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The following IP news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Strike out—IPEC rules on the limits of copyright protection in source code and software (Edozo v Valos)
What are perpetual, irrevocable and royalty-free licences?Licences are sometimes expressed to be ‘perpetual’, ‘irrevocable’ or ‘royalty-free’, but...
Reputational damage claims—alternative causes of actionThis Practice Note considers the relationship between causes of action for reputational damage...
DefamationThe tort of defamation is governed by a mixture of statute and common law. The relevant statutory law is contained in:•the Defamation Act...
Software escrowIntroductionEscrow is the process of two or more parties placing property or instruments in the hands of a trusted third party (an...
What is a ‘sweep clause’ in an outsourcing or IT services agreement?Sweep clauses supplement detailed statements of work by obliging the supplier to perform: (a) functions not specifically described in the statement of work or service descriptions schedule but an inherent part of the services
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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