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James Gill

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Commerce and technology group.

Position

Partner in the commerce and technology group, he specialises in commercial contracts, outsourcing, IT and intellectual property exploitation. He acts on many domestic and international outsourcing and procurement projects, particularly in the technology and financial services sectors.

Career

Edge Ellison (now Hammond Suddards) 1995-2000; Freshfields 2000-05; SJ Berwin LLP 2005; partner 2007 to date.

Member

Society of Computers and Law; Law Society.

Education

University of Leicester (LLB 2(1)); Chester College of Law (LPC).

Leisure

Cycling, running, water sports.

Practice Areas

Electronic commerce; Intellectual property; Information technology

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Ofcom publishes review of the wholesale broadband access market

On 3 December 2010, Ofcom published its final statement setting out its analysis of the state of competition in the wholesale broadband access (WBA) market and the measures it is taking to protect consumers in situations where competition alone is insufficient.  

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Latest developments in planning and zoning

In Le Temps, the daily newspaper of reference of Western Switzerland, Yves de Coulon analyses the latest developments in the field of planning and zoning: Weber Initiative, Landscape Initiative, recent modifications of the Federal Law on planning and zoning, what consequences on the cantons' autonomy in the area of planning and zoning?

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Revocation and Replacement of Minister of Trade Regulation on Import of Finished Goods and the...

Issuance of Licensed Importer Numbers

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Lump Sum taxation

The head of our tax practice group, partner Dominique Christin, summarises the legal requirements to obtain a lump sum taxation status in Switzerland and in the cantons of Geneva and Vaud.

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COUNCIL TAX

In Harrow LBC v Ayiku [2012] EWHC 1200 (Admin) Sales J held that the word “or” in the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992, art 3 Class N, had a disjunctive meaning, therefore it was sufficient for the non-British spouse of a foreign student to satisfy one or other of the two conditions, namely being prevented from taking paid employment or being prevented from claiming benefits, in order to qualify as a “relevant person” who was exempted from liability to pay council tax.

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Banking Regulation 2012

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The patent owner prevailed in Norway’s first case on virus patent

The Supreme Court of Norway has recently turned down the appeal against the judgement of Borgarting Court of Appeal in the case Pharmaq AS v Intervet International BV et al.

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More judges in the Labour Court

Discrimination - Equal Treatment Act From 1 June 2012 the number of deputy judges in the Danish Labour Court will increase. Following its ‎introduction in February, the Bill has now been adopted by the Danish Parliament.‎

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Image rights laws to be introduced in Guernsey

“Image is everything” - Andre Agassi once famously declared in an advert for camera brand, Canon.

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Structured finance and securitisation transactions with a Guernsey element

Basics of a Guernsey company

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Guernsey cash box structures

Following a period of turmoil in the financial markets, issuers have been viewing cash box structures as an attractive financing tool to facilitate share and convertible bond issues and to allow access to alternative sources of funding.

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