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On 11 March 2008, following a Phase II investigation, the European Commission unconditionally cleared the US$3.1 billion acquisition of the online advertising technology company DoubleClick by Google.

Earlier this week, Ofcom, the communications industry regulator, fined the BBC £50,000 in relation to a faked winner of a Blue Peter phone-in competition last year. This is the first time that any media regulator has fined the BBC, which has confirmed that payment of the fine will be made from TV licence fees.

Yesterday, the DTI (in association with the Welsh Office) issued the latest proposals concerning changes to the Construction Act.

Today Gordon Brown announced that the Construction Act is to be amended during the next parliamentary session.

Construction professionals’ inspection duties are notoriously difficult to define but often ground negligence actions.

The NHBC or National House-Building Council seeks to raise standards in the home building industry to protect UK homeowners.

The ODPM has published a news release detailing the transitional arrangements for the new Part L building regulations, which come into force on 6 April 2006.

From 6 April 2007 a landlord will not be able to take a deposit from a residential tenant unless it complies with the government’s new Tenancy Deposit Scheme.

The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005. The Act amends the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, introducing provisions that will affect providers of transport, public authorities, membership of private clubs and letting of premises.

Trustees of occupational pension schemes now have a statutory duty to ensure that they have an adequate knowledge and understanding of the legal issues relevant to their scheme.

The government today set out its intention to review UK Health and Safety Laws.

The Employment law teams of the CMS member firms have produced a brochure on Discrimination in Europe. The Brochure provides an overview of discrimination laws in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Russia and Switzerland.

At a recent conference on immigration issues held at CMS Cameron McKenna’s offices, Jack Dromey, the Secretary General of the TUC, told a poignant story about a complaint he had received from trade union leaders concerning the use of Polish workers in various building projects in London.

The failure of the recent election in Greece to produce a workable government and the rise to prominence of Syriza, a left wing party which campaigned on an anti-austerity message, has led a renewed focus on Greece’s future and that of the Euro itself.

The importance of shale gas as a global commodity has been enhanced after Algeria announced plans to entice foreign companies to invest, according to published remarks from the state controlled energy firm in Algeria, Sonatrach.

Thailand based petroleum operator PTTEP Australasia has been fined $510,000 (Australian dollars) in relation to the Montara wellhead platform blowout on 21 August 2009.

A new tax circular relating to the increase of the cap on deductible advertisement and promotion fees in China’s pharmaceutical, cosmetic and beverage industries.was introduced on 31 July 2009 (“Circular”).