13 January 2012
In November 2011, Richard Hooper was appointed to lead an independent feasibility study into the possible introduction of a Digital Copyright Exchange ("DCE"), and on 4th January he issued a Call for Evidence as part of that study.
12 January 2012
Burges Salmon is advising on one of the Top 20 Litigation Cases for 2012, according to industry magazine, The Lawyer.
04 January 2012
Following 4 years of discussion and negotiation between Member States, the Consumer Rights Directive was finally adopted by the EU Council of Ministers in October 2011. It covers business to consumer sales of both goods and services and aims to simplify and harmonise existing consumer laws.
11 November 2011
Accomplished commercial litigator Mark Gay joins leading UK law firm Burges Salmon as a partner, bringing with him broad High Court and arbitration experience, including a specialism in media and sport.
27 September 2011
The European Commission is working to further the Digital Agenda and on 24 May put forward a proposal for a Directive on orphan works as the first part of a two-pronged approach to further the development of digital libraries in Europe.
04 August 2011
In its response to the Hargreaves Review of the UK intellectual property regime, the Government has indicated that it will make proposals for broadening the exceptions to copyright, including the introduction of new exceptions for limited private copying and parody.
25 July 2011
Providers of online marketplaces may lose the protection of the hosting defence by offering assistance to their users.
26 May 2011
The much discussed Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 came in to force today (26 May 2011) implementing a 2009 EC Directive. They potentially impact all organisations who use cookies on their website.
18 May 2011
The Hargreaves report, commissioned by David Cameron in November 2010 with the aim of developing proposals for making the UK's intellectual property framework more supportive of entrepreneurism, growth and innovation, was published 18 May 2011.
29 January 2010
One of the longest-running and most complicated disputes in the technology sector has finally come to an end, with the Technology and Construction Court finding EDS guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation. BSkyB expects that EDS will be ordered to pay them damages of around £200 million.
19 June 2009
We have been selected to work with the London Development Agency.