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Ofcom online piracy code targets 'persistent infringers'

First customer notification letters not expected to be sent before 2014

The protection available to holidaymakers needs clarifying

The rise in consumers choosing to book their own travel and accommodation rather than take up package deals has increased the pressure on the EU and the UK government to reform 'the law on consumer protection, says Alec Samuels

Workshop: Appointing a distributor or agent to expand your business

Jonathan Silverman weighs up the pros and cons of both options 'for businesses looking to increase their sales networks

Court allows prosecution of repro Bauhaus furniture distributor

Differences in national copyright laws not an artificial partitioning of markets

When successive contracts amount to continuous employment

The decision to allow a lapdancer employed through a succession of contracts to bring an unfair dismissal claim has widened the definition of employee, but may not readily transfer 'to more mainstream occupations, says Anna Macey

Company update

Debbie King considers the drafting of side letters, charitable incorporated organisations, the increasing number of women on boards and the government's loan scheme for young entrepreneurs

Minor changes to a document can affect its integrity

Seemingly inconsequential changes to a contract or process can ?have far-reaching effects, says Jonathan Smithers as he muses ?about recent trends in the conveyancing sector

Police pay libel damages over murder statement

High Court decides suicide more likely after body found in lake