juice bar, in Leamington Spa, and its director Ravinder Aujla had both pleaded guilty more...
17 Dec 2018 12:07
CAT upholds Ofcom’s satellite broadcasting authorisation decisionOn 7 December 2018, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) issued a judgment dismissing Viasat’s challenge to Ofcom’s January 2018 authorisation of Inmarsat’s UK complementary ground components (CGCs) which form part of the European Aviation Network (EAN). This will pave the way for Inmarsat to more...
17 Dec 2018 09:57
How new technology can both consume and save time: lessons for digital court reform?“A shambolic day for youth justice at Bromley YC. Still sitting, still waiting for 3 young people in custody to have their cases heard and at least another 4 on bail who have been here all day” @melstooks. “It is also the new case management system that takes so long for the legal advisor to more...
11 Dec 2018 10:45
Judgment leaves claimants ‘hacked off’Katie Ayres is a barrister at 1 Chancery Lane. R (on the Application of Jefferies and Others) v (1) Secretary of State for the Home Department (2) Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport [2018] EWCH 3239 (Admin) By Judgment handed down on 29 November 2018 Lord Justice Davis and Mr more...
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