Business Law & Compliance

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Business Law & Compliance 3 min read

Information commissioner fines TalkTalk £400,000 over customer data practices

This month, the information commissioner" s office (ICO) fines TalkTalk for failing to adequately protect its customers' personal data. The record-breaking £400,000 penalty followed a cyberattack of which the telecoms provider was the victim, however the incident brought to light serious failings in its data practices.

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Business Law & Compliance 4 min read

How to steal ideas Steve Jobs style

Have you ever heard the saying "good artists copy; great artists steal"" Allegedly originating from Pablo Picasso, the words were made famous by Steve Jobs who claimed Apple wan't afraid of stealing ideas and making them better.

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Business Law & Compliance 4 min read

Navigating corporate governance in a family business

Recent headlines encapsulate the tension between decisions made according to the family business agenda and those obligations which begin on incorporation and intensify with growth. To family firm owners this is an ever evolving scale and begs the question: at what point do the interests of external stakeholders take primacy?

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Business Law & Compliance 2 min read

If you are what you eat, be careful when ordering pizza from local takeaways

A Trading Standards investigation has found that ordering dinner from a local takeaway should be treated with caution, at least where pizza is concerned, as businesses have been found guilty of adding fake ingredients to their goods.

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Business Law & Compliance 4 min read

Consider shareholder rights in deals effected by court-approved processes

It is commonplace for shareholders holding the same shares to enter into side letters and informal arrangements that can alter their rights. The same effect occurs between debtor firms and creditors, whose relative rights also change with time.

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Business Law & Compliance 4 min read

When you need a business lawyer for your company

If your company is still in its infancy, you’re still figuring out what to do about your legal matters. Lawyers aren’t cheap and you probably want to hold onto as much money as possible.

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Business Law & Compliance 3 min read

It’s official: Swatch is trying to make Apple’s life hell

There’s a reason why Apple suddenly changed the name of its iWatch to the Apple Watch, and it all has to do with Swatch – a rival that may have it in for the tech brand.

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Business Law & Compliance 4 min read

Warner Brothers censoring own content highlights more than just a humorous error

Warner Brothers recently requested Google to remove the film studio's own website from search results, saying it violated copyright laws. This glaring error has sparked serious debates around automated software and internet censorship.

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Business Law & Compliance 6 min read

The five times big businesses tried to trademark specific words

After the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) surprisingly approved of Specsavers' trademark of "should've," we took a look at companies that succeeded in monopolising one word.