18-04-2018
Government publishes a Creative Industries Sector Deal
The Government has recently published its latest Sector Deal as part of its Industrial Strategy, a programme which aims to put the UK at the forefront...
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11-04-2017
Database protection and the impact of Brexit
Theo Savvides and Sarah Blair
In the digital era, data and its collation is an increasingly valuable asset, making available essential information ...
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10-04-2017
Building a Data Economy: With new rights might come a new obligation to license
Theo Savvides, Sean Ibbetson, Robert Fett
The Commission has recently published its Data Economy Package, which includes a Consulta...
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13-02-2017
Copyright in the digital single market – harmony and disharmony for copyright exceptions
Theo Savvides and Sarah Blair
Copyright provides rightholders with various exclusive rights over their works, such as copying or communicating them...
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08-02-2017
Data Protection in 2017
This video was first published on LexisNexis Webinars, February 2017I
In spite of Brexit, the European Union general Data Protection Directive (G...
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06-12-2016
Brexit and copyright law: will the English courts revert to the ‘old’ test for originality?
Theo Savvides and Sean Ibbetson
This article was first published on Kluwer Copyright Blog, December 2016
As discussed in this blo...
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29-11-2016
Copyright in the digital single market – a fairer and sustainable marketplace?
Theo Savvides, Sean Ibbetson
On 14 September 2016, the European Commission published this communication unveiling its proposed Directive&...
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29-11-2016
Copyright in the digital single market – fair remuneration for artists?
Theo Savvides, Sean Ibbetson
On 14 September 2016, the European Commission published its communication unveiling a proposed Directive on ...
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24-11-2016
Brexit: Why the Court of Justice may yet have a role to play…
Stephen Smith, Alice Esuola
A full panel of all 11 Supreme Court judges will hear the Government’s appeal against the High Court’s ruli...
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26-10-2016
A bluffer’s guide to Brexit models
Sean Ibbetson, Stephen Smith, Noel Watson-Doig, Sarah Blair
With the passing of four months since the UK woke on 24 June to the realisati...
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05-09-2016
Brexit won't shift UK privacy law in short-term
Bristows quoted in Bloomberg BNA in relation to UK privacy law and EU's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following Brexit. ...
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05-07-2016
So what does Brexit mean for copyright (and database rights) in the UK?
This article was first published on Kluwer Copyright Blog, July 2016
Theo Savvides, Sarah Blair
Brexit will obviously have an impact on som...
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28-06-2016
Brexit: What it means for competition law Q&A
Sophie Lawrance, Stephen Smith, Pat Treacy
As the dust begins to settle on the momentous events that unfolded in the early hours of Frida...
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27-06-2016
Brexit – What Next? A competition law perspective
Sophie Lawrance, Stephen Smith, Pat Treacy
Introduction
It is difficult to think of a UK statesman who did more for European unity or was mor...
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