Millions of Amazon customers could receive a share of £900 million in compensation after the launch of a legal claim against the internet retailer for “abusing its dominant position”.
Category: Legal Advice for Freelancers
Practical legal guidance for freelancers and sole traders covering IR35, contracts, data protection and insurance.
Catalogue firm Easylife fined for using shoppers’ habits to predict health issues
A catalogue retailer has been issued with a huge fine for using customers’ shopping habits to try to predict their health problems and then bombarding them with aggressive calls to sell related medical products.
Ed Sheeran facing a second copyright lawsuit
Ed Sheeran has found himself at the centre of a second copyright lawsuit for his hit ‘Thinking Out Loud’ just six months after he was cleared for copying ‘Shape of You’ back in April.
Legal sector hits back at EU calls for regulation of third-party litigation funders
Lawyers and litigation funders have hit back at EU plans to regulate the third-party litigation financing industry in claiming new rules could limit access to justice.
Google faces €25bn lawsuit in UK and EU over digital advertising
Google faces a €25bn (£21.6bn) lawsuit in the UK and EU that accuses the tech firm of anticompetitive conduct in the digital advertising market.
Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data
Instagram owner Meta has been fined €405m (£349m) by the Irish data watchdog for letting teenagers set up accounts that publicly displayed their phone numbers and email addresses.
Key considerations for succession planning for business owners
The generation approaching retirement have been one of the most entrepreneurial in recent memory taking advantage of growth in the economy and extensive business opportunities.
A “spontaneous act of colossal stupidity” – why document retention deserves your attention
The recent case of Ocado v McKeeve highlights the importance of maintaining proper data retention policies so employees have a clear understanding of the procedures they need to follow.
Usain Bolt moves to trademark signature victory pose
Athletics icon Usain Bolt has moved to trademark a logo showing his signature victory celebration pose.
Northern Rock customers sue TSB for £800m after being trapped in high-interest mortgages
It is understood that TSB Bank is facing a legal action worth up to £800m, brought by customers who claim they were locked into mortgages with ‘excessively high’ interest rates.
UK watchdog fines facial recognition firm £7.5m over image collection
The UK’s data watchdog has fined a facial recognition company £7.5m for collecting images of people from social media platforms and the web to add to a global database.
Cornish pub receives framed apology from Vogue publisher after name row
A country pub has received a framed apology from publishing giant Conde Naste after threatened with legal action unless the landlords changed its name.
Calling a man ‘bald’ is sexual harassment tribunal rules
An electrician called a ‘bald c***’ by supervisor is set to win compensation for having ‘dignity violated’
GMB and Deliveroo sign historic union deal covering 90,000 riders
Agreement for riders in the self-employed delivery sector provides an innovative blueprint for the future of work, says the GMB and Deliveroo
The power (and risks) of ‘invisible’ trade marks
The recent trade mark infringement case between US dating site conglomerate Match Group, owner of Tinder and OkCupid, and smaller UK dating site Muzmatch has highlighted the risks that come with using trade marked words and phrases in a company’s SEO (search engine optimisation) strategy and metadata.
