Following the recent High Court decision in Tamiz v Google Inc [2012], which closely followed the decision by HHJ Parkes QC in Davison v Habeeb [2011] just two months earlier involving the same defendant, you may have been mistaken for thinking that the law was for once attempting to move at the pace of technology. …
The recent case of Coogan v News Group Newspapers Ltd & anor [2012] is the latest in a string of claims arising out of the infamous phone-hacking scandal that dominated the media for most of 2011. In this case, the Court of Appeal considered the law of privilege against self-incrimination (PSI). In particular, it examined …
3D printing (or additive manufacturing), that is the use of digital files, eg computer-aided design (CAD) models, to produce three-dimensional objects, is becoming increasingly big news. Special software is used to cut the digital model into layers and create a file, which is sent to a printer to ‘print’ a physical object. Instead of ink, …
The legality of put and call options in India is a subject of intense speculation. It became the subject of controversy when the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) recently treated ‘in-built options of any type’ as debt; not permissible as foreign direct investment, only to delete the investor-offending phrase without much ado, a …
From the inception of the Points-Based System (PBS) in November 2008, the UK government has made numerous changes to the Immigration Rules affecting each tier of the PBS. Sub-categories have been added and removed in the last two years, from the removal of Tier 1 (General) in April 2011 to the introduction of Tier 1 …
For a professional who has been advising primarily on insurance law for more than a decade, some things never change. For example, the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy on insurance, which continues to prescribe a cap of 26%, despite almost every other sector having higher FDI limits. In the wake of this seemingly nonchalant and …
The UK Border Agency continues to make changes to the UK immigration regime with a view to reaching their aim of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands by 2015. In a recent statement of intent, they announced further amendments to Tiers 1, 2 and 5 of the points-based system, overseas domestic workers and …
The Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002 imposes obligations on businesses operating in the regulated sector (for example, banks and other financial institutions) to disclose knowledge or suspicion of money laundering to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA). Such disclosure is known as a suspicious activity report (SAR).
International law firm Eversheds LLP recently gathered together senior City executives and canvassed their views concerning the City’s regulatory framework. The results clearly demonstrate that, while the City is broadly in favour of compulsory regulation, the generally held view was that the current uncertain regulatory landscape – particularly around international regulation – is creating a …
The ‘contaminated land regime’ contained within Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Part IIA) will be familiar to many in-house lawyers within business sectors such as manufacturing, minerals, land development, property, waste management, chemicals, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals, and myriad other businesses whose operations may have impacted the quality of land in the UK. …
