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8 Feb 2011

ACS Law claims to be subject to 'public scrutiny'

Cases brought by ACS Law on behalf of Media CAT over allegedly illegal file sharing are to be given full judicial scrutiny after the patents county court refused an application to discontinue.

1 Feb 2011

Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence raises difficult questions for councils

The Supreme Court has widened the term 'domestic violence' in homelessness cases to include psychological abuse.

1 Feb 2011

Cable relies on Acas and fees to cut employment tribunal claims

Business secretary Vince Cable has launched plans to cut the number of employment tribunal claims by requiring them to be lodged with Acas in the hope of achieving early settlements.

20 Jan 2011

Jackson LJ demands his reforms are implemented in full

Lord Justice Jackson has called on justice secretary Ken Clarke to implement his civil costs reforms in full.

17 Jan 2011

Update: IT/IP

Susan Singleton considers fresh opinion on the eBay trademark case, the court's approach to copyrighting news clippings and Europe's requirements for R&D development agreements

12 Jan 2011

O'Reilly wins on age but not sex

Former Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly successfully argued at an employment tribunal yesterday that she was a victim of age discrimination by the BBC. However, her claims of sex discrimination failed.

10 Jan 2011

Curb your enthusiasm

With the government hinting at serious IP reform, Jonathan Silverman offers a step-by-step guide to handling inventors

20 Dec 2010

Skype helps courts cut costs

Pressure on costs combined with a steady rise in workload has led to greater use of technology in court including the free internet phone service Skype, the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal's annual report has revealed.