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DIGITALLY FIT

10 January 2008
Issue: 7303 / Categories: Legal News , Data protection , Competition , Commercial
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Data Protection

A consultation has been launched by the government to ensure the ’s copyright laws are fit for the digital age. Proposals include greater freedom for consumers to legally transfer music or films, eg between CDs and an MP3 player, and changes to enable schools and universities to make the most of digital technologies and encourage distance learning. Plans to allow libraries and archives to use technology to preserve valuable material before it deteriorates or the format it is stored on becomes obsolete are also outlined, as is a new exception for parody. The consultation paper and details of the recommendations can be viewed at www.ipo.gov.uk.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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