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2025 in Review: Civil Fraud
Abigail Hall
22 June 2012
Not so black and white: privacy and harassment by publication
Two recent cases, with contrasting results, have attracted press attention on the subject of Privacy and ‘Harassment by Publication’.
6 February 2012
New Court Guidelines on Social Media: To Tweet or Not to Tweet
With the increasing demand for live reporting of high-profile cases, and the proliferation in the use of Twitter, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, has issued new Court guidelines clarifying the use of live text-based communications such as mobile email, social media (including Twitter) and internet enabled laptops in and from Courts in England and Wales:
27 January 2012
Harassment: will a change in the law provide better protection for victims of stalking?
Last week the Government launched a consultation with the aim of providing more effective protection to victims of stalking. This consultation is due to last until 5 February.
27 January 2012
Insurance Policy: Would you like to add on legal expenses insurance?
Do you know that you can buy (before the event) insurance to cover some legal expenses? An individual has a primary responsibility to pay their lawyer’s fees and not all cases can or will fit into the “no-win, no-fee bracket”.
27 January 2012
Intellectual Property: Improved access to justice for intellectual property right claims heard in the Patents County Court
On 1 October 2011, The Patents County Court (Financial Limits) (No 2) Order 2011 (SI2011/2222) came into force, introducing a £500,000 limit on the value of intellectual property (IP) right claims heard in the Patents County Court (PCC) for claims other than those relating to patents and designs.
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