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Contaminated Land In the first case of its kind, the High Court has overturned an appeal heard in the Magistrates' Court against the service
of a remediation notice under the contaminated land regime of Part IIA Environmental Protection Act 1990 23.05.05 Law-Now, Environment Law Links

Douglas v Hello! Everyone will recall the glamorous couple Michael Douglas
and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The couple sold exclusive rights of their
wedding to OK! for £1m in order to retain control over the media and their privacy.
Commercial exploitation of privacy or "image rights"? Law-Now, Dougals v Hello Links, Data Protection, Human Rights, Privacy Links, Media Links

Disqualification The trend for bringing non-executives to account for corporate failings has continued with the disqualification of a non-executive director of a former listed company who failed to deal properly with serious allegations about financial irregularities and about misconduct by the company’s finance director 03.05.05 Law-Now, Governance Links, Higgs Report Links

 

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Broadcasting Code Ofcom has published a revised Broadcasting Code for the television and radio broadcast industries, designed to unify and modernise the codes previously set by the "legacy regulators". It is intended to comply with new legislation and to deal with the growth of digital TV and radio and the internet 27.05.05 Simkins Partnership, Ofcom Broadcasting Code Links, Communications Act Links, Human Rights Links, Media Law

VAT on Insurance This is an update on the impact for UK businesses of the controversial decision of the ECJ in the Arthur Andersen case relating to VAT on insurance-related services. HMRC has given notice that the UK VAT exemption for insurance-related services is too wide 23.05.05 Law-Now, VAT Links, Insurance Links, EU Tax, UK Tax

FSA on Offshoring The FSA has recently published a report setting out the findings of its review of firms offshoring operations to India. The report is crucial reading for any regulated firm that is currently managing an offshoring or is considering, or is in the process of, offshoring services 11.05.05 Eversheds, Financial Services, Offshoring

Disability The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 introduces provisions that will affect providers of transport, public authorities, membership of private clubs and letting of premises, also extends the definition of disability 10.05.05 Law-Now, Disability Law, Commercial Property, Landlord & Tenant

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Age Discrimination The recent news that a 60 year old school teacher was forced to retire and the subsequent ruling by an Employment Tribunal in that she had been unfairly dismissed should serve as another reminder that age discrimination laws will come into force in October 2006 27.05.05 Keeble Hawson, Age Discrimination Links, Employment Law Links

Agency Workers The Court of Appeal decision in Bunce v Postworth Ltd t/a Skyline concerned an agency worker who brought a claim for unfair dismissal against an employment agency arguing that he was an employee of the same, as the general agreement between him and the agency comprised an 'umbrella' contract 23.05.05 Keeble Hawson, Agency Workers Links, Employment Law Links

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