The Premier League is planning legal action against up to a hundred pubs it suspects of illegally showing Premier League matches via foreign satellite channels and therefore probably breaking copyright law.
No E-Cigarettes For Under 18s
Ministers have announced that the sale of electronic cigarettes is to be banned to young people under the age of 18 so that they do not develop a taste for nicotine and end up smoking the real thing.
Plans To Outlaw “Annoying Behaviour” Dropped
It was announced yesterday (January 23rd) by Home Office minister, Norman Baker, that plans to replace anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) with injunctions to prevent “nuisance and annoyance” (Ipnas) have been abandoned after a huge defeat in the House of Lords earlier this month.
UK Loses Short-Selling Suit
In what could be an important ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the UK has lost its case against EU legislators over the power given to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) over European financial rules, specifically short-selling.
Intellectual Property Bill Second Reading
The Intellectual Property (IP) Bill was given its second reading in the House of Commons earlier this week, having completed its Lords stages last summer, where some amendments were made.