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The handy guide to legal privilege - decision tree and practical tips
This guide from Herbert Smith's litigation team provides a quick reference tool on legal professional privilege under English law. The guide consists of a decision tree and practical tips for maintaining privilege, aimed at minimising the risks of unhelpful, non-privileged material being produced.
Law Firm: Herbert Smith | Published: 10 May 2012 | Practice Area: Litigation
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How Formula 1 highlighted the difficulties with breach of confidentiality claims
Force India, operator of the Formula 1 racing team, recently brought a breach of confidence and copyright infringement claim against another team - 1 Malaysia. Wragge & Co provide an in-depth analysis of the High Court's important decision and some practical points that businesses can draw from.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 23 April 2012 | Practice Area: Copyright
Rating: 12 people found this useful
Beware! Legal advice from claim consultants is not privileged
A decision from the Technology and Construction Court has confirmed that advice given by claims consultants to their clients is not covered by legal advice privilege even if the advice is provided by solicitors or barristers engaged by those claims consultants. Wragge and Co analyse the case.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 19 April 2012 | Practice Area: Practice and Procedure
Rating: 5 people found this useful
Hacking off Alan Partridge - can confidential information qualify as intellectual property?
This briefing studies the recent phone hacking case of Coogan v News Group Newspapers Ltd and how it relates to the law of privilege against self-incrimination. In doing so, Macfarlanes analyses whether or not the judgment expands the scope of intellectual property.
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 13 April 2012 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement
Rating: 4 people found this useful
Trademarks and trade secrets - an intellectual property update on Thailand
This update from Baker & McKenzie collates recent IP developments in Thailand relating to trade marks, copyright, design and patents. Amongst the issues discussed are amendments to the Trademark Act; well-known trademarks; new benchmark for similar marks; Trade Secrets Act lawsuits; and more.
Law Firm: Baker & McKenzie | Published: 26 March 2012 | Practice Area: Trademarks
Protecting confidential information - Court of Appeal ruling highlights limitations
The Court of Appeal recently handed down a decision that illustrates the limitations on what can be done to protect confidential information in the absence of an express restrictive covenant. Eversheds details the case's background and how it relates to 'barring-out' relief and narrower relief.
Law Firm: Eversheds | Published: 22 February 2012 | Practice Area: Data Subjects
Rating: 9 people found this useful
Hong Kong launches public consultation on the framework for electronic health record sharing
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government recently launched a two-month public consultation to solicit views on the legal, privacy and security framework for the eHR sharing system, marking another step by the government toward reforming Hong Kong's health care framework.
Law Firm: DLA Piper | Published: 02 February 2012 | Practice Area: Systems
New EU privacy and data protection laws - implications and key points
On 25th January 2012, the European Commission's proposal for reform of the EU's privacy and data protection laws was unveiled. This briefing looks at how the proposal aims to replace the current Directive with a new legal framework that will lay the foundation for a Digital Single Market.
Law Firm: Nabarro | Published: 01 February 2012 | Practice Area: Regulators and Enforcement
Rating: 15 people found this useful
Chemical reaction: record fine for industrial spying in the Hungarian pharmaceutical sector
A court in Hungary has awarded a record fine for industrial spying after former managers of a Hungarian pharmaceutical company were held liable for breach of trade secrets and ordered to pay record damages. This briefing from Schoenherr outlines what is known so far.
Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 16 January 2012 | Practice Area: Life science
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Deconstructing the privacy 'macaron' - an overview of the EU data protection framework
At the end of November 2011, the IAPP European Data Protection Congress unveiled the forthcoming EU data protection framework. Comparing the legislation to a French macaron, this briefing looks at the likely ingredients of this elaborate piece of legislation and how will they blend together.
Law Firm: Field Fisher Waterhouse | Published: 12 December 2011 | Practice Area: Confidentiality
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