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• Revised Targets on Electronic Waste

  • Posted31 January 2013

  Electrical equipment is the fastest-growing category of rubbish across the European Union (EU). It is estimated that by 2020, 12 million tonnes will be produced. In February 2003, the...

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• No Evidence Property Co-ownership Intended

  • Posted30 January 2013

  A London couple who ran a guest house together have had the ownership of their assets decided after an acrimonious court case. They had been together since the early...

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• Patent Protection Basics

  • Posted30 January 2013

  Some people may think that once you have obtained patent protection for your product, you need do nothing further to protect your rights against infringement or to claim damages from...

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• Cost to Taxpayer is Legitimate Planning Consideration

  • Posted28 January 2013

  When a council proposes to revoke or modify a planning permission already given, it faces a difficult situation. The developer that has been granted the permission may well have committed...

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• Market Turmoil Does Not Mean Negligence Claim Avoidable

  • Posted25 January 2013

  Investment advice that turns out to be bad has always been a fruitful area for argument in the courts and numerous cases have arisen over the years. In a...

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• Accountants’ Advice Not Privileged, Says Supreme Court

  • Posted25 January 2013

  The Supreme Court has ruled, by a majority of five to two, that advice provided by members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is not...

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