Cathrine Ripley, head of the Commercial and Technology/IP department reviews the CMA’s new guidance on celebrities and other social media influencers’ obligation of transparency when endorsing a product or service.
Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Liberties (CNIL), for a breach of the EU’s data protection rules in relation to Google’s personalised advertising.
Cathrine Ripley gives a summary of a recent High Court (Technology and Construction Court) judgement which emphasises the importance of clarifying the scope of remedial work in the construction industry.
Cathrine Ripley looks at the dangers of copying and pasting website and terms and conditions.
Cathrine Ripley, head of the Commercial & Technology/IP department, considers the new guidance on data encryption provided by the Information Commissioner Officer earlier this month.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that taste cannot be copyrighted, in a case relating to a spreadable cream cheese dip.
Cathrine Ripley considers the proposed changes to the rules on publishing the personal data of prize winners and marketing to children.
The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has recently announced changes to its CAP Code to reflect GDPR, following a public consultation. Cathrine Ripley, Partner and Head of commercial and technology looks at the key changes.
Who pays for remedial costs under a JCT Design and Build Contract when there has been no negligence on either side? Cathrine Ripley considers a recent decision of the Supreme Court.
A recent case which went to the Court of Appeal, Holland & Barrett International Ltd & Anor v General Nutrition Investment Company [2018], is a useful reminder of the care which needs to be taken when licensing trade marks.
Cathrine Ripley explores a recent case in which the European Court of Justice considered whether re-posting photographs on another website constitutes copyright infringement.
Cathrine Ripley considers the coming changes on Trade Marks by the Trade Mark Regulations 2018 which will come into effect on 14 January 2019.