Sarah Innes

Snaps: Temple Island Collections Ltd v New English Teas [2012] EWPCC 1

United Kingdom - April 3 2012 A case causing somewhat of a stir in the world of copyright law at the moment is the recent Temple Islands case about photographs of a bright red routemaster bus.

UK guidance on data protection rules for social media

United Kingdom - July 11 2013 The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently published a guidance on the applicability of the UK Data Protection Act to online forums such…

Specs and supermarkets: Specsavers v Asda stores [2012] EWCA Civ 24

United Kingdom - April 3 2012 The long running battle over the branding used by Asda for its in-store opticians has now reached the Court of Appeal, which handed down its judgment at the end of January.

£250,000 Information Commissioner's fine overturned on appeal

United Kingdom - July 30 2013 A fine issued by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been overturned for the first time by the Information Tribunal. In September 2011…

UK ICO offers new guidance to businesses on direct marketing

United Kingdom - October 7 2013 The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has recently published new guidance on direct marketing (a detailed overview of the law relating to…

Charles Hopper