A change in the law that comes into effect in October means that flagrant copying of UK or European Community registered designs could carry a possible jail sentence of up to 10 years.
Even illegal employees can sue for discrimination
The Supreme Court ruled last week that an employee’s illegal status does not preclude them from bringing a discrimination claim and warned employers that they should not think that discrimination against vulnerable illegal employers will go unchecked.
Social media crime covered by existing laws
The House of Lords Communications Committee has found that criminal offences committed using social media can be adequately prosecuted using legislation currently in existence, including the Communications Act 2003 and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
Lords vote for parody law
The House of Lords has voted in favour of the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Quotation and Parody) regulations, which t will give people the right to alter copyrighted work for ‘caricature, parody and pastiche’.
Damage to property is the top cause of disputes between landlords and tenants
More than half of landlords in the UK say that damage to property and rent arrears are the two main causes of disputes with tenants and two-thirds of property owners went to court to settle them, with around 525 landlords a day resorting to the law between January and March this year.