Oliver Neil
White & Black Limited
Articles
Suing Google for tracking and collecting data without consent: UK claimants granted permission to pursue claim
United Kingdom - March 20 2014 In the recent case of Vidal-Hall & Ors v Google Inc [2014] EWHC 13 (QB), the High Court granted three Claimants permission to serve proceedings…
US-EU Safe Harbor: US publishes guidance on cloud computing issues
European Union, USA - May 16 2013 The US Department of Commerce ("USDOC") has issued an opinion statement aimed at clarifying how the US-EU Safe Harbor framework for data protection…
Compatibility of Section 11(1) Trade Mark Act 1994 with EU law is doubtful following recent ECJ judgment
European Union, United Kingdom - February 25 2013 The ECJ has held, in case C‑561/11 Fédération Cynologique Internationale ("FCI") v Federación Canina Internacional de Perros de…
High Court finds that a sub-licensee acts as an agent of the original licensor, when it grants further sub-licences
United Kingdom - February 15 2013 The High Court recently decided that a sub-licensor's relationship to a superior licensor is that of an agent and principal. Therefore, provided a…
Website copyright infringement: UK Supreme Court asks ECJ to confirm lawfulness of accessing copyright materials through internet browsers
European Union, United Kingdom - May 5 2013 The UK Supreme Court ("UKSC"), in the case of Public Relations Consultants Association Ltd v The Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd & Ors [2013] UKSC 18…
