Who Gives You Advice is Important
When a financial services company went into administration and came under investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), the emails of one of its directors were copied by the FSA, which wished to use them in evidence. The FSA sought…
Beware What You Say on the Web!
The laws relating to defamation apply just as much to material posted on the Internet as they do to articles in newspapers and magazines. It is therefore risky to post comments that can be construed as defamatory on the Internet…
Clippings Service Breached Copyright, Rules Court of Appeal | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News
Do you use a ‘clippings’ service and then republish the clippings, or make use of material created by others on your website? If so, make sure you have the appropriate permission to use the material. A recent case dealt…
Are Your Website Images Legal? | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has reported a noticeable increase in calls to its helpline from businesses that inadvertently included on their websites images that are protected by copyright and subsequently received demands for payment from the copyright…
Court Condemns Unfair Product Comparison | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors News
When an insulation manufacturer created a road show to demonstrate its products in comparison with those of a competitor, there was always likely to be trouble. The comparison consisted of a series of fire tests, which were intended to…
Removal Firms Pay for Misuse of Trade Association Marks | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors
In a recent case, firms which used trade marks to which they were not entitled felt the wrath of the court. The case concerned the National Guild of Removers & Storers (NGRS), a trade association for businesses in the…
Where is a Website? | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors
When considering legal action regarding material which is on the Internet, often one of the most difficult questions one has to face is that of where the material is ‘made available’. Since a website can be physically situated anywhere, where…
Fines for data protection breaches | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors
The Information Commissioner has sent a strong message to businesses by imposing the first monetary penalties on two organisations for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998. The fines were imposed despite both organisations voluntarily notifying the Commissioner…
ICO Consults on Data Sharing Code of Practice | DFA Law Northampton Solicitors
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on a new statutory code of practice on the sharing of personal data. The draft code sets out a model of good practice for public, private and third sector organisations,…