The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the British Chambers of Commerce have co-published a new guide to help small and medium-sized businesses comply with equal pay legislation.

Part 55 of the CPR which deals with possession proceedings is being amended from 1 October.

Part 55 of the CPR which deals with possession proceedings is being amended from 1 October.

The political parties have made their manifesto pledges in the run-up to the General Election. Some say manifesto pledges are there to be broken.

Goods which are suspected of being counterfeit can now be destroyed without the brand owner having to go to court to get an order in respect of each consignment.

The European Commission has published its Digital Agenda, which identifies its plan for legislation in the next ten years in the digital world.

The UK government has made a dramatic U-turn on proposed measures to tackle Internet pirates who illegally download films and music from the net.

The number of available unique addresses for Internet connection (Internet Protocol addresses) is fast running out under the current Internet address system.

The Office of Fair Trading has commenced a consultation on proposed changes to its guidelines which would allow it to ban directors who 'ought to have known' about and acted to prevent anti-competitive behaviour.

Skype is engaged in a battle to keep its brand. Sky – the broadcaster which also is an Internet service provider and telephone service provider – claims that the Voice over Internet Protocol company’s brand is too similar to its own.

The UK government appears to have put a lid on the possibility of a ‘three strikes law’ to tackle illegal unauthorised peer-to-peer file-sharing of copyright content – at least for now.

Parcelforce Worldwide, which advertises itself as the UK’s most trusted worldwide express carrier, inadvertently exposed customers’ personal data on its web site after work was carried out to its computer system.

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has signalled a further change in direction concerning the way the new Government interacts with its citizens.

The government is looking at changing the law with regard to how long someone has to bring a defamation claim for material posted online.

Mobile phone networks and retailers could be fined up to 10% of turnover if they fail to stop mis-selling.

Ordnance Survey has made available most of its mapping data for free.

Tesco did not breach the CAP Code when it used the prices on a competitor's web site for price comparison purposes, rather than the cheaper in-store prices.

'Night Jack’ – the pseudonym used by a serving detective constable for writing his blog – has lost his case in which he sought to restrain "The Times" newspaper from revealing his identity.

The Department for Communities and Local Government has published new Approved Documents for Parts F, J and L of Schedule 1 in the Building Regulations 2000.

By now you’ll have heard that capital gains tax (CGT) is on the rise. Assuming that the Government don’t propose retrospective legislation, you’ve probably got until 22 June to sort yourself out and crystalise any gains at the current rates of 10% and 18%.