Blake Lapthorn's Publishing group produce regular ebulletins and news items to keep you up-to-date with breaking news and topical issues affecting businesses.

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UK data protection law and "cookies": an update

15 Feb 2012

Our Information Technology team set out some practical guidance and steps businesses should be taking to ensure they are fully compliant with the new law on cookies.

no innocent infringer: Hoffman v Drug Abuse Resistance Education (UK) Ltd [2012] EWPCC 2

30 Jan 2012

Our Intellectual Property team analyses a recent decision that clarifies the 'innocent infringer' defence and provides a useful illustration of assessing quantum of damages for the unauthorised use of photographs on websites.

hyperlinks do not constitute publication of defamatory material

14 Dec 2011

Our Publishing group highlights that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in a recent case that publishing a hyperlink on a website to a defamatory article will not give rise to liability for defamation.

Google and Facebook ordered by US court to remove counterfeit sites

08 Dec 2011

Our Intellectual Property team analyses a recent decision by a US court which suggests a shift towards protecting IP despite the impact this has on ISPs, search engines and other 'high-use' sites.

the high-price of vindication for online libel

23 Nov 2011

Our Defamation and Privacy team looks at the High Court's recent decision in a defamation claim which illustrates the appetite of the court to award high damages as vindication for a serious online libel.


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