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Non Execs In a judgment with significant implications for British boardrooms, the Commercial Court has ruled that Equitable Life, the troubled life assurance mutual, can proceed with its £3.3 billion claim against nine of its former non-executive directors 20.10.03 Law-Now, Equitable Links, Corporate Governance Links, Higgs Report Links
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Listing Rules The FSA has announced changes to certain Listing
Rules applicable to listed investment companies only, as well as a significant change to the Model Code on Directors' Dealings which will affect all listed companies 08.10.03 Law-Now, Capital Markets Links, Higgs Report Links

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Employment Law FAQs 2 Age Discrimination, Long Term Sick Leave Holiday Entitlement, Employee Suspension, Gross Misconduct 10.10.03 Keeble Hawson, Employment Law Links
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Employment Law FAQs Unfair Dismissal, Gross Misconduct, Salary Deductions, Maternity Leave 10.10.03 Keeble Hawson, Employment Law
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Age Discrimination The EAT decides that upper age limits for redundancy and unfair dismissal compensation claims are legal until 2006 08.10.03 Law-Now, Age Discrimination Links, Employment Law Links

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Copyright Infringement Regular 'users' of music who either refuse to pay licence fees at all or who do so only under threat of legal proceedings are the bane of music collecting societies 14.10.03 Simkins
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Software Licensing Software has traditionally been pretected by copyright, but a new Technology Transfer Block Exemption may change that 10.10.03 Law-Now, Patent Law, Copyright Law
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Key Logging The FBI introduced it as the elusive Magic Lantern software, but now keystroke logging is used by spammers and hackers alike 01.10.03 Masons

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Stamp Duty The Government has responded to the lengthy
consultation process with a number of refinements to
the SDLT regime Law-Now, Stamp Duty Links, Property Law Links, UK Tax Links
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